An-Nahl 16:73 ويعبدون من دون الله ما لا يملك لهم رزقا من السماوات والارض شييا ولا يستطيعون ٧٣
وَيَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَمۡلِكُ
لَهُمۡ
رِزۡقٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
٧٣
and worship instead of Allah, those helpless beings who have no control over providing them any sustenance from the heavens and the earth; do you worship those who have no power to do anything of this sort?
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah
Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him. He says:
مَا لاَ يَمْلِك
…Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah
Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountif
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