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Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-Curved Sandhills)

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وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَن لَّا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَهُمْ عَن دُعَآئِهِمْ غَٰفِلُونَ﴿٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they, of their invocation, are unaware.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَنْwamanAnd who
أَضَلُّaḍallu(is) more astray
مِمَّنmimmanthan (he) who
يَدْعُوا۟yadʿūcalls
مِنminbesides
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
مَنmanwho
لَّاwill not respond
يَسْتَجِيبُyastajībuwill not respond
لَهُۥٓlahuto him
إِلَىٰilāuntil
يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) Resurrection
وَهُمْwahumand they
عَنʿanof
دُعَآئِهِمْduʿāihimtheir calls
غَـٰفِلُونَghāfilūna(are) unaware

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.The Qur'an is a Revelation from Allah and the Universe is His True CreationAllah informs that He has revealed the Book to His servant and Messenger Muhammad -- may Allah's blessings be upon him until the Day of Judgement. Allah then describes Himself as being of unimaginable glory, possessing ultimate wisdom in His statements and actions.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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