Skip to content
MyDeenTools

Al-A'raf (The Heights)

Verse 191of 206

أَيُشْرِكُونَ مَا لَا يَخْلُقُ شَيْـًۭٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ﴿١٩١

Translation (Sahih International)

Do they associate with Him those who create nothing and they are [themselves] created?

Word-by-word meaning

أَيُشْرِكُونَayush'rikūnaDo they associate
مَاwhat
لَا(can) not
يَخْلُقُyakhluqucreate
شَيْـًۭٔاshayananything
وَهُمْwahumand they
يُخْلَقُونَyukh'laqūnaare created

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Idols do not create, help, or have Power over Anything Allah admonishes the idolators who worshipped idols, rivals and images besides Him, although these objects were created by Allah, and neither own anything nor can they bring harm or benefit. These objects do not see or give aid to those who worship them. They are inanimate objects that neither move, hear, or see. Those who worship these objects are better than they are, for they hear see and have strength of their own.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

Share this verse with others

WhatsAppX

These tools are free because of generous Muslims.

$10/month keeps this platform free for 50,000 people. Every visit earns you reward — Sadaqah Jariyah.

Support this project