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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

Verse 196of 206

إِنَّ وَلِۦِّىَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ۖ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ﴿١٩٦

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, my protector is Allah, who has sent down the Book; and He is an ally to the righteous.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
وَلِـِّۧىَwaliyyiyamy protector
ٱللَّهُl-lahu(is) Allah
ٱلَّذِىalladhīthe One Who
نَزَّلَnazzalarevealed
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۖl-kitābathe Book
وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
يَتَوَلَّىyatawallāprotects
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīnathe righteous

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

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