Al-Isra (The Night Journey)
Verse 57of 111
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُۥ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًۭا﴿٥٧﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever feared.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The gods of the Idolators can neither benefit nor harm; rather they themselves seek to draw close to AllahAllah says:قُلْ(Say) O Muhammad to these idolators who worship things other than Allah,ادْعُواْ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِ(Call upon those - besides Him whom you pretend.) such as idols and rivals of Allah.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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