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Verse 81of 98

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةًۭ لِّيَكُونُوا۟ لَهُمْ عِزًّۭا﴿٨١

Translation (Sahih International)

And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟wa-ittakhadhūAnd they have taken
مِنminbesides Allah
دُونِdūnibesides Allah
ٱللَّهِl-lahibesides Allah
ءَالِهَةًۭālihatangods
لِّيَكُونُوا۟liyakūnūthat they may be
لَهُمْlahumfor them
عِزًّۭاʿizzanan honor

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Idols of the Polytheists will deny Their WorshipAllah, the Exalted, informs about the disbelievers who associate partners with their Lord, that they have taken gods besides Allah, so that these gods may be a source of honor and might for them. They think that these gods give them power and make them victorious. Then, Allah mentions that the matter is not as they claim, and it will not be as they hope.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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