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Al-Ma'idah 76

Ayah 76 of 120 · Medinan

قُلۡ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمۡلِكُ لَكُمۡ ضَرّٗا وَلَا نَفۡعٗاۚ وَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٧٦

Say, "Do you worship besides Allāh that which holds for you no [power of] harm or benefit while it is Allāh who is the Hearing, the Knowing?"

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قُلۡSayqul
  2. أَتَعۡبُدُونَDo you worshipataʿbudūna
  3. مِنfrommin
  4. دُونِbesidesdūni
  5. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  6. مَاwhatmā
  7. لَاnotlā
  8. يَمۡلِكُhas poweryamliku
  9. لَكُمۡto (cause) youlakum
  10. ضَرّٗاany harmḍarran
  11. وَلَاand notwalā
  12. نَفۡعٗاۚany benefitnafʿan
  13. وَٱللَّهُwhile Allahwal-lahu
  14. هُوَHehuwa
  15. ٱلسَّمِيعُ(is) the All-Hearingl-samīʿu
  16. ٱلۡعَلِيمُthe All-Knowingl-ʿalīmu

Tafsir

Say, O Messenger, as an argument against their worship of others besides Allah: Do you worship that which can bring you no benefit and which cannot protect you from any harm? Such a god is in reality very weak! Whilst Allah is High above any state of weakness. Allah alone is the One Who hears your statements and knows your actions. Nothing remains hidden from Him and He will repay you accordingly.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran