Surah Al-Anbiya 21:66 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 66 / 112 · Page 327
قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ
Word by Word
قَالَ
qala
He said
أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ
afata'buduna
Then do you worship
مِن
min
besides
دُونِ
duni
besides
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
مَا
ma
what
لَا
la
(does) not
يَنفَعُكُمْ
yanfa'ukum
benefit you
شَيْئًا
shayan
(in) anything
وَلَا
wala
and not
يَضُرُّكُمْ
yadurrukum
harms you
Transliteration
Qaala afata'budoona min doonil laahi maa laa yanfa'ukum shai'anw wa laa yadurrukum
Translation
He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
ٌRebuking them, Abraham said, “Do you then worship, instead of Allah, idols that do not benefit nor harm you; that are helpless in removing harm or bringing benefit to even themselves?”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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