Surah Al-Anbiya 21:99 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 99 / 112 · Page 330
ۖ لَوْ كَانَ هَؤُلَاءِ آلِهَةً مَّا وَرَدُوهَا وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
Word by Word
ۖ
لَوْ
law
If
كَانَ
kana
were
هَؤُلَاءِ
haulai
these
آلِهَةً
alihatan
gods
مَّا
ma
not
وَرَدُوهَا
waraduha
they (would) have come to it
وَكُلٌّ
wakullun
And all
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
خَالِدُونَ
khaliduna
will abide forever
Transliteration
Law kaana haaa'ulaaa'i aalihatam maa waradoohaa wa kullun feehaa khaalidoon
Translation
Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, but all are eternal therein.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If these worshipped things were in reality gods that were worthy of being worshipped, they would not be entering the hellfire with their worshippers. Yet they shall all be entering it, having to remain in it forever, never to come out of it.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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