Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:86 — translation and meaning
الزخرف · Verse 86 / 89 · Page 495
وَلَا يَمْلِكُ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ الشَّفَاعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
Word by Word
وَلَا
wala
And not
يَمْلِكُ
yamliku
have power
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those whom
يَدْعُونَ
yad'una
they invoke
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِ
dunihi
besides Him
الشَّفَاعَةَ
al-shafa'ata
(for) the intercession
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَن
man
who
شَهِدَ
shahida
testifies
بِالْحَقِّ
bil-haqi
to the truth
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
يَعْلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know
Transliteration
Wa laa yamlikul lazeena yad'oona min doonihish shafaa'ata illaa man shahida bilhaqqi wa hum ya'lamoon
Translation
And those they invoke besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Those deities that the idolaters worship instead of Allah are not able to intercede in front of Allah, except those that testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah whilst understanding their testimony, i.e. Jesus, Ezra and the angels.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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