Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 13

(Ayah 13) ➊ { وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُمْ مِّنْ شُرَكَآىِٕهِمْ شُفَعٰٓؤُا :} That is, none of those beings whom the polytheists had made partners with Allah will intercede for them, because on that Day, no one will be able to intercede without Allah’s permission, nor will anyone be able to intercede for a person unless Allah has granted permission for intercession for him. See Ayat al-Kursi and Surah Ta-Ha (109).
➋ { وَ كَانُوْا بِشُرَكَآىِٕهِمْ كٰفِرِيْنَ :} For its explanation, see Surah Al-Baqarah (167) and Surah Al-An’am (22, 23).

13-1. By "partners" are meant the false deities whom the polytheists used to worship, believing that they would be their intercessors with Allah and would save them from Allah's punishment. But here Allah has clarified that for those who commit shirk with Allah, there will be no intercessor with Allah.

13-2. That is, there they will deny their divinity because they will see that they are not capable of bringing any benefit to anyone. The second meaning is that these deities will deny that these people used to consider them partners of Allah and worship them, because they are completely unaware of their worship.

13. And none of their partners will be intercessors for them, and they themselves will disown their partners [12].

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Three Types of False Deities:

In the world, the things that have been considered partners of Allah or have been made partners in His attributes and powers can only be of three types. First, inanimate objects such as stone idols or the sun, moon, and stars, or other trees and stones. Second, such living beings who have never claimed divinity for themselves, such as angels, prophets, saints, and the righteous. Also, some living animals, like snakes and cows, etc. Among them, the prophets and the righteous are those who have always strictly forbidden others from shirk, let alone themselves seeking divine powers. And third, those living beings who want people to acknowledge their divinity, such as devils, kings disobedient to Allah, institutions or governments, and those saints who have taken upon themselves the responsibility of interceding for their disciples, or who say that the spiritual guide is always aware of the deeds and conditions of his disciples and, when called upon in times of difficulty, even comes to their aid. None of these will be able to intercede: Now see, from the first type, that is, inanimate deities, expecting intercession is utterly futile. However, these stones and trees will also be thrown into Hell along with the polytheists so that the regret of such fools may increase, and also these objects will further fuel the fire of Hell, becoming a cause of more torment for them. The second type of deities will clearly say before Allah that we always forbade these wretches from shirk; how could we have known that these unfortunate ones would start worshipping us? Therefore, these people will also be extremely disgusted with their worshippers. How could they intercede for them? The third type, who are actually criminals, will themselves be seized by calamity and punishment. They will consider it a blessing if some portion of their worshippers’ sins is not placed upon them, so they will begin to present such arguments by which they can prove that these worshippers were themselves responsible for their crimes. In this way, they will become their enemies and will want to free themselves from them. In such a state, how could they intercede? In short, none of the partners of the polytheists will intercede for them before Allah, nor will they be capable of doing so.