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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 18
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُفَعَـٰٓؤُنَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ قُلْ أَتُنَبِّـُٔونَ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they worship besides Allâh things that harm them not, nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors with Allâh." Say: "Do you inform Allâh of that which He knows not in the heavens and on the earth?" Glorified and Exalted is He above all that which they associate as partners (with Him)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَعْبُدُونَ
wayaʿbudūna
And they worship
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
other than
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مَا
mā
that (which)
لَا
lā
(does) not
يَضُرُّهُمْ
yaḍurruhum
harm them
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَنفَعُهُمْ
yanfaʿuhum
benefit them
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaqūlūna
and they say
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
hāulāi
These
شُفَعَـٰٓؤُنَا
shufaʿāunā
(are) our intercessors
عِندَ
ʿinda
with
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَتُنَبِّـُٔونَ
atunabbiūna
Do you inform
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
بِمَا
bimā
of what
لَا
lā
not
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
he knows
فِى
fī
in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَلَا
walā
and not
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
l-arḍi
the earth
سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ
sub'ḥānahu
Glorified is He
وَتَعَـٰلَىٰ
wataʿālā
and Exalted
عَمَّا
ʿammā
above what
يُشْرِكُونَ
yush'rikūna
they associate (with Him)
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
18. 1. That is, not by abandoning the worship of Allah, but by exceeding the bounds in Allah's worship. Because the polytheists used to worship Allah, and also others besides Allah.
18. 2. Whereas the status of a deity is such that he is capable of rewarding his obedient servants and punishing his disobedient ones.
18. 3. That is, through their intercession, Allah fulfills our needs, rectifies our misfortunes, or undoes the harm caused by our enemies. That is, even the polytheists did not consider those whom they worshipped besides Allah to be independently beneficial or harmful, but rather regarded them as intermediaries and means between themselves and Allah.
18. 4. That is, Allah does not know that He has any partner, or that there will be any intercessors in His presence; as if these polytheists are informing Allah that You are unaware, but we are telling You that You have partners and intercessors who will intercede for their devotees.
18. 5. Allah Almighty has said that the statements of the polytheists are baseless. Allah Almighty is pure and exalted above all these things.
18. 2. Whereas the status of a deity is such that he is capable of rewarding his obedient servants and punishing his disobedient ones.
18. 3. That is, through their intercession, Allah fulfills our needs, rectifies our misfortunes, or undoes the harm caused by our enemies. That is, even the polytheists did not consider those whom they worshipped besides Allah to be independently beneficial or harmful, but rather regarded them as intermediaries and means between themselves and Allah.
18. 4. That is, Allah does not know that He has any partner, or that there will be any intercessors in His presence; as if these polytheists are informing Allah that You are unaware, but we are telling You that You have partners and intercessors who will intercede for their devotees.
18. 5. Allah Almighty has said that the statements of the polytheists are baseless. Allah Almighty is pure and exalted above all these things.
