سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 22
قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِن شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْهُم مِّن ظَهِيرٍ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to polytheists, pagans) "Call upon those whom you assert (to be associate gods) besides Allâh, they possess not even an atom’s (or a small ant’s) weight either in the heavens or on the earth, nor have they any share in either, nor there is for Him any supporter from among them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱدْعُوا۟
id'ʿū
Call upon
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
زَعَمْتُم
zaʿamtum
you claim
مِّن
min
besides
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
Allah
لَا
lā
Not
يَمْلِكُونَ
yamlikūna
they possess
مِثْقَالَ
mith'qāla
(the) weight
ذَرَّةٍۢ
dharratin
(of) an atom
فِى
fī
in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَلَا
walā
and not
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَمَا
wamā
and not
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
فِيهِمَا
fīhimā
in both of them
مِن
min
any
شِرْكٍۢ
shir'kin
partnership
وَمَا
wamā
and not
لَهُۥ
lahu
for Him
مِنْهُم
min'hum
from them
مِّن
min
any
ظَهِيرٍۢ
ẓahīrin
supporter
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.
22. 1. That is, of being a deity. Here, in "زعمتم", two objects are omitted: "زعمتموہم الھۃ", meaning those whom you consider as deities.
22. 2. That is, they have no power over good nor over evil, they have no ability to benefit anyone, nor to protect from harm. The mention of the heavens and the earth is not for generalization, because all external existents are contained within these.
22. 3. Neither in creation, nor in ownership, nor in administration.
22. 4. Who assists Allah in any matter whatsoever; rather, Allah alone, without any partner, is the owner of all powers and does all things without anyone’s cooperation.
22. 2. That is, they have no power over good nor over evil, they have no ability to benefit anyone, nor to protect from harm. The mention of the heavens and the earth is not for generalization, because all external existents are contained within these.
22. 3. Neither in creation, nor in ownership, nor in administration.
22. 4. Who assists Allah in any matter whatsoever; rather, Allah alone, without any partner, is the owner of all powers and does all things without anyone’s cooperation.
