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Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 23
ءَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً إِن يُرِدْنِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ بِضُرٍّ لَّا تُغْنِ عَنِّى شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Shall I take besides Him âlihah (gods)? If the Most Gracious (Allâh) intends me any harm, their intercession will be of no use for me whatsoever, nor can they save me?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ءَأَتَّخِذُ
a-attakhidhu
Should I take
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦٓ
dūnihi
besides Him
ءَالِهَةً
ālihatan
gods
إِن
in
If
يُرِدْنِ
yurid'ni
intends for me
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ
l-raḥmānu
the Most Gracious
بِضُرٍّۢ
biḍurrin
any harm
لَّا
lā
not
تُغْنِ
tugh'ni
will avail
عَنِّى
ʿannī
[from] me
شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ
shafāʿatuhum
their intercession
شَيْـًۭٔا
shayan
(in) anything
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُنقِذُونِ
yunqidhūni
they (can) save me
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.
23. 1. This is an explanation of the helplessness of those false deities whom his people used to worship. To bring them out from the misguidance of shirk, messengers were sent to them. The meaning of "cannot save" is that if Allah wants to harm me, these cannot save me.
