سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 86
وَلَا يَمْلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿86﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those whom they invoke instead of Him have no power of intercession - except for those who bear witness to the truth knowingly (i.e. believed in the Oneness of Allâh, and obeyed His Orders), and they know (the facts about the Oneness of Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And not
يَمْلِكُ
yamliku
have power
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
يَدْعُونَ
yadʿūna
they invoke
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِ
dūnihi
besides Him
ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةَ
l-shafāʿata
(for) the intercession
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَن
man
who
شَهِدَ
shahida
testifies
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
to the truth
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
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.
86. 1. That is, the idols that are worshipped in the world, thinking that they will intercede for us with Allah, those deities will have absolutely no authority for intercession.
86. 2. By "the truth" is meant the word of Tawheed, La ilaha illallah, and this declaration should also be based on knowledge and insight, not merely formal and imitative—that is, the one who utters the word of Tawheed with his tongue should know that it affirms only one Allah and negates all other deities.
86. 2. By "the truth" is meant the word of Tawheed, La ilaha illallah, and this declaration should also be based on knowledge and insight, not merely formal and imitative—that is, the one who utters the word of Tawheed with his tongue should know that it affirms only one Allah and negates all other deities.
