سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 106
وَلَا تَدْعُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكَ وَلَا يَضُرُّكَ ۖ فَإِن فَعَلْتَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذًا مِّنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿106﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And invoke not besides Allâh, any such that will neither profit you nor harm you, but if (in case) you did so, you shall certainly be one of the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَدْعُ
tadʿu
invoke
مِن
min
besides Allah
دُونِ
dūni
besides Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
besides Allah
مَا
mā
what
لَا
lā
(will) not
يَنفَعُكَ
yanfaʿuka
benefit you
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَضُرُّكَ ۖ
yaḍurruka
harm you
فَإِن
fa-in
But if
فَعَلْتَ
faʿalta
you did so
فَإِنَّكَ
fa-innaka
indeed, you
إِذًۭا
idhan
then (will be)
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
And do not call upon anyone besides Allah, who can neither benefit you nor harm you. If you do so, then surely you will be among the wrongdoers [114].
[114]
The Commonly Understood Definition of a Polytheist: Considering Someone as Fulfiller of Needs and Remover of Difficulties:
Whenever a person calls upon any being or deity, his intentions can only be of two types: either he calls for something from which he can gain some benefit, such as asking for children or sustenance, or he calls for something through which some calamity or hardship can be removed from him. In common terminology, these two intentions are called seeking benefit and averting harm, or in simpler words, fulfillment of needs and removal of difficulties. Calling upon anyone other than Allah for either of these purposes is itself worship of that being, and there are countless evidences for this in the Book and Sunnah. And this is the greatest form of shirk or the gravest injustice.
[114]
The Commonly Understood Definition of a Polytheist: Considering Someone as Fulfiller of Needs and Remover of Difficulties:
Whenever a person calls upon any being or deity, his intentions can only be of two types: either he calls for something from which he can gain some benefit, such as asking for children or sustenance, or he calls for something through which some calamity or hardship can be removed from him. In common terminology, these two intentions are called seeking benefit and averting harm, or in simpler words, fulfillment of needs and removal of difficulties. Calling upon anyone other than Allah for either of these purposes is itself worship of that being, and there are countless evidences for this in the Book and Sunnah. And this is the greatest form of shirk or the gravest injustice.
