سُوْرَةُ يٰسٓ
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 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.
23. Should I take others besides Allah as gods? If the Most Gracious intends me any harm, their intercession would be of no use to me, nor could they save me [26].
[26] The fifth point he explained was that he does not at all believe in the ability of such so-called helpers to actually help in times of difficulty; that if my Lord were to put me in any trouble, neither do they have the power to save me from that trouble in opposition to Allah, nor can they intercede with Allah to deliver me from that difficulty. Though he was saying these things to himself, in reality, as the saying goes, "words are spoken by one but meant for others," he was making the whole nation hear that you should never make such powerless and helpless things your deities. And these very faults were found among the disbelievers of Makkah.
[26] The fifth point he explained was that he does not at all believe in the ability of such so-called helpers to actually help in times of difficulty; that if my Lord were to put me in any trouble, neither do they have the power to save me from that trouble in opposition to Allah, nor can they intercede with Allah to deliver me from that difficulty. Though he was saying these things to himself, in reality, as the saying goes, "words are spoken by one but meant for others," he was making the whole nation hear that you should never make such powerless and helpless things your deities. And these very faults were found among the disbelievers of Makkah.
