سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 194
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ عِبَادٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ ۖ فَٱدْعُوهُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿194﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, those whom you call upon besides Allâh are slaves like you. So call upon them and let them answer you if you are truthful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
you call
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
عِبَادٌ
ʿibādun
(are) slaves
أَمْثَالُكُمْ ۖ
amthālukum
like you
فَٱدْعُوهُمْ
fa-id'ʿūhum
So invoke them
فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟
falyastajībū
and let them respond
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
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.
194. Those whom you call upon besides Allah are servants [192] like yourselves. So call upon them and let them answer you, if you are truthful.
[192]
Those Who Cannot Hear the Call Cannot Be Deities:
These are the second type of deities, that is, those prophets and elders who have passed away and are called upon as fulfillers of needs and removers of difficulties, because the word "servants" (`ibād`) is not used for stone idols. And to refute their divinity, it is sufficient that when you call upon them, they cannot even respond, and they are just like you, not a creation superior to you.
[192]
Those Who Cannot Hear the Call Cannot Be Deities:
These are the second type of deities, that is, those prophets and elders who have passed away and are called upon as fulfillers of needs and removers of difficulties, because the word "servants" (`ibād`) is not used for stone idols. And to refute their divinity, it is sufficient that when you call upon them, they cannot even respond, and they are just like you, not a creation superior to you.
