سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 197
وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَكُمْ وَلَآ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ ﴿197﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those whom you call upon besides Him (Allâh) cannot help you nor can they help themselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those whom
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
you invoke
مِن
min
from
دُونِهِۦ
dūnihi
besides Him
لَا
lā
not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
yastaṭīʿūna
they are able
نَصْرَكُمْ
naṣrakum
(to) help you
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
يَنصُرُونَ
yanṣurūna
can they help
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.
The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).
