The Holy Quran 16:21 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

أَمْوَٰتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَآءٍ ۖ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ

Translation

They (the idols of the Mushrikeen) are dead without any life. (Even if the Mushrikeen worship living creatures, these gods have been created by Allaah and) They do not even know when they will be raised (they have no knowledge of the unseen and can therefore not be equal to Allaah at all).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, all the things they worship besides Allah are dead (lifeless): either permanently, such as idols; or at present, such as departed saints who are worshipped; or dead in terms of their final end, such as the Messiah ﵇, the Holy Spirit and the angels of Allah, whom some sects used to worship — and even the jinn and devils, whom some people of…

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