The Holy Quran 17:22 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

لَّا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًا مَّخْذُولًا

Translation

Do not take on (believe in) any Ilaah together with Allaah, for then you will sit reproached (condemned to Jahannam) and without help (against Allaah's punishment).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Shirk is the cause of disgrace and helplessness: that is, shirk (associating partners with Allah) is something so obviously false that, by adopting it, you will stand condemned and blameworthy before Almighty Allah and His angels, and indeed in the eyes of every sensible person in the world.

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