The Holy Quran 17:42 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ مَعَهُۥٓ ءَالِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًا لَّٱبْتَغَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًا

Translation

Say, "If there were other Aaliha (other deities controlling affairs) with Allaah as they (the Mushrikeen) claim, then they (the other deities) must have surely sought an inroad to the Owner of the Arsh." (If they had found a route to Allaah and rule with Him, there would certainly be disputes because no two can think alike. Had such disputes arisen, the system of the universe would not have functioned so perfectly as we see it because while one god would want something, another would want something else and two opposing events cannot take place simultaneously. If there ever was a fight between the gods, the most powerful would have defeated the others, meaning that He is the One Supreme.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Rational proofs of tawhid: that is, the idols and others who are declared partners in divinity and sharers in the right to worship. That is, why would they be content to remain subject to another? Together they would overturn the throne of sovereignty of Almighty Allah.

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