The Holy Quran 19:44 — Surah Maryam

Arabic text

يَـٰٓأَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ عَصِيًّا

Translation

"O my father! Do not worship (serve) Shaytaan (because the object of worship is to please the one being worshipped and worshipping idols pleases only Shaytaan, worshipping idols is tantamount (like) to worshipping Shaytaan). Indeed Shaytaan was ever disobedient to Ar Rahmaan (and therefore deserves no reverence at all)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

the worship of idols comes about through the seduction of Shaytan, and Shaytan is greatly pleased at seeing it. In this respect the worship of idols is, as it were, the worship of Shaytan. And worship of a disobedient one is the utmost disobedience to the Most Merciful. Perhaps the word “'asiyy” (disobedient)

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