The Holy Quran 20:89 — Surah Taha

Arabic text

أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَلَّا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَوْلًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا

Translation

Could they (those who worshipped the calf) not see that it (the calf) could not reply to them nor did it possess the ability to benefit or harm them? (How could it therefore be their god?)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, it does not occur to the blind even so obvious a thing: how can a statue that can neither speak to anyone nor has the power to bring anyone the slightest benefit or harm become an object of worship or a god?

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