The Holy Quran 25:3 — Surah Al-Furqan

Arabic text

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً لَّا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُونَ مَوْتًا وَلَا حَيَوٰةً وَلَا نُشُورًا

Translation

Besides Him, they (the Kuffaar) adopt Aaliha who cannot create anything, but have themselves been created. They have no power to effect any harm nor any benefit to themselves, and do not have any power over life, death or resurrection. (When they are so helpless, how can they be worshipped?)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The shirk of the idolaters is against nature: that is, what injustice it is, and how astonishing and bewildering, that, not considering sufficient the mighty Being of such an Absolutely Powerful One, the Owner of all, the Absolutely Wise, [people] devised other objects of worship and rulers for themselves, as though they were partners in Allah's dominion.

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