The Holy Quran 46:5 — Surah Al-Ahqaf

Arabic text

وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَن لَّا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ وَهُمْ عَن دُعَآئِهِمْ غَـٰفِلُونَ

Translation

Who can be more misled (in error) than the one who calls to (who worships) beings besides Allaah who cannot respond (answer) to him until the Day of Qiyaamah and who are totally unaware of their call (their prayers and worship)?

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The greatest misguidance is shirk: that is, what folly and misguidance could be greater than to abandon Allah and call, for the fulfilment of one’s needs, upon a lifeless or powerless creature that, by any independent power of its own, cannot reach anyone’s call? Indeed, it is not even necessary that it should know it is being called upon.

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