The Holy Quran 6:71 — Surah Al-An'am

Arabic text

قُلْ أَنَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُنَا وَلَا يَضُرُّنَا وَنُرَدُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَابِنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ كَٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَهْوَتْهُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ حَيْرَانَ لَهُۥٓ أَصْحَـٰبٌ يَدْعُونَهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَى ٱئْتِنَا ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۖ وَأُمِرْنَا لِنُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Translation

Say, "Leaving Allaah, should we call (pray) to that (gods and idols) which can neither benefit us nor harm us and (should we) turn back on our heels (and become Mushrikeen again) after Allaah had guided us (to Islaam)? Should we be like he whom Shaytaan had deviated from the path in a forest, leaving him bewildered (confused and scared, unable to find his way) when he has companions calling him to guidance (to the right path, saying), 'Come to us!"?" Say, "Verily only the guidance of Allaah is (true) guidance and we have been commanded to surrender (ourselves) to the Rabb of the universe, ...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The dignity of a Muslim: that is, the dignity of a Muslim is to admonish those who are astray and bring them to the straight path, and to strive that those who have fled from Allah and laid their heads on the threshold of others besides Allah should bow in prostration before the One Allah.

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