The Holy Quran 7:194 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ عِبَادٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ ۖ فَٱدْعُوهُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Translation

Verily those that you call to (worship) besides Allaah are slaves like yourselves, so call them and let them answer if you are truthful. (It is obvious that they will be unable to hear, let alone answer. It is therefore clear that worshipping them is futile.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — روح المعاني

قبله بتعجيزهم وتبكيتهم أي فادعوهم في رفع ضر أو جلب نفع إن كنتم صدقين ١٩٤) في زعمكم انهم قادرون على ما أنتم عاجزون عنه، وقوله تعالى :

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