Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Ya seen 36:23

Surah Ya seen 36:23

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ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ

Should I take other than Him [false] deities [while], if the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity, their intercession will not avail me at all, nor can they save me?

أأتخذ من دونه آلهة

Shall I take besides Him gods! This is a rhetorical question intended to rebuke and chastise.

إن يردن الرحمن بضر ﻻ تغن عني شفاعتهم شييا وﻻ ينقذون

If the Most Gracious intends me any harm, their intercession will be of no use for me whatsoever, nor can they save me. means, `these gods whom you worship instead of Him possess no power whatsoever, if Allah wills me some harm,'

فﻼ كشف له إﻻ هو

none can remove it but He. (6:17) `These idols can neither cause any harm nor bring any benefit, and they cannot save me from the predicament I am in.'

إني إذا لفي ضﻼل مبين

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