Tafsir of Al-A'raf 7:193

Surah Al-A'raf 7:193

ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ

And if you [believers] invite them to guidance, they will not follow you. It is all the same for you whether you invite them or you are silent.

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وإن تدعوهم إلى الهدى ﻻ يتبعوكم

And if you call them to guidance, they follow you not. Allah says, these idols do not hear the calls of those who worship them. Therefore, the result is the same, whether calling the idols or shunning them.

سواء عليكم أدعوتموهم أم أنتم صامتون

It is the same for you whether you call them or you keep silent. Ibrahim, peace be upon said,

يٲبت لم تعبد ما ﻻأ يسمع وﻻأ يبصر وﻻأ يغنى عنك شييا

"O my father! Why do you worship that which hears not, sees not and cannot avail you in anything!'' (19:42) Next, Allah states,

إن الذين تدعون من دون الله عباد أمثالكم فادعوهم فليستجيبوا لكم إن كنتم صادقين