Tafsir of Fatir 35:14

Surah Fatir 35:14

ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ

If you invoke them, they do not hear your supplication; and if they heard, they would not respond to you. And on the Day of Resurrection they will deny your association. And none can inform you like [one] Acquainted [with all matters].

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Verse range: 35:14

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Fatir: (14) If you call upon them, they do not...

{If you call upon them, they do not hear your supplication} Because they are inanimate objects.

{And if they were to hear} By way of hypothesis and metaphor, {they would not respond to you} because they do not claim the divinity you attribute to them, and they disavow it. It is also said: They would not benefit you.

{And they will deny your association [with Allah]} On the Day of Resurrection.

{And none can inform you like one who is All-Aware} No one can inform you of a matter like an expert who is knowledgeable about it. He means: The one who is truly expert in a matter is the only one who can inform you of the truth, unlike other informants. The meaning is: This which I have informed you of regarding the state of the idols is the truth, for I am All-Aware of what I have informed you.

It is also recited: (yadʿūn) (they call) with both yāʾ and tāʾ.


{O mankind, you are the poor in need of Allah, while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy. If He wills, He can do away with you and bring forth a new creation. And that is not difficult for Allah.}