An-Nahl 16:21 اموات غير احياء وما يشعرون ايان يبعثون ٢١

16:21

أَمۡوَٰتٌ

غَيۡرُ

أَحۡيَآءٖۖ

وَمَا

يَشۡعُرُونَ

أَيَّانَ

يُبۡعَثُونَ

٢١

They are [in fact] dead,¹ not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The gods of the Idolators are created; they do not create

Then Allah tells us that the idols which people call on instead of Him cannot create anything; they are themselves created, as Al-Khalil (Ibrahim) said:

قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ - وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

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The gods of the Idolators are created; they do not create

Then Allah tells us that the idols which people call on instead of Him cannot create anythin

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Chapter 16, Page 269, Juz 14

10. It is He who sends down rain from the sky; from it is drink and from it is foliage in which you pasture [animals]. 11. He causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines, and of all the fruits. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought. 12. And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason. 13. And [He has subjected] whatever He multiplied for you on the earth of varying colors. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who remember. 14. And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, and [He subjected it] that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful. 15. And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided, 16. And landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided. 17. Then is He who creates like one who does not create? So will you not be reminded? 18. And if you should count the favors of Allāh, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful. 19. And Allāh knows what you conceal and what you declare. 20. And those they invoke other than Allāh create nothing, and they [themselves] are created. 21. They are [in fact] dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected.

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