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An-Nahl 16:73 ويعبدون من دون الله ما لا يملك لهم رزقا من السماوات والارض شييا ولا يستطيعون ٧٣

16:73
وَيَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَمۡلِكُ
لَهُمۡ
رِزۡقٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
٧٣
Those they worship beside God have no power to provide anything for them from the heavens or the earth: they can do nothing.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah

Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him. He says:

مَا لاَ يَمْلِك
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Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah

Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountif

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Chapter 16, Page 275, Juz 14

71. God has given some of you more provision than others. Those who have been given more are unwilling to pass their provision on to the slaves they possess so that they become their equals. How can they refuse to acknowledge God’s blessings? 72. And it is God who has given you spouses from amongst yourselves and through them He has given you children and grandchildren and provided you with good things. How can they believe in falsehood and deny God’s blessings? 73. Those they worship beside God have no power to provide anything for them from the heavens or the earth: they can do nothing. 74. So do not make up images about God: God knows and you do not. 75. God presents this illustration: a slave controlled by his master, with no power over anything, and another man We have supplied with good provision, from which he gives alms privately and openly. Can they be considered equal? All praise belongs to God, but most of them do not recognize this. 76. God presents another illustration: two men, one of them dumb, unable to do anything, a burden to his carer- whatever task he directs him to, he achieves nothing good- can he be considered equal to one who commands justice and is on the straight path?

- M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

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