فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوكُم بِمَا تَقُولُونَ فَمَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ صَرْفًا وَلَا نَصْرًا ۚ وَمَن يَظْلِم مِّنكُمْ نُذِقْهُ عَذَابًا كَبِيرًا 19
Translations
So they will deny you, [disbelievers], in what you say, and you cannot avert [punishment] or [find] help. And whoever commits injustice among you - We will make him taste a great punishment.
Transliteration
Faqad kadhabookum bima taqooloon fama tastateewoon sarfan wa la nasran wa man yazlim minkum nudhiqhu adhaban kabira
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah addresses those who associate partners with Allah, declaring that their false gods have rejected their claims and pleas, rendering them powerless to avert punishment or provide assistance. The verse concludes with a warning that whoever commits injustice (dhulm) among them will taste severe torment, emphasizing that divine justice is inescapable. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir note this serves as a stark reminder of the futility of shirk (polytheism) and the certainty of Allah's punishment for those who persist in wrongdoing.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Al-Furqan's broader discussion of the disbelievers' arguments and false beliefs. The passage follows Allah's description of how the idolaters invoke their false deities on the Day of Judgment, only to be rejected. This thematic section emphasizes the powerlessness of idols and the ultimate vindication of monotheism.
Related Hadiths
The concept relates to Hadith Qudsi where Allah says He will reject the intercession of those who associated partners with Him. Additionally, in Sahih Muslim, the Prophet (ﷺ) warned that 'whoever dies while associating partners with Allah will enter the Fire,' reinforcing the severity mentioned in this ayah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that reliance on anything other than Allah is futile and that every soul is accountable for its actions before the Divine. Modern believers should reflect on ensuring their worship is directed solely to Allah and that their deeds are rooted in righteousness, as no false support or intermediary will benefit them on the Day of Judgment.
Related Ayahs
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا۟ وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا۟ وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ قَوَامًا
And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate
تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِن شَآءَ جَعَلَ لَكَ خَيْرًا مِّن ذَٰلِكَ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ وَيَجْعَل لَّكَ قُصُورًۢا
Blessed is He who, if He willed, could have made for you [something] better than that - gardens beneath which rivers flow - and could make for you palaces.
أَوْ يُلْقَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ كَنزٌ أَوْ تَكُونُ لَهُۥ جَنَّةٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا ۚ وَقَالَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُورًا
Or [why is not] a treasure presented to him [from heaven], or does he [not] have a garden from which he eats?" And the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱلْكَافِرُ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ ظَهِيرًا
But they worship rather than Allāh that which does not benefit them or harm them, and the disbeliever is ever, against his Lord, an assistant [to Satan].