وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآءِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ 74
Translations
And [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, "Where are My 'partners' which you used to claim?"
Transliteration
Wa-yawma yunādīhim fa-yaqūlu ayna shurakā'ī alladhīna kuntum taz'umūn
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah depicts the Day of Judgment when Allah will call upon the polytheists and ask them: 'Where are those partners (to Me) whom you claimed?' This is a rhetorical question emphasizing the disappearance and powerlessness of the false deities they worshipped. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi note this represents the ultimate exposure of shirk (polytheism) and the vindication of Allah's oneness, as the idols and false gods will be nowhere to be found to help their followers.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears within Surah Al-Qasas, a Meccan chapter that extensively addresses the futility of polytheism and the certainty of the Hereafter. The surah contextually prepares the disbelievers for their confrontation with Allah on the Day of Judgment, warning them of the consequences of their associating partners with Him.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'On the Day of Judgment, every soul will know what it has sent forward and kept back' (Sahih Muslim 2643). Also relevant is the hadith in Sahih Bukhari describing how the polytheists will disown their false gods on that Day.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah serves as a powerful reminder that all false objects of worship—whether idols, wealth, status, or desires—will abandon their followers on the Day of Judgment. Believers should reflect on what they truly place their trust in and ensure their devotion is exclusively for Allah alone.
Related Ayahs
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ ۖ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَا يُنصَرُونَ
And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire, and on the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped.
تِلْكَ ٱلدَّارُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا ۚ وَٱلْعَـٰقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire exaltedness upon the earth or corruption. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous.
۞ وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُۥ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُۥ نَـٰصِحُونَ
And We had prevented from him [all] wet nurses before, so she said, "Shall I direct you to a household that will be responsible for him for you while they are to him [for his upbringing] sincere?"
وَدَخَلَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ عَلَىٰ حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فِيهَا رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ هَـٰذَا مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ وَهَـٰذَا مِنْ عَدُوِّهِۦ ۖ فَٱسْتَغَـٰثَهُ ٱلَّذِى مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ عَلَى ٱلَّذِى مِنْ عَدُوِّهِۦ فَوَكَزَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ فَقَضَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ۖ قَالَ هَـٰذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَدُوٌّ مُّضِلٌّ مُّبِينٌ
And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, "This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy."