The Holy Quran 22:73 — Surah Al-Hajj

Arabic text

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُوا۟ ذُبَابًا وَلَوِ ٱجْتَمَعُوا۟ لَهُۥ ۖ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ ٱلذُّبَابُ شَيْـًٔا لَّا يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ۚ ضَعُفَ ٱلطَّالِبُ وَٱلْمَطْلُوبُ

Translation

O people! An example (indicating the helplessness of all false gods) has been given, so listen attentively to it. Indeed those (gods) that you worship besides Allaah can never even create (something as little and insignificant as) a fly (which Allaah has created in great abundance) even though all of them join forces in this effort. (In fact), If a (weak and insignificant) fly has to steal anything from them (from these gods), they (are so helpless that they) cannot (even) retrieve it. The seeker (the Mushrikeen) and the sought (their gods) are both weak (feeble and helpless).

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

يا أيها الناس ضُرِب مثل فاستمعوا له وتدبروه: إن الأصنام والأنداد التي تعبدونها من دون الله لن تقدر مجتمعة على خَلْق ذبابة واحدة، فكيف بخلق ما هو أكبر؟ ولا تقدر أن تستخلص ما يسلبه الذباب منها، فهل بعد ذلك مِن عَجْز؟

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