The Holy Quran 25:18 — Surah Al-Furqan

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنۢبَغِى لَنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ مِن دُونِكَ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَـٰكِن مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَسُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۢا بُورًا

Translation

They (the gods) will say, "You are Pure (from having any partners)! It was not befitting for us to take (as gods) any friends besides You, but what happened was that You granted enjoyment (wealth, comfort and luxuries) to their fathers until they (became so engrossed in these things that they) forgot to remember (You) and were a destroyed nation (that fell headlong into kufr)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

قال المعبودون من دون الله: تنزيهًا لك -يا ربنا- عَمَّا فعل هؤلاء، فما يصحُّ أن نَتَّخِذ سواك أولياء نواليهم، ولكن متعتَ هؤلاء المشركين وآباءهم بالمال والعافية في الدنيا، حتى نسوا ذكرك فأشركوا بك، وكانوا قومًا هلكى غلب عليهم الشقاء والخِذْلان.

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