The Holy Quran 6:71 — Surah Al-An'am

Arabic text

قُلْ أَنَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُنَا وَلَا يَضُرُّنَا وَنُرَدُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَابِنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ كَٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَهْوَتْهُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ حَيْرَانَ لَهُۥٓ أَصْحَـٰبٌ يَدْعُونَهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَى ٱئْتِنَا ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۖ وَأُمِرْنَا لِنُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Translation

Say, "Leaving Allaah, should we call (pray) to that (gods and idols) which can neither benefit us nor harm us and (should we) turn back on our heels (and become Mushrikeen again) after Allaah had guided us (to Islaam)? Should we be like he whom Shaytaan had deviated from the path in a forest, leaving him bewildered (confused and scared, unable to find his way) when he has companions calling him to guidance (to the right path, saying), 'Come to us!"?" Say, "Verily only the guidance of Allaah is (true) guidance and we have been commanded to surrender (ourselves) to the Rabb of the universe, ...

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

قل -أيها الرسول- لهؤلاء المشركين: أنعبد من دون الله تعالى أوثانًا لا تنفع ولا تضر؟ ونرجع إلى الكفر بعد هداية الله تعالى لنا إلى الإسلام، فنشبه -في رجوعنا إلى الكفر- مَن فسد عقله باستهواء الشياطين له، فَضَلَّ في الأرض، وله رفقة عقلاء مؤمنون يدعونه إلى الطريق الصحيح الذي هم عليه فيأبى.

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