Surah Az-Zumar, ayah 43
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ شُفَعَآءَ ۚ قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ
Or have they taken other than Allāh as intercessors? Say, "Even though they do not possess [power over] anything, nor do they reason?"
Az-Zumar · 39:43
Word by word
- أَمِamiOr
- ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ittakhadhūhave they taken
- مِنminbesides
- دُونِdūnibesides
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- شُفَعَآءَ ۚshufaʿāaintercessors
- قُلْqulSay
- أَوَلَوْawalawEven though
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
- لَاlānot
- يَمْلِكُونَyamlikūnapossessing
- شَيْـًۭٔاshayananything
- وَلَاwalāand not
- يَعْقِلُونَyaʿqilūnathey understand
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