Exclusivity of Intercession to Allah and the Futility of Associating Partners

Az-Zumar — Verses 43–44 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ شُفَعَاءَ ۚ قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ ٤٣

Have they taken others as intercessors besides Allah? Say: "Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have no intelligence?"

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ شُفَعَاءَ ۚ
Have they taken others as intercessors besides Allah?
قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا
Say: 'Even if they have
لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْئًا
power over nothing whatever
وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ
and have no intelligence?'

قُل لِّلَّهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِيعًا ۖ لَّهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ٤٤

Say: "To Allah belongs all intercession. His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, then to Him you shall be brought back."

قُل
Say:
لِّلَّهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِيعًا ۖ
To Allah belongs all intercession.
لَّهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ
His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth,
ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
then to Him you shall be brought back.