قُلْ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّۭا وَلَا نَفْعًۭا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Qul ata'budoona min doonil laahi maa laa yamliku lakum darranw wa laa naf'aa; wallaahu Huwas Samee'ul 'Aleem
Say, "Do you worship besides Allah that which holds for you no [power of] harm or benefit while it is Allah who is the Hearing, the Knowing?"
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Oneness of Allah
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6 ayahs in Al-Maaida are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.
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Say ‘Do you worship besides God that is other than Him what cannot hurt or profit you? God is the Hearer of your sayings the Knower’ of your circumstances the interrogative is meant as a disavowal.
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