What does Quran 7:197 mean?

Quran 7:197 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 197) translates to: "And those you call upon besides Him are unable to help you, nor can they help themselves.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:197 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), the 7th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 9.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Tawhid, Idolatry, False Deities, Creation, Human Ignorance.

وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَكُمْ وَلَآ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ

Wallazeena tad'oona min doonihee laa yastatee'oona nasrakum wa laaa anfusahum yansuroon

And those you call upon besides Him are unable to help you, nor can they help themselves."

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

3 other themes with weak connections

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Oneness of Allah

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19 ayahs in Al-A'raaf are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

And as for those on whom you call besides God they have no power to help you nor can they help themselves’ so why should I be concerned with them?

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