Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: An-Nahl, Ayah 51
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(Allah hath said: Choose not) worship not (two gods) i.e. Himself as well as the idols. (There is only One God) without a son or partner. (So of Me, Me only, be in awe) fear Me in relation to worshipping idols.
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Al-Jalalayn Commentary
And God has said ‘Do not choose two gods ithnayn is for emphasis. Truly there is only One God — He has added this statement to affirm His Divinity and Oneness — so be in awe of Me alone’ fear Me to the exclusion of anyone else — herein is a shift from the third person to the first.