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Surah An-Nahl, verse 73: meaning and tafsir
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ٧٣
They worship besides Allah those who have nothing to provide for them from the heavens and earth[48], nor are they capable of doing so.
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[48] i.e., rain from the sky or plants from the earth.
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Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies · QuranEnc.com
73. These idolaters worship, besides Allah, idols who have no power to provide them with any provision from the heavens or the earth and they will never be able to do so because they are inanimate objects that have no life or knowledge.
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