Yet they worship those apart from God who cannot provide for them any sustenance from the heavens or the earth, nor will they have power to do so.
And they worship such besides Allah, who do not have power to provide them any sustenance from the heavens or the earth, nor can they do anything.
And do they serve, apart from God, that which has no power to provide them anything from the heavens and the earth and can do nothing?
and will they [continue to] worship, instead of God, something that has it not within its power to provide for them any sustenance whatever from the heavens or the earth, and can do nothing at all?
And they worship, beside Allah, that which owneth them not any provision from the heavens and the earth, and they cannot
And they worship others besides Allah, such as do not and cannot own any provision for them from the heavens or the earth.
And yet they serve besides God what possesses no provisions for them in the heavens, nor on earth, nor are they capable.
and worship instead of Allah, those helpless beings who have no control over providing them any sustenance from the heavens and the earth; do you worship those who have no power to do anything of this sort?
And they worship others besides Allah such as do not have power to grant them any provision from the heavens or the earth nor the ability to do so.
And they worship beside Allah that which owneth no provision whatsoever for them from the heavens or the earth, nor have they (whom they worship) any power.
They worship besides Allah what has no power to provide them with anything from the heavens and the earth, nor are they capable [of anything].
Do they worship, other than Allah, that which has no power to provide them with anything either from the heavens or earth, and can do nothing!
And they worship besides Allah that which does not possess for them [the power of] provision from the heavens and the earth at all, and [in fact], they are unable.
Do they worship things other than God which neither provide them with any sustenance from the heavens and the earth nor have the ability to do so?
And they serve besides Allah that which does not control for them any sustenance at all from the heavens and the earth, nor have they any power.
WayaAAbudoona min dooni All<u>a</u>hi m<u>a</u> l<u>a</u> yamliku lahum rizqan mina a<b>l</b>ssam<u>a</u>w<u>a</u>ti wa<b>a</b>lar<u>d</u>i shayan wal<u>a</u> yasta<u>t</u>eeAAoon<b>a</b>
They worship, instead of God, things that have no control over their provision from the heavens or the earth in any way, nor do they have any power [to do so].
And worship others than Allah,- such as have no power of providing them, for sustenance, with anything in heavens or earth, and cannot possibly have such power?
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
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.
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.
<h2 class="title">Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah</h2><p>Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him. He says: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ شَيْئًا</div><p>(such as do not have power to grant them any provision from the heavens or the earth) meaning, nobody can cause rain to fall, or make plants and trees grow. They cannot do these things for them- selves, even if they wanted to. Thus Allah says: </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلاَ تَضْرِبُواْ لِلَّهِ الاٌّمْثَالَ</div><p>(So do not give examples on behalf of Allah.) meaning, do not set up rivals to Him or describe anything as being like Him. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ</div><p>(Truly, Allah knows and you know not.) meaning, He knows and bears witness that there is no god but Him, but you are ignorant and associate others in worship with Him. </p>
Denouncing the Worship of anything besides AllahAllah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him. He says: مَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ شَيْئًا(such as do not have power to grant them any provision from the heavens or the earth) meaning, nobody can cause rain to fall, or make plants and trees grow. They cannot do these things for them- selves, even if they wanted to. Thus Allah says: فَلاَ تَضْرِبُواْ لِلَّهِ الاٌّمْثَالَ(So do not give examples on behalf of Allah.) meaning, do not set up rivals to Him or describe anything as being like Him. إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ(Truly, Allah knows and you know not.) meaning, He knows and bears witness that there is no god but Him, but you are ignorant and associate others in worship with Him. 