Quran 7:194

Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 194

Verse 194 of 206 in Surah Al-A'raf (الأعراف), chapter 7 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ عِبَادٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ ۖ فَٱدْعُوهُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Indeed, those you [polytheists] call upon besides Allāh are servants [i.e., creations] like you. So call upon them and let them respond to you, if you should be truthful.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
நிச்சயமாக அல்லாஹ்வையன்றி எவர்களை நீங்கள் அழைக்கின்றீர்களோ, அவர்களும் உங்களைப் போன்ற அடிமைகளே நீங்கள் உண்மையாளர்களாக இருந்தால் நீங்கள் அவர்களை அழைத்துப் பாருங்கள் - அவர்கள் உங்களுக்கு பதில் அளிக்கட்டும்!
SinhalaRuwwad Center
නියත වශයෙන් ම අල්ලාහ්ගෙන් තොරව නුඹලා අයැද සිටින දෑ නුඹලා මෙන් ගැත්තන් ය. එබැවින් නුඹලා ඔවුන් අයැදිනු. නුඹලා සත්‍යවාදීන්ව සිටියෙහු නම් නුඹලාට ඔවුන් පිළිතුරු දෙත්වා.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
واقعی تم اللہ کو چھوڑ کر جن کی عبادت کرتے ہو وه بھی تم ہی جیسے بندے ہیں سو تم ان کو پکارو پھر ان کو چاہئے کہ تمہارا کہنا کر دیں اگر تم سچے ہو۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
本当にアッラーを差し置いて,あなたがたが祈るものは,あなたがたと同じようにかれのしもベである。もしあなたがたが真実なら,それらを呼んであなたがたの祈りに答えさせなさい。」
ChineseMa Jian
你们舍真主而祈祷的,确是跟你们一样的奴仆。你们祈祷他们吧,请他们答应你们的祈求吧,如果你们是诚实的人。

Tafsir of 7:194

Idols do not create, help, or have Power over Anything Allah admonishes the idolators who worshipped idols, rivals and images besides Him, although these objects were created by Allah, and neither own anything nor can they bring harm or benefit. These objects do not see or give aid to those who worship them. They are inanimate objects that neither move, hear, or see. Those who worship these objects are better than they are, for they hear see and have strength of their own. Allah said, أَيُشْرِكُونَ مَا لاَ يَخْلُقُ شَيْئاً وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ (Do they attribute as partners to Allah those who created nothing but they themselves are created) meaning, `Do you associate with Allah others that neither create, nor have power to create anything' Allah said in another Ayah, يأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُواْ لَهُ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُواْ ذُبَاباً وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُواْ لَهُ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ الذُّبَابُ شَيْئاً لاَّ يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ضَعُفَ الطَّالِبُ وَالْمَطْلُوبُ - مَا قَدَرُواْ اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ (O mankind! A similitude has been coined, so listen to it (carefully): Verily, those on whom you call beside…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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