إِن يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ إِنَـٰثًا وَإِن يَدْعُونَ إِلَّا شَيْطَـٰنًا مَّرِيدًا
- EnglishSaheeh International
- They call upon instead of Him none but female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none but a rebellious Satan,
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அவனை (அல்லாஹ்வை) விட்டு அவர்கள் அழைப்பவை எல்லாம் பெண் தெய்வங்களேயன்றி வேறில்; லை. இன்னும் துஷ்ட ஷைத்தானையும் தவிர, வேறு யாரையும் அவர்கள் அழைக்கவில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- (අල්ලාහ් වන) ඔහුගෙන් තොරව දේවතාවියන්ව මිස ඔවුහු අයැද සිටින්නේ නැත. තවද දූෂිත ෂෙයිතාන්ව මිස ඔවුහු අයැද සිටින්නේ නැත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- یہ تو اللہ تعالیٰ کو چھوڑ کر صرف عورتوں کو پکارتے ہیں اور دراصل یہ صرف سرکش شیطان کو پوجتے ہیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらはかれを差し置いて，女の像に祈っている。それは反逆した悪魔に祈っているにすぎない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 除真主外，他们只祈祷女神，只祈祷无善的恶魔。
Tafsir of 4:117
Shirk Shall not be Forgiven, in Reality the Idolators Worship Shaytan We talked about Allah's statement, إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ (Verily, Allah forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills, sins other than that,) before and mentioned the relevant Hadiths in the beginning of this Surah. Allah's statement, وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَلاً بَعِيداً (and whoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, has indeed strayed far away.) means, he will have taken other than the true path, deviated from guidance and righteousness, destroyed himself in this life and the Hereafter, and lost contentment in this life and the Hereafter. Juwaybir said that Ad-Dahhak said about Allah's statement, إِن يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلاَّ إِنَثاً (They invoke nothing but female deities besides Him (Allah),) "The idolators claimed that the angels are Allah's daughters, saying, `We only worship them so that they bring us closer to Allah.' So they took the angels as gods, made the shapes of girls and decided, `These (idols) resemble the daughters of Allah (i.e., the angels), Whom we worship.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
