Surah Az-Zumar
Chapter 39 · Verse 45 · Revealed in Makkah
“And when Allah is mentioned alone, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion, but when those [worshipped] other than Him are mentioned, immediately they rejoice.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
There is no Intercession except with Allah, and how the Idolators are filled with Disgust when Allah
Allah condemns the idolators for taking intercessors besides Allah, namely the idols and false gods whom they have taken on the basis of their own whims, with no evidence or proof. These idols are not able to do anything; they have no minds with which to think, and they cannot hear or see. They are inanimate and are much worse off than animals. Then Allah says: `Say -- O Muhammad -- to these people who claim that those whom they have taken as intercessors with Allah, that intercession is of no avail except for the one with whom Allah is pleased and to whom He has granted permission to intercede. The whole matter rests with Him.'
مَن ذَا الَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Commentary
The time to sleep and the time to die: How is the soul exacted and what is the difference between the two
What does this verse bring up for you today?