Surah 21 · verse 66
Al-Anbya 21:66
Sign in to listenقَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ
qala a-fa-ta'budun min dun Allahi ma la yanfa'ukum shay'an wa-la yadurrukum
He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَـٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ
He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."
Verse 64فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ
So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."
Verse 65ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَـٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ
Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"
قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ
He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah. Then will you not use reason?"
Verse 68قَالُوا حَرِّقُوهُ وَانصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ
They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."
Verse 69قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Allah said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."