Types of False Deity

They worship besides Allah things that neither harm nor benefit them, saying, “These are our intercessors with Allah.” Say, “Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or the earth?”

Yet they take others besides Allah as intercessors. Say, "Even though they have no power and no understanding?"

And it will be said to them, “Where are those you used to worship

Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves?”

Remind them that every soul will be held accountable for what it has earned. They will have no protector or intercessor besides Allah, and even if they offer every ransom, it will not be accepted. These are the ones who are doomed by their own choices.

Now we have no intercessors.

Nor a single close friend.

Intercession will be of no benefit except for those whom He permits and whose words He approves.

Those you call on besides Him don’t own even a speck.

If you call on them, they can’t hear you. And even if they could, they wouldn’t respond.

They will have no intercessors among those they once associated with Allah, and they will reject their former partners.

Their gods, whom they invoked besides Allah, did nothing to help them when your Lord’s command came. Instead, they only increased their ruin.

Should I take others as gods besides Him? If the Merciful intends harm for me, their intercession won’t help me at all, nor can they save me.

Then I would be clearly lost.

“You have come to Us alone, just as We created you the first time, leaving behind everything We gave you. We do not see your intercessors, whom you claimed were partners with Allah. All ties between you have been severed, and what you assumed has abandoned you.”

Allah has declared: “Do not take two gods. There is only One Allah, so be in awe of Me alone.”

“Has he merged all our gods into one? This is truly astonishing!”

Their leaders conspired, saying, “Hold fast to your gods, this is a calculated scheme.”

“We have never heard such claims in our forefathers’ faith; this is mere fabrication.”

Do they hold the treasures of your Lord’s mercy?

Or do they command the heavens and the earth? Let them ascend, if they can!

A confederation of forces will soon be defeated.

Have you considered al-Lat and al-Uzza

And Manat, the third, the other one?

Are you to have the males, and He the females?

What a skewed distribution!

These are nothing but names you and your ancestors have invented. Allah has sent down no authority for them. They follow nothing but assumptions and desires. Though guidance has already come to them from their Lord.

Is man to have whatever he wishes?

To Allah belongs the Last and the First.

They call upon nothing but female deities and invoke none but Satan, the rebellious.

They attribute daughters to Allah, glory be to Him, while they themselves prefer sons.

So, they dare to claim, from the depths of their fabrication

that the Almighty has begotten offspring? Indeed, they are utter liars.

That Allah has daughters, while they themselves prefer sons?

What a strange judgment they pass!

Will you not reflect?

Or do you have a clear proof?

Then bring your scripture, if you are truthful.

And they claim a kinship between Him and the jinn, yet the jinn know they will be brought to account. Allah is far above what they attribute to Him.

Except for Allah’s devoted servants.

Surely, neither you nor what you worship

Can tempt anyone away from Him

Except those destined for the Blaze.

Or did We create the angels as females while they were watching?

Those who deny the Hereafter give the angels female names.

Nor would a true messenger ever command you to take angels or prophets as lords. Would he call you to disbelief after you have submitted?

Has your Lord favoured you with sons while taking daughters for Himself? You utter a monstrous claim.

Yet when one of them is given news of what he attributes to the Most Merciful, his face darkens, suppressing grief.

“Someone raised in adornment, unable to stand firm in argument?”

And they appoint the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as females. Have they witnessed their creation? Their claim will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

They say, “Had the Most Merciful willed, we would not have worshiped them.” But they have no knowledge of this; they are merely guessing.

Or have We given them a Book before this, to which they hold fast?

Rather, they say, “We found our forefathers upon a way, and we follow in their footsteps.”

Thus, We sent no warner before you to any town without its wealthy saying, “We found our forefathers upon a way, and we follow in their footsteps.”

“Gather the wrongdoers, their partners, and all they used to worship.

Besides Allah, and lead them to the path of Hell.

They assign to Allah a portion of the crops and livestock He created, saying, “This is for Allah,” and “This is for our idols.” But what is assigned to their idols does not reach Allah, while what is assigned to Allah is diverted to their idols. How evil is their judgment!

They have taken gods besides Allah to give them honour.

Yet they take gods besides Allah, hoping for help.

They cannot help them, even though they are lined up as a ready army for them.

Or have they taken gods from the earth who can raise the dead?

Or have they taken guardians besides Him? But Allah alone is the Guardian, the One who revives the dead.

They will say, “Glory be to You! It was not for us to take any lords besides You. But You gave them and their ancestors enjoyment until they forgot the Reminder and became ruined.”

The example of those who take protectors besides Allah is like a spider building its house. But the weakest of houses is the spider’s house, if only they knew.

Have you seen the one who takes his own desire as his god? Allah lets him stray knowingly, seals his hearing and heart, and places a veil over his sight. Who then can guide him after Allah? Will you not reflect?

Is there a god besides Allah? No, but they are a people who ascribe equals to Him.

Is there a god besides Allah? No, but most of them do not know.

Is there a god besides Allah? Little do you reflect.

Is there a god besides Allah? Exalted is He above what they associate with Him.

Is there a god besides Allah? Say, “Bring your proof, if you are truthful.”

And We will bring forth a witness from every nation and say, “Produce your proof.” Then they will know that the truth belongs to Allah, and what they fabricated will forsake them.

Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, “Bring your proof. This is the message of those with me and those before me.” But most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away.

Say, “If there were other gods alongside Him, as they claim, they would have sought a way to the Lord of the Throne.”

Or have We sent them an authority that speaks in favour of their polytheism?

Say, “Praise be to Allah, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allah better, or what they associate with Him?”

Ask those We sent before you among the messengers, did We ever appoint gods to be worshiped besides the Most Merciful?