Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 66 (21:66)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَئًْا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ

Quran 21:66 is ayah 66 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 327 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:66
قَالَأَفَتَعْبُدُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِمَالَايَنفَعُكُمْشَئًْاوَلَايَضُرُّكُمْ٦٦
qāla afataʿbudūna min dūni l-lahi mā lā yanfaʿukum shayan walā yaḍurrukum

He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?(66)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. أَفَتَعْبُدُونَafataʿbudūnaThen do you worship
  3. مِنminbesides
  4. دُونِdūnibesides
  5. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  6. مَاmāwhat
  7. لَاlā(does) not
  8. يَنفَعُكُمْyanfaʿukumbenefit you
  9. شَئًْاshayan(in) anything
  10. وَلَاwalāand not
  11. يَضُرُّكُمْyaḍurrukumharms you

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