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۞ مَّآ أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا خَلْقَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ ٱلْمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًۭا ٥١

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I did not make them witness to the creation of the heavens and the earth or to the creation of themselves, and I would not have taken the misguiders as assistants.

Tafsir of "Ibn Kathir" (English)

The gods of the Idolators did not witness the Creation of anything, not even Themselves Allah says:مَا أَشْهَدتُّهُمْ خَلْقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالاْاَرْضِ وَلَاا خَلْقَ أَنفُسِهِمْThey did not witness the creation of the heavens and the earth nor their own creation,Allah says that these whom you take as helpers instead of Me are creatures just like you. They do not possess anything and did not witness the creation of heaven and earth, because they did not exist at that time.'Allah says, `I am the One Who independently and exclusively creates and controls all things, and I have no partner, associate or advisor in that.'As Allah says:قُلِ ادْعُواْ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثُقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَلَا فِى الاٌّرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِن شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُ مِنْهُمْ مِّن ظَهِيرٍوَلَا تَنفَعُ الشَّفَـعَةُ عِندَهُ إِلاَّ لِمَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُSay:"Call upon those you claim besides Allah, they possess not even a speck of dust in the heavens or on the earth, nor have they any share in either, nor is there for Him any assistant among them.Intercession with Him profits not except for him whom He permits. (34:22-23)Similarly Allah says here:وَمَا كُنتُ مُتَّخِذَ الْمُضِلِّينَ عَضُدًاnor did I take those who mislead as `Adudan.Malik said:"Assistants.

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