Tafsir for verse: 19:81
وَٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةٗ لِّيَكُونُواْ لَهُمۡ عِزّٗا ٨١ ﴿81﴾
81They have taken gods other than Allah, so that they may be a source of might for them.
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Commentary
And when the Most High informed about the resurrection, and mentioned that this disbeliever will come to Him in a state of humiliation, He followed him with the state of the polytheists along with their idols. He said, marveling at them and adding to His saying, and man says: "And they took" meaning the disbelievers. He gathered this because the negation of honor from one may not necessitate its negation from what is beyond it. "From besides Allah" and it has become clear to them that He is the Most High King who has no equal. "Gods so that they may be for them" meaning the disbelievers, "a source of honor" to save them from the punishment.
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