Tafsir for verses: 43:86, 43:87
وَلَا يَمۡلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ ٨٦ ﴿86﴾ وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَهُمۡ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ ٨٧ ﴿87﴾
86And those whom they invoke besides Him have no power to intercede; but those who bear witness to the truth, while they have knowledge (may intercede for the believers with Allah’s permission). 87And if you ask them as to who has created them, they will certainly say, “Allah”. Then, to where are they driven back (by their false desires)?
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Commentary
And those whom they invoke besides Allah do not possess intercession, as they claimed that they are their intercessors with Allah. But whoever bears witness to the truth, which is the oneness of Allah, and knows what he bears witness to with insight, certainty, and sincerity: He is the one who possesses intercession, and this is an exception that is disjointed. It may also be connected, because among the group of those whom they invoke besides Allah are the angels. It has been recited: 'You invoke' with the feminine pronoun. And 'You claim' with the feminine pronoun and a strengthened د.
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