Surah An Nahl Tafseer

Denouncing the Worship of anything besides Allah

Allah tells

وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللّهِ

And they worship others besides Allah,

Allah tells us about the Mushrikin who worship others besides Him, even though He alone is the bountiful Provider, the Creator and Sustainer, without partners or associates, but they still worship idols and make rivals for Him.

He says:

مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ رِزْقًا مِّنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالَارْضِ شَيْيًا

such as do not have power to grant them any provision from the heavens or the earth,

meaning, nobody can cause rain to fall, or make plants and trees grow.

وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

nor the ability to do so.

They cannot do these things for them- selves, even if they wanted to.

Thus Allah says