Surah Az Zumar Tafseer

قُل لِّلَّهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِيعًا

Have they taken as intercessors besides Allah?

Say:"Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have no intelligence!"

Say:"To Allah belongs all intercession.

Allah condemns the idolators for taking intercessors besides Allah, namely the idols and false gods whom they have taken on the basis of their own whims, with no evidence or proof. These idols are not able to do anything; they have no minds with which to think, and they cannot hear or see. They are inanimate and are much worse off than animals.

Then Allah says:

`Say -- O Muhammad -- to these people who claim that those whom they have taken as intercessors with Allah, that intercession is of no avail except for the one with whom Allah is pleased and to whom He has granted permission to intercede. The whole matter rests with Him.'

مَن ذَا الَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ

Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission! (2:255)

لَّهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالاَْرْضِ

His is the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth.

means, He is the One Who is in control of all that.

ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

Then to Him you shall be brought back.

means, `on the Day of Resurrection, then He will judge between you with His justice, and He will reward or punish each person according to his deeds.'

Then Allah condemns the idolators further