Transliteration:( Qul lillaahish shafaa'atu jamee'aa; lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ardi summa ilaihi turja'oon )
"Please declare: 'All intercession [112] belongs to Allah. For Him is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. Then you are to return [113] to Him.'"
All intercession belongs to Allah, meaning He alone has the authority to grant permission to intercede. He gives this permission to whomever He wills—such as the Prophets, saints, and righteous servants.
Since idols have not been granted any such permission, how can they intercede on behalf of anyone? Their worship is thus baseless and without divine sanction.
Everyone will return to Allah, but in different states:
The believers will return joyfully, reunited with their Beloved Creator. This is why the death of saints is called ‘Urs’—a spiritual wedding, symbolising union with Allah.
The disbelievers, on the other hand, will return under compulsion, facing separation and regret.
The tafsir of Surah Az-Zumar verse 44 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Zumar ayat 43 which provides the complete commentary from verse 43 through 45.
(39:44) Say: “All intercession lies with Allah.[63] His is the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And to Him will all of you be sent back.”
63. That is, not to speak of getting his intercession granted, no one has the power to stand before Allah as an intercessor. The right to grant or not to grant anyone the permission to intercede with Him exclusively rests with Allah. Then He may allow intercession for whomever He may please and forbid for whomever He may please. For understanding the difference between the Islamic concept of intercession and the polytheistic concept, see (Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat 255); (Surah Al-Anaam, Ayat 51); (Surah Younus, Ayat 3), (Surah Younus, Ayat 18); (Surah Hud, Ayat 105); (Surah Ar-Raad, Ayat 11); (Surah An-Naml, Ayat 73), (Surah An-Naml, Ayat 84); (Surah TaHa, Ayat 109-110); (Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayat 23); (Surah Al-Hijr, Ayat 76), and the E.Ns thereof and (Surah Saba, ayat 33) note 40.
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