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    • Quran-20:89 Surah Ta-ha English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    أَفَلَا يَرَوۡنَ أَلَّا يَرۡجِعُ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَوۡلٗا وَلَا يَمۡلِكُ لَهُمۡ ضَرّٗا وَلَا نَفۡعٗا

    Transliteration:( Afalaa yarawna allaa yarji'u ilaihim qawlanw wa laa yamliku lahum darranw wa laa naf'aa (section 4) )

    89. Do they then not see that it does not return reply to them of any word and nor posses any power to hurt or profit them? [126] (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (89) Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech [i.e., response] and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit? (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah Ta-Ha Ayat 89 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    📖 Commentary of Surah Taha – Verse 89

    Do they then not see that it does not return reply to them of any word and nor possesses any power to hurt or profit them? [126]

    ✅ [126] The Helplessness of the Golden Calf

    Allah highlights the absurdity of idol worship by pointing out that the calf:

    • Could not respond to its worshippers,

    • Had no power to benefit or harm them.

    This verse refutes the false notion of divinity based on material value.

    While gold may offer worldly benefit, that does not make it a god.
    Divinity is not based on material usefulness, but on the power to give benefit or harm independently, which the calf—a lifeless statue—clearly lacked.

    Thus, the Qur'an clarifies that the ability to benefit is not the basis of being divine, and the golden calf was nothing but a worthless illusion.

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah Ta-Ha verse 89 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah Taha ayat 83 which provides the complete commentary from verse 83 through 89.

    (20:89) Did they not see that it did not return a word to them, and had no power either to hurt them or to cause them any benefit?

    Ala-Maududi

    (20:89) Did they not see that it did not return a word to them, and had no power either to hurt them or to cause them any benefit?

    There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

    (89) Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech [i.e., response] and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?

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