Surah Ankabut ayat 42 Tafsir Quran 29:42

﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ﴾
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29:42 Indeed, Allah knows whatever thing they call upon other than Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Truly God knows whatever thing mā functions like alladhī they call on what they worship read yad‘ūna ‘they call on’ or tad‘ūna ‘you call on’ besides Him other than Him. And He is the Mighty in His kingdom the Wise in what He does.

Indeed, Allah knows all things and He is Omniscient of everything animate or inanimate -the infidels- invoke besides Him. He is AL-Aziz and AL-Hakim (characterized by good sense and Prudence) (the Wise)

Likening the gods of the Idolators to the House of a Spider This is how Allah described the idolators in their reverence of gods besides Him, hoping that they would help them and provide for them, and turning to them in times of difficulties.
In this regard, they were like the house of a spider, which is so weak and frail, because by clinging to these gods they were like a person who holds on to a spider's web, who does not gain any benefit from that.
If they knew this, they would not take any protectors besides Allah.
This is unlike the Muslim believer, whose heart is devoted to Allah, yet he still does righteous deeds and follows the Laws of Allah, for he has grasped the most trustworthy handle that will never break because it is so strong and firm.
Then Allah warns those who worship others besides Him and associate others with Him that He knows what they do and the rivals they associate with Him.
He will punish them for their attribution, for He is All-Wise and All-Knowing.
Then He says: وَتِلْكَ الاٌّمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَآ إِلاَّ الْعَـلِمُونَ ( And these are the examples We give for mankind; but none will understand them except those who have knowledge. ) meaning, no one understands them or ponders them except those who are possessed of deep knowledge.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Amr bin Murrah said, "I never came across an Ayah of the Book of Allah that I did not know, but it grieved me, because I heard that Allah says: وَتِلْكَ الاٌّمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَآ إِلاَّ الْعَـلِمُونَ ( And these are the examples We give for mankind; but none will understand them except those who have knowledge.
)"

(29:42) Surely Allah knows fully what they call upon apart from Him. He is the Most Powerful, the Most Wise. *74

Indeed, Allah knows whatever thing they call meaning

*74) That is, " Allah knows full well the reality of those beings and things which they have taken as their deities and which they invoke for help.
They are absolutely powerless.
The Owner of power is only Allah, Who is controlling the system of this universe according to His own wisdom and design. " Another translation of this verse can be: " Allah knows full well that those whom they invoke, apart from Him, are nonentities, and He alone is the AllMighty, the All-Wise. "
 

Likening the gods of the Idolators to the House of a Spider This is how Allah described the idolators in their reverence of gods besides Him, hoping that they would help them and provide for them, and turning to them in times of difficulties.
In this regard, they were like the house of a spider, which is so weak and frail, because by clinging to these gods they were like a person who holds on to a spider's web, who does not gain any benefit from that.
If they knew this, they would not take any protectors besides Allah.
This is unlike the Muslim believer, whose heart is devoted to Allah, yet he still does righteous deeds and follows the Laws of Allah, for he has grasped the most trustworthy handle that will never break because it is so strong and firm.
Then Allah warns those who worship others besides Him and associate others with Him that He knows what they do and the rivals they associate with Him.
He will punish them for their attribution, for He is All-Wise and All-Knowing.
Then He says: وَتِلْكَ الاٌّمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَآ إِلاَّ الْعَـلِمُونَ ( And these are the examples We give for mankind; but none will understand them except those who have knowledge. ) meaning, no one understands them or ponders them except those who are possessed of deep knowledge.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Amr bin Murrah said, "I never came across an Ayah of the Book of Allah that I did not know, but it grieved me, because I heard that Allah says: وَتِلْكَ الاٌّمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَآ إِلاَّ الْعَـلِمُونَ ( And these are the examples We give for mankind; but none will understand them except those who have knowledge.
)"

( Lo! Allah knoweth what thing they invoke ) they worship ( instead of Him ) of idols do not benefit them in this worldly life nor in the Hereafter. ( He is the Mighty ) in retribution against those who worship them, ( the Wise ) He decreed that none should be worshipped except Him.

Verily, Allah knows what things they invoke instead of Him. He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

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