Meccan·Surah 26

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Ayah 211

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227 Ayahs·Verse 26:211
26:211

وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

It is not allowable for them, nor would they be able.

Context in Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Nearby ayahs help place verse 26:211 in sequence and meaning.

ذِكْرَىٰ وَمَا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

As a reminder; and never have We been unjust.

وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ بِهِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ

And the devils have not brought the revelation down.

إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ

Indeed they, from [its] hearing, are removed.

فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ

So do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished.