Meccan·Surah 26

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Ayah 73

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227 Ayahs·Verse 26:73
26:73

أَوْ يَنفَعُونَكُمْ أَوْ يَضُرُّونَ

Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"

Context in Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Nearby ayahs help place verse 26:73 in sequence and meaning.

قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَامًا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَـٰكِفِينَ

They said, "We worship idols and remain to them devoted."

قَالَ هَلْ يَسْمَعُونَكُمْ إِذْ تَدْعُونَ

He said, "Do they hear you when you supplicate?

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."

قَالَ أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَعْبُدُونَ

He said, "Then do you see what you have been worshipping,