Qur’an 46:5

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Qur’an 46:5 is a verse in Surah Al-Ahqaf that criticizes those who invoke entities other than God, emphasizing their inability to respond or benefit their callers.

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Label Occurrences
Qur’an 46:5 canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Qur’anic verse ⓘ
addressedTo polytheists of Mecca ⓘ
those who invoke beings other than God ⓘ
associatedWith monotheistic doctrine in Islam ⓘ
authorityStatus considered divinely revealed by Muslims ⓘ
canonicalStatus part of the standard Qur’anic canon ⓘ
chapterNumber 46 ⓘ
citedIn Islamic da‘wah literature ⓘ
polemics against polytheism ⓘ
commentedOnBy Al-Qurtubi ⓘ
linked to: al-Qurtubi

Al-Tabari ⓘ
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi ⓘ
Ibn Kathir ⓘ
contrasts God’s power with the powerlessness of false deities ⓘ
criticizes idolatry ⓘ
invoking entities other than God ⓘ
shirk ⓘ
emphasizes futility of calling upon others besides God ⓘ
inability of false deities to benefit their callers ⓘ
inability of false deities to respond ⓘ
foundIn Mushaf al-Madina standard edition ⓘ
linked to: Mushaf al-Madina
genre theological admonition ⓘ
language Classical Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Qur’an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
memorizedBy Huffaz (memorizers of the Qur’an) ⓘ
messageSummary Only God can truly respond to and benefit those who call upon Him ⓘ
partOf Surah Al-Ahqaf ⓘ
positionInSurah early-middle section of Surah Al-Ahqaf ⓘ
recitationStyle various qira’at of the Qur’an ⓘ
recitedBy Muslims ⓘ
recitedIn Islamic prayer ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
revealedIn Meccan period ⓘ
revealedInResponseTo pagan practices of calling upon idols ⓘ
script Arabic script ⓘ
surahName Al-Ahqaf ⓘ
surahNumber 46 ⓘ
theologicalTheme divine exclusivity in worship ⓘ
invalidity of intercession by false gods ⓘ
tawhid ⓘ
usedIn Islamic theology discussions on shirk ⓘ
tafsir literature ⓘ
verseNumber 5 ⓘ
warnsAgainst relying on powerless deities ⓘ
seeking help from idols ⓘ

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Al-Ahqaf → containsVerse → Qur’an 46:5 ⓘ