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An-Nahl 16:100

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إِنَّمَا سُلْطَـٰنُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِهِۦ مُشْرِكُونَ

His authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who through him associate others with Allāh.

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( إنما سلطانه على الذين يتولونه ) قال مجاهد : يطيعونه .وقال آخرون : اتخذوه وليا من دون الله .( والذين هم به مشركون ) أي : أشركوا في عبادة الله تعالى . ويحتمل أن تكون الباء سببية ، أي : صاروا بسبب طاعتهم للشيطان مشركين بالله تعالى .وقال آخرون : معناه : أنه شركهم في الأموال والأولاد .

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