Tafsir Muyassar
Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabiaأفلا يرى الذين عبدوا العجل أنه لا يكلمهم ابتداء، ولا يردُّ عليهم جوابًا، ولا يقدر على دفع ضرٍّ عنهم، ولا جلب نفع لهم؟
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Taha 20:89
Word by wordأَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَلَّا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَوْلًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا
Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech [i.e., response] and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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Ma'arif al-Qur'an
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Tafsir Muyassar
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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