أَمْ لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا ۚ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم …

Quran 21:43 is ayah 43 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 325 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:43

أَمْلَهُمْءَالِهَةٌتَمْنَعُهُممِّندُونِنَا ۚلَايَسْتَطِيعُونَنَصْرَأَنفُسِهِمْوَلَاهُممِّنَّايُصْحَبُونَ٤٣

am lahum ālihatun tamnaʿuhum min dūninā lā yastaṭīʿūna naṣra anfusihim walā hum minnā yuṣ'ḥabūna

Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.(43)

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This commentary explains ayahs 21:41–43 together.