22:12 · Al-Hajj
يَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُ وَمَا لَا يَنْفَعُهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الضَّلَالُ الْبَعِيدُ
They call on such deities, besides Allah, as can neither hurt nor profit them: that is straying far indeed (from the Way)!
Quran 22:12
Al-Hajj · The Pilgrimage
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يَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ
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ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الضَّلَالُ الْبَعِيدُ
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Ayahs that use much of the same wording. Shared words are highlighted. A reading aid, not a ruling.
- Ibrahim 14:18Similar wordingمَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ اشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الضَّلَالُ الْبَعِيدُ
- Al-Ahqaf 46:5Similar wordingوَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنْ يَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَنْ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَنْ دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ