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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((Say, "Call upon those you claim [to be gods] besides Allah. They do not possess the weight of an atom in the heavens or on the earth, and they have no share in them, nor do they have any helper from among them.))

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Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
Say, [O Muhammad], "Invoke those you claim [as deities] besides Allah." قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ
[Saba 34:22]
In this is evidence that in a debate, one should challenge the debater regarding what he knows will not be the case for his claim:
Say, "Invoke those you have claimed قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ
[Al-Isra 17:56]
Therefore, it is obligatory for every caller to the truth to challenge these falsifiers to bring forth something of negation for their falsehood. Just as this applies to shirk (associating partners with Allah), it also applies to what is less than it. It should be that the caller to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is knowledgeable about matters so that he can argue about them, because one who is not knowledgeable about them will stand confused and unable to face the opponent. Yes.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that these idols called upon besides Allah do not possess anything for themselves, so they do not possess anything for others. They have no ownership, no share in ownership, no assistance in action, and no intercession. The matter in this is clear:
They do not possess an atom's weight [of ability] in the heavens or on the earth, and they do not have therein any partnership [with Him], nor is there for لا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَلا فِي الأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِنْ شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُ
[Saba 34:22]
meaning, what belongs to Allah
from among them any assistant. مِنْهُمْ مِنْ ظَهِيرٍ *
[Saba 34:22]
Source alathar.net

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