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ʾin yadʿūna min dūnihī ʾillā ʾināthan wa-ʾin yadʿūna ʾillā shayṭānan marīdan
They invoke none but females besides Him, and invoke none but a froward Satan,
— Ali Quli Qarai
4An-Nisā’النساءVerse 117 of 176
The Women4. An-Nisā’النساء
Al Nisā’
The Women
MedinanVerse 117 of 176
Surah An-Nisa', Verse 117
117. "They (the pagans) invoke in His stead but female things (the Idols), and they invoke none but Satan, the persistent rebel."
The previous verse considered the polytheists being in aberration. The reason of it is referred to in the above verse. The pagans of Mecca used to worship some angels whom they called the daughters of God. That idea was a wrong and deluded thought. The verse says: