say shall we invoke instead of god something that can neither benefit us nor harm us and turn around on our heels after god has guided us aright? like one whom the satans have enticed into blundering after earthly lusts the while his companions trying to guide him call out unto him `come thou to us! say verily gods guidance is the only guidance and so we have been bidden to surrender ourselves unto the sustainer of all the worlds and to be constant in prayer and conscious of him for it is he unto whom you all shall be gathered.
قل أندعو من دون الله ما لا ينفعنا ولا يضرنا ونرد على أعقابنا بعد إذ هدانا الله كالذي استهوته الشياطين في الأرض حيران له أصحاب يدعونه إلى الهدى ائتنا قل إن هدى الله هو الهدى وأمرنا لنسلم لرب العالمين وأن أقيموا الصلاة واتقوه وهو الذي إليه تحشرون