Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 19 Maryam, Ayat 81-82
وَاتَّخَذُوۡا مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِ اٰلِهَةً لِّيَكُوۡنُوۡا لَهُمۡ عِزًّا ۙ
﴿19:81﴾
كَلَّا ؕ سَيَكۡفُرُوۡنَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمۡ وَيَكُوۡنُوۡنَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضِدًّا
﴿19:82﴾
(19:81) They have taken other gods instead of Allah that they may be a source
of strength for them.49 (19:82) By no means! They shall soon deny their worship50 and
shall become their adversaries instead.
Notes
49. The Arabic word Izzan (from Izat) implies a powerful and strong person
whom nobody may dare do any harm; here it means a person’s having such a strong
supporter that no enemy or opponent of his may even cherish an evil intention
against him.
50. That is, they will say: We never asked them to worship us nor were we
aware that these foolish people were worshiping us.