And yet some people choose to worship certain earthly things or beings as deities that [are supposed to] resurrect [the dead; and they fail to realize that]
And yet some people choose to worship certain earthly things or beings as deities that [are supposed to] resurrect [the dead; and they fail to realize that]
What, have those polytheists (given up hope of heaven and) adopted deities from the earth, (do they believe) that they (those deities) can raise up the dead
Or have they taken deities on earth who can bring to life (enable the experience of one’s essential reality) those who are dead in their grave (unaware of the consciousness in their body)?
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Or have they taken gods from the earth who can raise (the dead)
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
Could it be that they- the idolaters-have taken earthly objects of worship who can raise the dead and restore them to life