He merges the night into the day, and He merges the day into the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon, each runs its course for a term appointed. Such is Allah, your Lord; His is the kingdom. And those, whom you invoke or call upon instead of Him, own not even a Qitmir (13)If you invoke them, they hear your call; and if (in case) they were to hear, they could not grant it to you. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will disown your worshipping them. And none can inform you like Him Who is the All-Knower (14)
The gods of the Idolators do not even own a Qitmir
Another aspect of His perfect power and might is that He has subjugated the night with its darkness and the day with its light. He takes from the length of the one and adds it to the shortness of the other, until they become equal. Then He takes from the latter and adds to the former, so one becomes long and the other becomes short, so they take from one another in summer and in winter.
وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ
(And He has subjected the sun and the moon,) and the stars and planets, with their light. All of them run in their appointed courses and in the manner prescribed for them, as decreed by the Almighty, All-Knowing.
كُلٌّ يَجْرِي لِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى
(each runs its course for a term appointed.) means, until the Day of Resurrection.
ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ
(Such is Allah, your Lord?) means, the One Who has done all this is the Almighty Lord besides Whom there is no other true God.
وَالَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ
(And those, whom you invoke or call upon instead of Him,) means, 'the idols and false gods whom you claim to be in the form of angels who are close to Allah,'
مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْ قِطْمِيرٍ
(own not even a Qitmir.) Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, 'Ikrimah, 'Ata', 'Atiyah Al-'Awfi, Al-Hasan, Qatadah and others said, "This is the thread that is attached to the pit of a date." In other words, they do not possess anything in the heavens or on earth, not even anything equivalent to this Qitmir. Then Allah says:
إِنْ تَدْعُوهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوا دُعَاءَكُمْ
(If you invoke them, they hear not your call;) means, 'the gods upon whom you call instead of Allah, do not hear your supplication, because they are inanimate and have no soul in them.'
وَلَوْ سَمِعُوا مَا اسْتَجَابُوا لَكُمْ
(and if (in case) they were to hear, they could not grant it to you.) means, 'they are not able to do any of the things that you ask them for.'
وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَكْفُرُونَ بِشِرْكِكُمْ ۚ
(And on the Day of Resurrection, they will disown your worshipping them) means, 'they will disown you.' This is like the Ayat:
وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنْ يَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَنْ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَنْ دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ - وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ
(And who is more astray than one who calls on besides Allah, such as will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection, and who are (even) unaware of their calls to them? And when mankind are gathered, they (false deities) will become their enemies and will deny their worshipping.)(46:5-6), and
وَاتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لِيَكُونُوا لَهُمْ عِزًّا - كَلَّا ۚ سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدًّا
(And they have taken gods besides Allah, that they might give them honor, power and glory. Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents to them.)(19:81-82)
وَلَا يُنَبِّئُكَ مِثْلُ خَبِيرٍ
(And none can inform you like Him Who is the All-Knower.) means, no one can tell you about the consequences of things and how they will end like the One Who is the All-Knower of them. Qatadah said, "He is referring to Himself, may He be blessed and exalted, for He undoubtedly tells the truth."