The Sandhills - 46:28 Should not the gods they had taken besides Allah to draw near to Him have helped them? Rather, they abandoned them. Such are their lies and fabrications. Should not the gods they had taken besides Allah to draw near to Him have helped them? Rather, they abandoned them. Such are their lies and fabrications.
Questions to the Verse (8)
What have they taken as gods besides Allah throughout history?
Why did they take gods besides Allah?
And what is the body of those who take gods besides Allah?
Their gods did not help them:
Satan made the people under his influence invent gods, laws and prohibitions and attributed them to Allah and thus misguided them from the right path:
Their gods will abandon them on the Day of Resurrection:
Their gods whom they have made besides Allah have no power or authority in anything:
In the context of verses 21, 22...28; the destruction of societies that take gods besides Allah, reject the message of worship/service to Allah alone, and try to neutralize His messengers is Allah's constant law and the Meccan society is warned about this:

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