And they worship beside Allâh what can neither harm them nor profit them...

And they worship beside Allâh what can neither harm them nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors with Allâh." Say: "Do you (presume to) inform Allâh of what He knows not in the heavens and the earth?" Glory be to Him, and supremely exalted is He above what they set up with Him. (10:18). . . . the unjust shall not have any friend nor any inter­cessors who should be obeyed (40:18). So we have no intercessors, nor a true-friend (26:100-101).

There are many other verses of the same theme, all rejecting the intercession on the Day of Resurrection. On the other hand, the Qur’ân does not totally reject the intercession; rather it confirms it to a certain extent. For example, it says: Allâh is He Who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six periods and He is firmly established on the throne; you have not besides Him any guardian or any intercessors; will you not then mind? (32:4) . . .

there is no guardian for them, nor any intercessor besides Him (6:51). Say: ‘Allâh's is the intercession altogether" (39:44). . . . whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is His; who is he that can intercede with Him but by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them (2:255).

Surely your Lord is Allâh, Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods; and He is firmly established on the throne, regulating the affair; there is no intercessor except after His permission (10:3). And they say: "The Beneficent God had taken to Himself a son. " Glory be to Him! Nay! they are honoured servants; they do not precede Him in speech and (only) according to His commandment do they act.

He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they do not intercede except for whom He approves, and for fear of Him they tremble (21:26-28). And those whom they call upon besides Him have no auth­ority for intercession, but he who bears witness of the truth, and they know (him) (43:86). They shall have no authority for intercession, save he who has made a covenant with the Beneficent God (19:87).

On that day shall no intercession avail except of him whom the Beneficent God allows and whose word He is pleased with. He knows what is before them and what is behind them, while they do not comprehend Him in knowledge (20:109-110). And intercession will not avail aught with Him save of him whom He permits (34:23).