Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah An-Nahl -> The gods of the Idolators will disown Them at the Time when They need them most

Then Allah tells us that their gods will disown them when they need them most. He says:

﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط±ظژط،ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط£ظژط´ظ’ط±ظژظƒظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط´ظڈط±ظژظƒظژط¢ط،ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(And when those who associated partners with Allah see their partners) meaning, those whom they used to worship in this world.'

﴿ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظژظ†ظژط§ ظ‡ظژظ€ط¤ظڈظ„ط¢ط،ظگ ط´ظڈط±ظژظƒظژط¢ط¤ظڈظ†ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظƒظڈظ†ظ‘ظژط§ ظ†ظژط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈظˆظ’ط§ ظ…ظگظ† ط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظگظƒظژ ظپظژط£ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظژ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژظƒظژظ€ط°ظگط¨ظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾

(they will say: "Our Lord! These are our partners whom we used to call upon besides you.'' But they will throw their statements back at them (saying): "You are indeed liars!'') i.e., those gods will say to them, `you are lying. We never commanded you to worship us.' Allah says:

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژظ†ظ’ ط£ظژط¶ظژظ„ظ‘ظڈ ظ…ظگظ…ظ‘ظژظ† ظٹظژط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈظˆ ظ…ظگظ† ط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژظ† ظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژط¬ظگظٹط¨ظڈ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگظٹظژظ€ظ…ظژط©ظگ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ† ط¯ظڈط¹ظژط¢ط¦ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط؛ظژظ€ظپظگظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ - ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط­ظڈط´ظگط±ظژ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظڈ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظژط¢ط،ظ‹ ظˆظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¨ظگط¹ظگط¨ظژط§ط¯ظژطھظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظƒظژظ€ظپظگط±ظگظٹظ†ظژ ﴾

(And who is more astray than one who calls upon others besides Allah, such as will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection, and who are (even) unaware of their invocations to them And when the people are gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), they (false deities) will become their enemies and will deny their worship,) (46:5-6)

﴿ظˆظژط§طھظ‘ظژط®ظژط°ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ…ظگظ† ط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط،ط§ظ„ظگظ‡ظژط©ظ‹ ظ„ظ‘ظگظٹظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظگط²ظ‘ط§ظ‹ ﴾

﴿ظƒظژظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ط³ظژظٹظژظƒظ’ظپظڈط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط¹ظگط¨ظژظ€ط¯ظژطھظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظٹظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط¶ظگط¯ظ‘ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(And they have taken gods besides Allah, that they might give them honor, power and glory. Nay, but they will deny their worship, and become their adversaries (on the Day of Resurrection).) (19:81-82) Al-Khalil ﴿Ibrahim﴾ said:

﴿ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگظٹظژظ€ظ…ظژط©ظگ ظٹظژظƒظ’ظپظڈط±ظڈ ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¶ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¨ظگط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¶ظچ﴾

(but on the Day of Resurrection, you will disown each other) ﴿29:25﴾ And Allah says:

﴿ظˆظژظ‚ظگظٹظ„ظژ ط§ط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط´ظڈط±ظژظƒظژط¢ط،ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(And it will be said (to them): "Call upon your partners'') ﴿28:64﴾ And there are many other similar Ayat.