MARYAM — Ayat 81
وَاتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ آلِهَةً لِّيَكُونُوا لَهُمْ عِزًّا
And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.
Tafsir Ibnu Katsir
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا الشَّيَـطِينَ عَلَى الْكَـفِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزّاً - فَلاَ تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَدّاً
81. And they have taken gods besides Allah, that they might give them honor, power and glory. 82. Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and will become their adversaries. 83. See you not that We have sent the Shayatin against the disbelievers to push them to do evil. 84. So make no haste against them; We only count out to them a (limited) number. Allah, the Exalted, informs about the disbelievers who associate partners with their Lord, that they have taken gods besides Allah, so that these gods may be a source of honor and might for them. They think that these gods give them power and make them victorious. Then, Allah mentions that the matter is not as they claim, and it will not be as they hope. He says,