[23]. None deserves to be called lord, savior, or redeemer except Allāh alone, your Creator.
[24]. Those are the Jews who say: “We are the children of Allāh and His beloved ones!”
[25]. By glorifying themselves and claiming honour falsely, they deceive their own souls. Do not exalt yourself with false claims of honour. Be not wise in your own eyes, but fear Allah with reverent awe, follow His Messenger ﷺ, and turn wholly away from evil.
[26]. That refers to anything worshipped besides Allāh — whether idols, graves, demons, Satan, angels, saints, or human beings.