قُل لَّوْ كَانَ مَعَهُ آلِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًا لَّابْتَغَوْا إِلَى ذِي الْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًا
Say, ‘Were there [other] gods besides Him, as they say, they would surely have encroached on the Lord of the Throne.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 17:42
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 17:42] There is only one true God. If the minor gods of the polytheists are endowed with any power at all, they would have surely endeavoured to seek out a way to the Lord of the arsh-to contend with Allah and to execute their own will.