فَلَا تَضۡرِبُواْ لِلَّهِ ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ
(16:74) So do not strike any similitudes to Allah.5 Allah knows
whereas you do not know.
whereas you do not know.
۞ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا عَبۡدٗا مَّمۡلُوكٗا لَّا يَقۡدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ وَمَن رَّزَقۡنَٰهُ مِنَّا رِزۡقًا حَسَنٗا فَهُوَ يُنفِقُ مِنۡهُ سِرّٗا وَجَهۡرًاۖ هَلۡ يَسۡتَوُۥنَۚ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ
(16:75) Allah sets forth a parable:6 There is one who is a slave
and is owned by another and has no power over anything; and there is one whom
We have granted good provision Ourselves, of which he spends both secretly and
openly. Can they be equal? All praise be to Allah.7 But most of
them do not even know (this simple fact).8
and is owned by another and has no power over anything; and there is one whom
We have granted good provision Ourselves, of which he spends both secretly and
openly. Can they be equal? All praise be to Allah.7 But most of
them do not even know (this simple fact).8
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلٗا رَّجُلَيۡنِ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَبۡكَمُ لَا يَقۡدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ وَهُوَ كَلٌّ عَلَىٰ مَوۡلَىٰهُ أَيۡنَمَا يُوَجِّههُّ لَا يَأۡتِ بِخَيۡرٍ هَلۡ يَسۡتَوِي هُوَ وَمَن يَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ
(16:76) Allah sets forth another parable: There are two men, one of whom
is dumb and has no power over anything; he is a burden to his master, and wheresoever
his master directs him, he fails to bring forth any good. Can such a person
be the equal9 of one who enjoins justice and himself follows the
Right Way?
is dumb and has no power over anything; he is a burden to his master, and wheresoever
his master directs him, he fails to bring forth any good. Can such a person
be the equal9 of one who enjoins justice and himself follows the
Right Way?