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16:75
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Verse · Āyah
16:75
۞ ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا عَبْدًۭا مَّمْلُوكًۭا لَّا يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ وَمَن رَّزَقْنَـٰهُ مِنَّا رِزْقًا حَسَنًۭا فَهُوَ يُنفِقُ مِنْهُ سِرًّۭا وَجَهْرًا ۖ هَلْ يَسْتَوُۥنَ ۚ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٧٥
Allah coineth a similitude: (on the one hand) a (mere) chattel slave, who hath control of nothing, and (on the other hand) one on whom we have bestowed a fair provision from Us, and he spendeth thereof secretly and openly. Are they equal? Praise be to Allah! But most of them know not.
Allah presents an example: a slave [who is] owned and unable to do a thing and he to whom We have provided from Us good provision, so he spends from it secretly and publicly. Can they be equal? Praise to Allah! But most of them do not know.
Allah sets forth a parable: 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. But most of them do not even know (this simple fact).
قَالَ الْعَوْفِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: هَذَا مَثَلٌ ضَرْبَهُ اللَّهُ لِلْكَافِرِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِ: وَكَذَا قَالَ قَتَادَةُ، وَاخْتَارَهُ ابْنُ جَرِيرٍ.
وَالْعَبْدُ [[في ت، ف: "فالعبد".]] الْمَمْلُوكُ الَّذِي لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِثْلُ الْكَافِرِ وَالْمَرْزُوقُ الرِّزْقَ الْحَسَنَ، فَهُوَ يُنْفِقُ مِنْهُ سِرًّا وَجَهْرًا، هُوَ [[في ت: "فهو".]] الْمُؤْمِنُ.
وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ: هُوَ مَثَلٌ مَضْرُوبٌ لِلْوَثَنِ وَلِلْحَقِّ تَعَالَى، فَهَلْ يَسْتَوِي هَذَا وَهَذَا؟
وَلَمَّا كَانَ الْفَرْقُ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَيِّنًا وَاضِحًا ظَاهِرًا لَا يَجْهَلُهُ إِلَّا كُلُّ غَبِيٍّ، قَالَ [اللَّهُ] [[زيادة من ت، ف، أ.]] تَعَالَى: ﴿الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ﴾ [ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى] [[زيادة من "أ".]]
About this surah
Makki · order 70
Summary
The name, An-Nahl, of this Surah has been taken from v. 68. This is merely to distinguish it from other Surahs.
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