Ar-Ra'd 13:17 انزل من السماء ماء فسالت اودية بقدرها فاحتمل السيل زبدا رابيا ومما يوقدون عليه في النار ابتغاء حلية او متاع زبد مثله كذالك يضرب الله الحق والباطل فاما الزبد فيذهب جفاء واما ما ينفع الناس فيمكث في الارض كذالك يضرب الله الامثال ١٧
أَنزَلَ
مِنَ
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
مَآءٗ
فَسَالَتۡ
أَوۡدِيَةُۢ
بِقَدَرِهَا
فَٱحۡتَمَلَ
ٱلسَّيۡلُ
زَبَدٗا
رَّابِيٗاۖ
وَمِمَّا
يُوقِدُونَ
عَلَيۡهِ
فِي
ٱلنَّارِ
ٱبۡتِغَآءَ
حِلۡيَةٍ
أَوۡ
مَتَٰعٖ
زَبَدٞ
مِّثۡلُهُۥۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يَضۡرِبُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡحَقَّ
وَٱلۡبَٰطِلَۚ
فَأَمَّا
ٱلزَّبَدُ
فَيَذۡهَبُ
جُفَآءٗۖ
وَأَمَّا
مَا
يَنفَعُ
ٱلنَّاسَ
فَيَمۡكُثُ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يَضۡرِبُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَ
١٧
He sends water from the sky that fills riverbeds to overflowing, each according to its measure. The stream carries on its surface a growing layer of froth, like the froth that appears when people melt metals in the fire to make ornaments and tools: in this way God illustrates truth and falsehood- the froth disappears, but what is of benefit to man stays behind- this is how God makes illustrations.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Two Parables proving that Truth remains and Falsehood perishes
This honorable Ayah contains two parables which affirm that truth remains and increases, while falsehood diminishes and perishes. Allah said,
أَنزَلَ مِنَ الْسَّمَآءِ مَآءً
(He sends down water from the sky,) He sends rain,
فَسَالَتْ أَوْدِي
…Two Parables proving that Truth remains and Falsehood perishes
This honorable Ayah contains two parables which affirm that truth remains and increases,
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