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Tafsir: An-Nahl 16:76

16:76
وضرب الله مثلا رجلين احدهما ابكم لا يقدر على شيء وهو كل على مولاه اينما يوجهه لا يات بخير هل يستوي هو ومن يامر بالعدل وهو على صراط مستقيم ٧٦
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًۭا رَّجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَبْكَمُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍۢ وَهُوَ كَلٌّ عَلَىٰ مَوْلَىٰهُ أَيْنَمَا يُوَجِّههُّ لَا يَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ ۖ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى هُوَ وَمَن يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۙ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ ٧٦
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
٧٦
And Allah sets forth a parable of two men: one of them is dumb, incapable of anything. He is a burden on his master. Wherever he is sent, he brings no good. Can such a person be equal to the one who commands justice and is on the Straight Path?1
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You are reading a tafsir for the group of verses 16:76 to 16:77

In the second example, there is a man who bids justice and teaches what is good. This is a model of his intellectual perfection. Then he him-self takes the path of moderation and right guidance. This is the model of his practical perfection. Set against the power of this intellectually and practically perfect man, there is the other man who cannot do anything for himself nor can he do anything right for others. These two men of two different kinds, despite being from one genus, one species and one brotherhood, cannot be equal to each other. So, how can some created being or thing become equal to the Creator and Master of the universe who is Absolute in Wisdom, Absolute in Power, and All-Knowing and All-Aware?