Fatir 35:19
Originator · Meccan · Juz 22 · Page 437
Blind and Seeing
وَمَا يَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ وَٱلۡبَصِيرُ ١٩
The blind man is not equal with the seer.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Not equal are the blind and the seeing.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is an image of the believer and the disbeliever; those who fear Allah unseen benefit from the warning.
Reflect
Keep the eyes of your heart open.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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