03/03/2026
📖 Qur'an — Surah Ar-Ra'd (13:16)
Arabic:
قُلۡ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ قُلِ ٱللَّهُۚ قُلۡ أَفَٱتَّخَذۡتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦۤ أَوۡلِیَاۤءَ لَا یَمۡلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمۡ نَفۡعࣰا وَلَا ضَرࣰّاۚ قُلۡ هَلۡ یَسۡتَوِی ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ وَٱلۡبَصِیرُ أَمۡ هَلۡ تَسۡتَوِی ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتُ وَٱلنُّورُۗ أَمۡ جَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَاۤءَ خَلَقُوا۟ كَخَلۡقِهِۦ فَتَشَـٰبَهَ ٱلۡخَلۡقُ عَلَیۡهِمۡۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ خَـٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ وَهُوَ ٱلۡوَ ٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّـٰرُ
🌿 Simple Translation
Say, “Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?” Say, “Allah.”
Say, “Have you then taken besides Him protectors who do not possess for themselves any benefit or harm?”
Say, “Is the blind equal to the seeing? Or are darkness and light equal?”
Or have they assigned to Allah partners who created like His creation so that the creation seemed similar to them?
Say, “Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Supreme Subduer.”
🌙 Reflection & Meaning
This āyah powerfully affirms Tawḥīd (Oneness of Allah).
Allah commands the Prophet ﷺ to ask a series of questions that expose the weakness of false gods:
Who is the Lord of the heavens and earth?
Even the disbelievers acknowledged: Allah.
So why take protectors besides Him?
They cannot even benefit or harm themselves — how can they protect you?
Is blindness equal to sight?
Spiritual blindness (shirk) is not equal to spiritual vision (īmān).
Is darkness equal to light?
Falsehood can never equal truth.
Did their “partners” create anything like Allah created?
Creation itself proves His uniqueness.
The verse ends with two powerful Names:
Al-Wāḥid (ٱلْوَاحِدُ) – The One, without partner.
Al-Qahhār (ٱلْقَهَّارُ) – The Irresistible, the One who subdues all.
Everything is under His control — including our fears, finances, health, and future.
“Darkness and light are never equal. Choose the Light. 🌙✨ ”
