وَٱللَّهُ
فَضَّلَ
بَعۡضَكُمۡ
عَلَىٰ
بَعۡضٖ
فِي
ٱلرِّزۡقِۚ
فَمَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
فُضِّلُواْ
بِرَآدِّي
رِزۡقِهِمۡ
عَلَىٰ
مَا
مَلَكَتۡ
أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ
فَهُمۡ
فِيهِ
سَوَآءٌۚ
أَفَبِنِعۡمَةِ
ٱللَّهِ
يَجۡحَدُونَ
٧١

And Allah has favoured some of you over others in provision. But those who have been much favoured would not share their wealth with those ˹bondspeople˺ in their possession, making them their equals.¹ Do they then deny Allah’s favours?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:72

وَٱللَّهُ

جَعَلَ

لَكُم

مِّنۡ

أَنفُسِكُمۡ

أَزۡوَٰجٗا

وَجَعَلَ

لَكُم

مِّنۡ

أَزۡوَٰجِكُم

بَنِينَ

وَحَفَدَةٗ

وَرَزَقَكُم

مِّنَ

ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِۚ

أَفَبِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ

يُؤۡمِنُونَ

وَبِنِعۡمَتِ

ٱللَّهِ

هُمۡ

يَكۡفُرُونَ

٧٢

And Allah has made for you spouses of your own kind, and given you through your spouses children and grandchildren.¹ And He has granted you good, lawful provisions. Are they then faithful to falsehood and ungrateful for Allah’s favours?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:73

وَيَعۡبُدُونَ

مِن

دُونِ

ٱللَّهِ

مَا

لَا

يَمۡلِكُ

لَهُمۡ

رِزۡقٗا

مِّنَ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ

شَيۡـٔٗا

وَلَا

يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ

٧٣

Yet they worship besides Allah those ˹idols˺ who do not afford them any provision from the heavens and the earth, nor do they have the power to.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:74

فَلَا

تَضۡرِبُواْ

لِلَّهِ

ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

يَعۡلَمُ

وَأَنتُمۡ

لَا

تَعۡلَمُونَ

٧٤

So do not set up equals to Allah, for Allah certainly knows and you do not know.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:75

۞ ضَرَبَ

ٱللَّهُ

مَثَلًا

عَبۡدٗا

مَّمۡلُوكٗا

لَّا

يَقۡدِرُ

عَلَىٰ

شَيۡءٖ

وَمَن

رَّزَقۡنَٰهُ

مِنَّا

رِزۡقًا

حَسَنٗا

فَهُوَ

يُنفِقُ

مِنۡهُ

سِرّٗا

وَجَهۡرًاۖ

هَلۡ

يَسۡتَوُۥنَۚ

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ

لِلَّهِۚ

بَلۡ

أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ

لَا

يَعۡلَمُونَ

٧٥

Allah sets forth a parable: a slave who lacks all means, compared to a ˹free˺ man to whom We granted a good provision, of which he donates ˹freely,˺ openly and secretly. Are they equal? Praise be to Allah. In fact, most of them do not know.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:76

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:77

وَلِلَّهِ

غَيۡبُ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ

وَمَآ

أَمۡرُ

ٱلسَّاعَةِ

إِلَّا

كَلَمۡحِ

ٱلۡبَصَرِ

أَوۡ

هُوَ

أَقۡرَبُۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

عَلَىٰ

كُلِّ

شَيۡءٖ

قَدِيرٞ

٧٧

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs ˹the knowledge of˺ the unseen in the heavens and the earth. Bringing about the Hour would only take the blink of an eye, or even less. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:78

وَٱللَّهُ

أَخۡرَجَكُم

مِّنۢ

بُطُونِ

أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡ

لَا

تَعۡلَمُونَ

شَيۡـٔٗا

وَجَعَلَ

لَكُمُ

ٱلسَّمۡعَ

وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَ

وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَ

لَعَلَّكُمۡ

تَشۡكُرُونَ

٧٨

And Allah brought you out of the wombs of your mothers while you knew nothing, and gave you hearing, sight, and intellect so perhaps you would be thankful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:79

أَلَمۡ

يَرَوۡاْ

إِلَى

ٱلطَّيۡرِ

مُسَخَّرَٰتٖ

فِي

جَوِّ

ٱلسَّمَآءِ

مَا

يُمۡسِكُهُنَّ

إِلَّا

ٱللَّهُۚ

إِنَّ

فِي

ذَٰلِكَ

لَأٓيَٰتٖ

لِّقَوۡمٖ

يُؤۡمِنُونَ

٧٩

Have they not seen the birds glide in the open sky? None holds them up except Allah. Surely in this are signs for those who believe.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

16:80

وَٱللَّهُ

جَعَلَ

لَكُم

مِّنۢ

بُيُوتِكُمۡ

سَكَنٗا

وَجَعَلَ

لَكُم

مِّن

جُلُودِ

ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ

بُيُوتٗا

تَسۡتَخِفُّونَهَا

يَوۡمَ

ظَعۡنِكُمۡ

وَيَوۡمَ

إِقَامَتِكُمۡ

وَمِنۡ

أَصۡوَافِهَا

وَأَوۡبَارِهَا

وَأَشۡعَارِهَآ

أَثَٰثٗا

وَمَتَٰعًا

إِلَىٰ

حِينٖ

٨٠

And Allah has made your homes a place to rest, and has given you tents from the hide of animals, light to handle when you travel and when you camp. And out of their wool, fur, and hair He has given you furnishings and goods for a while.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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