Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?
Allah Asks: Are the blind equals with those who see?
Allah Asks: Are the depths of darkness equal with Light?
Allah Asks: Do they assign to Allah partners who have created anything as He has created?
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In verse 13:16, Allah is asking mankind these five questions and gives their answers:
Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?
Do you take protectors other than the Lord?
Are the blind equals with those who see?
Are the depths of darkness equal with Light?”
Do they assign to Allah partners who have created anything as He has created?
The answers are: Allah is the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth, the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible.
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In the Noble Quran, Allah is asking mankind some important questions.
It seems compulsory for the serious one who is looking for the truth to have a look at those questions and if possible to answer them.
Allah’ questions are many. In this series, these questions are chosen randomly.
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In verse 13:16, Allah asks mankind especially the disbelievers five questions and He gives their answers:
The five questions in verse 13:16 are:
1) Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?
2) Do you then take (for worship) protectors other than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?
3) Are the blind equal with those who see?
4) Are the depths of darkness equal with Light?
5) do they assign to Allah partners who have created (anything) as He has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar?
The answers of these five questions are:
Say: It is Allah; He is the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth, the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible.
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The meanings of verse 13:16
Say O Muhammad to your people:
Who is the Lord, who is the Creator of the heaven and the earth? if they answer and say Allah, then fine;
if not, Say: Allah is their Creator!
Say O Muhammad:
Do you then take to worship others beside Allah?
Do you then take protectors other than Allah?
Do you then take lords from among idols, which, even for themselves, have neither benefit nor hurt, neither procuring benefit nor driving away harm?
They have no power to benefit or harm themselves
Say to them, O Muhammad:
Is the blind man equal to the seer?
Is the unbeliever equal to the believer?
Is darkness equal to light? (The disbelief and faith)
Is the disbeliever and the believer, equal?
Do they assign or describe unto Allah partners from among idols?
Do their partners create creation the like of His creation so that the creation (which they made and His creation seemed alike to them?
And they do not distinguish Allah’s creation from the creation of their idols?
Say O Muhammad: Allah is the Creator of all things while their idols have created nothing; and He is the One, the Almighty.
He is All-Conquering above His created beings.
Say: It is Allah; He is the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth, the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible, the Subjugator of His servants.
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Verse 13:16 in different translations:
QARIB:
Say: ‘who is the lord of the heavens and the earth? say: ‘Allah. ‘say: ‘why then have you chosen guardians other than him, even though they have neither the power to benefit nor harm themselves? ‘ say: ‘are the blind and the seeing equal? are darkness and light equal? or, have they ascribed to Allah associates who create as he creates so that all creation is alike to them?” say: ‘Allah is the creator of everything. he is the one, the conqueror. ‘
SHAKIR:
Say: who is the lord of the heavens and the earth? say: Allah. say: do you take then besides him guardians who do not control any profit or harm for themselves? say: are the blind and the seeing alike? or can the darkness and the light be equal? or have they set up with Allah associates who have created creation like his, so that what is created became confused to them? say: Allah is the creator of all things, and he is the one, the supreme
PICKTHAL:
Say (O Muhammad): who is lord of the heavens and the earth? say: Allah. say: take ye then (others) beside him for protectors, which, even for themselves, have neither benefit nor hurt? say: is the blind man equal to the seer, or is darkness equal to light? or assign they unto Allah partners who created the like of his creation so that the creation (which they made and his creation) seemed alike to them? say: Allah is the creator of all things, and he is the one, the almighty.
YUSUFALI:
Say: “who is the lord and sustainer of the heavens and the earth?” say: “(it is) Allah.” say: “do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?” say: “are the blind equal with those who see? or the depths of darkness equal with light?” or do they assign to Allah partners who have created (anything) as he has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar? say: “Allah is the creator of all things: he is the one, the supreme and irresistible.”
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