Surah 13:19

"Is the one who knows that what has been sent down to you from your Lord is the truth, like the one who is blind? Only those with understanding take heed:"

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The Believer and the Disbeliever are never Equal Verses 13:19

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Verse 19

۞أَفَمَن يَعۡلَمُ أَنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلۡحَقُّ كَمَنۡ هُوَ أَعۡمَىٰٓۚ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ

Is the one who knows that what has been sent down to you from your Lord is the truth, like the one who is blind? Only those with understanding take heed:

Allah says, They could never be equal; those among people who know that what,
{has been revealed unto you}, O Muhammad,
{from your Lord is the truth}, which is true, and contains no doubt, confusion, difference or contradictions. Rather, it is all true and testifies to each other; its various parts are related to and support each other. Therefore, those who have this knowledge, are they equal to,
{him who is blind?}

who does not have the ability to see or comprehend the truth, nor understand it? The answer is no, they are never equal.
{Not equal are the dwellers of the Fire and the dwellers of the Paradise. It is the dwellers of Paradise that will be successful.} [59:20]
Allah said in this Ayah,
{But it is only the men of understanding that pay heed.}

meaning, those who have sound minds will draw lessons and comprehend, and all praise is to Allah.

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