Tafsir for verse: 13:19
۞ أَفَمَن يَعۡلَمُ أَنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلۡحَقُّ كَمَنۡ هُوَ أَعۡمَىٰٓۚ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ ١٩ ﴿19﴾
19Now, can the one who knows that whatever has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, be equal to one who is blind? Only the people of understanding respond to the advice -
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Commentary
The Hamzat al-Inkar (the Hamza of denial) has entered upon the fa in His saying, 'Is he who knows...' to deny that a doubt could arise after the example has been given that the state of one who knows that what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth and responds, is far removed from the state of the ignorant who does not gain insight and thus does not respond: like the distance between foam and water and between filth and pure gold. Indeed, only those of understanding will take heed, meaning those who act according to the dictates of their minds, so they look and gain insight.
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