Tafheem-ul-Quran (En) - An-Nahl : 76
وَ ضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلَیْنِ اَحَدُهُمَاۤ اَبْكَمُ لَا یَقْدِرُ عَلٰى شَیْءٍ وَّ هُوَ كَلٌّ عَلٰى مَوْلٰىهُ١ۙ اَیْنَمَا یُوَجِّهْهُّ لَا یَاْتِ بِخَیْرٍ١ؕ هَلْ یَسْتَوِیْ هُوَ١ۙ وَ مَنْ یَّاْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ١ۙ وَ هُوَ عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ۠   ۧ
Allah sets forth another parable: There are two men, one of whom is dumb and has no power over anything; he is a burden to his master, and wheresoever his master directs him, he fails to bring forth any good. Can such a person be the equal 69 of one who enjoins justice and himself follows the Right Way?
69. In the first similitude, distinction between Allah and false gods has been made clear in regard to the possession of powers and the lack of these. In the second one, the emphasis is on the use of those powers. Allah is not only All Powerful, but also hears all the prayers and fulfills all the needs, while the slave is utterly powerless. He does not and cannot hear prayers, nor can make a response to them nor has the power to do anything at all. He is totally dependent on the Master and quite incapable of doing anything by himself. On the other hand, the Master is All-Powerful and All-Wise. He enjoins justice on the world: whatever He does is right and accurate. Ask them: Is it then a point of wisdom to regard such Master and such a slave as equal?
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