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Ar-Ra'd 13:17 انزل من السماء ماء فسالت اودية بقدرها فاحتمل السيل زبدا رابيا ومما يوقدون عليه في النار ابتغاء حلية او متاع زبد مثله كذالك يضرب الله الحق والباطل فاما الزبد فيذهب جفاء واما ما ينفع الناس فيمكث في الارض كذالك يضرب الله الامثال ١٧

13:17
أَنزَلَ
مِنَ
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
مَآءٗ
فَسَالَتۡ
أَوۡدِيَةُۢ
بِقَدَرِهَا
فَٱحۡتَمَلَ
ٱلسَّيۡلُ
زَبَدٗا
رَّابِيٗاۖ
وَمِمَّا
يُوقِدُونَ
عَلَيۡهِ
فِي
ٱلنَّارِ
ٱبۡتِغَآءَ
حِلۡيَةٍ
أَوۡ
مَتَٰعٖ
زَبَدٞ
مِّثۡلُهُۥۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يَضۡرِبُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡحَقَّ
وَٱلۡبَٰطِلَۚ
فَأَمَّا
ٱلزَّبَدُ
فَيَذۡهَبُ
جُفَآءٗۖ
وَأَمَّا
مَا
يَنفَعُ
ٱلنَّاسَ
فَيَمۡكُثُ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يَضۡرِبُ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَ
١٧
He sends down rain from the sky, causing the valleys to flow, each according to its capacity. The currents then carry along rising foam, similar to the slag produced from metal that people melt in the fire for ornaments or tools. This is how Allah compares truth to falsehood. The ˹worthless˺ scum is then cast away, but what benefits people remains on the earth. This is how Allah sets forth parables.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Two Parables proving that Truth remains and Falsehood perishes

This honorable Ayah contains two parables which affirm that truth remains and increases, while falsehood diminishes and perishes. Allah said,

أَنزَلَ مِنَ الْسَّمَآءِ مَآءً

(He sends down water from the sky,) He sends rain,

فَسَالَتْ أَوْدِي

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Two Parables proving that Truth remains and Falsehood perishes

This honorable Ayah contains two parables which affirm that truth remains and increases,

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Chapter 13, Page 251, Juz 13

16. Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?” Say, “Allah!” Ask ˹them˺, “Why ˹then˺ have you taken besides Him lords who cannot even benefit or protect themselves?” Say, “Can the blind and the sighted be equal? Or can darkness and light be equal?” Or have they associated with Allah partners who ˹supposedly˺ produced a creation like His, leaving them confused between the two creations? Say, “Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Supreme.” 17. He sends down rain from the sky, causing the valleys to flow, each according to its capacity. The currents then carry along rising foam, similar to the slag produced from metal that people melt in the fire for ornaments or tools. This is how Allah compares truth to falsehood. The ˹worthless˺ scum is then cast away, but what benefits people remains on the earth. This is how Allah sets forth parables. 18. Those who respond to ˹the call of˺ their Lord will have the finest reward. As for those who do not respond to Him, even if they were to possess everything in the world twice over, they would certainly offer it to ransom themselves. They will face strict judgment, and Hell will be their home. What an evil place to rest!

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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