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Surah: Al-Mulk (22)
Is One Who Walks Fallen on Their Face Better Guided or One Who Walks Upright on a Straight Path
أَفَمَن يَمۡشِي مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِهِۦٓ أَهۡدَىٰٓ
— الملك الآية 22
Verse: "Is one who walks fallen on their face better guided, or one who walks upright on a straight path?" (67:22) — A stunning visual parable: one walking face-down — confused, unable to see the path, stumbling — versus one walking upright on a straight path. This is the difference between following guidance and following desire. "Mukibban" = pushed forward with face toward the ground — a person walking with their face covering their way — the image of misguidance. No vision, no balance, no direction. Lesson: guidance is uprightness and insight — misguidance is stumbling without vision.
Source: Ibn Kathir (8/184); Al-Sadi
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What vivid image does the Quran use to compare guidance and misguidance?
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