Say: Are the Blind and Seeing Equal
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قُلۡ هَلۡ يَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ وَٱلۡبَصِيرُ
— الأنعام 50
Verse: "Say: Are the blind and the seeing equal?" (6:50) — Rhetorical question with known answer: No. The Quran makes you answer yourself, affirming the truth from within. The blind: one who rejects guidance despite its clarity. Lesson: blindness of the heart is more dangerous than blindness of the eyes.
Source: Ibn Kathir (3/219); Al-Sadi
Question: What blindness is meant in "are the blind and seeing equal"?
Answer: Blindness of the heart to guidance — rejecting light and truth despite clarity. Not necessarily physical blindness.