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Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 17
مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَلَمَّآ أَضَآءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُۥ ذَهَبَ ٱللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِى ظُلُمَـٰتٍ لَّا يُبْصِرُونَ Qur’an Al-Baqara (2:17)Mathaluhum kamathali alla th ee istawqada n a ran falamm a a da at m a h awlahu th ahaba All a hu binoorihim watarakahum fee th ulum a tin l a yub s iroon a
Their parable is that of people who kindle a fire: but as soon as it has illumined all around them, God takes away their light and leaves them in utter darkness, wherein they cannot see:
- Mohammad Asad
Mohammad AsadTheir example is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it illuminated all around him Allah took away the light (their eyesight) and left them in utter darkness: they could see nothing.
- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam MalikTheir example is that of someone who kindles a fire, but when it lights up all around them, Allah takes away their light, leaving them in complete darkness- unable to see.
- Mustafa Khattab
Mustafa KhattabTheir likeness is as the likeness of one who kindleth fire, and when it sheddeth its light around him Allah taketh away their light and leaveth them in darkness, where they cannot see,
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Marmaduke PickthallTheir similitude is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it lighted all around him Allah took away their light and left them in utter darkness so they could not see. 38
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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