The Rich Believer is Better than the Poor Believer (16:75 – 16:76)
Quran Talk Blog · Article · May 1, 2017
The Rich Believer is Better than the Poor Believer
16:75 GOD cites the example of a slave who is owned, and is totally powerless, compared to one whom we blessed with good provisions, from which he gives to charity secretly and publicly. Are they equal? Praise be to GOD, most of them do not know.
16:76 And GOD cites the example of two men: one is dumb, lacks the ability to do anything, is totally dependent on his master—whichever way he directs him, he cannot produce anything good. Is he equal to one who rules with justice, and is guided in the right path?
Colossians 3:23 – Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
Higher Ranks for the Strivers
Not equal are the sedentary among the believers who are not handicapped, and those who strive in the cause of GOD with their money and their lives. GOD exalts the strivers with their money and their lives above the sedentary. For both, GOD promises salvation, but GOD exalts the strivers over the sedentary with a great recompense. The higher ranks come from Him, as well as forgiveness and mercy. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.