لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ ١٠٣
Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle, the Aware.
Quran verses about Sight and the gaze
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22 verses in 16 surahs · 10 subtopics
Sight is presented in these verses as a favor from Allah, paired with hearing, which no one but He could restore were He to take it away. They recall that the blind and the seeing are not equal, call on those with eyes to take heed, command the lowering of the gaze from what is forbidden, and describe eyes swerving in terror and the day when eyes will stare, humbled.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 22
- Commands to lower the gaze from what is forbidden 2
- “Take heed, O people of insight” 2
- Sight is accountable for what it sees 1
- When eyes swerve in terror 2
- When seeing becomes like blindness 2
- If Allah took this blessing away, none but He could restore it 3
- The blind and the seeing are not equal 4
- Vision cannot encompass Allah 1
- Hearing and sight, blessings among Allah’s favours to His servant 3
- The day when eyes stare in horror and are humbled 2
Vision cannot encompass Allah · 1 verse
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.