أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا لَّا يَسْتَوُونَ
Is someone who is faithful like someone who is a transgressor? They are not equal.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 32:18
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 32:18] These verses were revealed concerning the Ahl ul Bayt and their enemies. All commentators and compilers of the traditions are unanimous that these verses relate to Ali ibn abi Talib on the one hand and Walid ibn Aqbah ibn Mu-it on the other. Wahidi relates in his book Asbab al Nuzul from Sa-id ibn Jubayr, who relates from Ibn Abbas that Walid said to Ali: "My spear is much sharper than yours, my speech is much more eloquent than yours and my army is larger than yours." Ali said: "Keep quiet. You lead an evil life." "Believer" refers to Ali, and "he who is a transgressor" refers to Walid.