أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِ كَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُم
Is he who stands on a manifest proof from his Lord like those to whom the evil of their conduct is made to seem decorous and who follow their desires?
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 47:14
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 47:14] It has repeatedly been mentioned in the Quran that good and evil can never be alike and equal so as to warn people to keep this fact in view when they choose a leader to guide them. See Ma-idah: 100; An-am: 50; Rad: 16; Zumar: 9 and Mumin: 58. Not to lose the right path it is essential to keep one's eyes open to see the traps laid by the false leaders. See commentary of Hud: 17; and Yunus: 35. According to Ankabut: 69 Allah Himself guides every sincere seeker who wants to identify and follow the true guides. The first and the foremost leader is the Holy Prophet and after him Ali ibn abi Talib and the Imams of the Ahl ul Bayt are the true leaders, all of whom have been appointed by Allah after thoroughly purifying them. See commentary of Fatihah: 6 and 7; Baqarah: 2 to 5, 30 to 39, 124, 143; Ali Imran : 7, 61, 101 to 115, Bara-at (introduction), Yunus: 35, Rad: 7; Maryam: 41 to 50; Anfal: 20 to 25; Bara-at: 41; Bani Israil: 71; Ta Ha: 9 to 98; Ahzab: 33, Fatir: 32; Sad: 86; Shura: 23; Saba: 47, 67 to 79; and Furqan 57 and several other verses.