THE HOLY PROPHET (ALLAHUMA SALI ALA MUHAMMAD WA ALA ALI MUHAMMAD) WAS NOT LIKE DECEITFUL SOOTHSAYERS.

قُلْ لَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ عِنْدِي خَزَائِنُ اللَّهِ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ وَلَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنِّي مَلَكٌ ۖ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ ۚ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الْأَعْمَىٰ وَالْبَصِيرُ ۚ أَفَلَا تَتَفَكَّرُونَ {6:50}

[Q6:50] Qul laaa aqoolu lakum 'indee khazaaa'inul laahi wa laaa a'lamul ghaiba wa laaa aqoolu lakum innee malakun in attabi'u illaa maa yoohaaa ilaiy; qul hal yastawil a'maa walbaseer; afalaa tatafakkaroon. 

[Q6:50] Say: I do not say to you, I have with me the treasures of ALLAH (SWT), nor do I know the unseen, nor do I say to you that I am an angel; I do not follow aught save that which is revealed to me. Say: Are the blind and the seeing one alike? Do you not then reflect?
[Q6:50] Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad); Aku tidak mengatakan kepada kamu (bahawa) perbendaharaan ALLAH (SwT) ada di sisiku dan aku pula tidak mengetahui perkara-perkara yang ghaib; aku juga tidak mengatakan kepada kamu bahawasanya aku ini malaikat, aku tidak menurut melainkan apa yang diwahyukan kepadaku. Bertanyalah (kepada mereka): Adakah sama orang yang buta dengan orang yang celik? Tidakkah kamu mahu berfikir? 

This verse implies THAT THE HOLY PROPHET (ALLAHUMA SALI ALA MUHAMMAD WA ALA ALI MUHAMMAD) WAS NOT LIKE DECEITFUL SOOTHSAYERS, [1] WHO PRETEND TO REVEAL HIDDEN TREASURES, [2] OR SEE INTO THE FUTURE, [3] OR CLAIM TO BE THE MASTERS WHO CONTROL EVERYTHING.

**IN A WIDER SENSE the Holy Prophet (ALLAHuma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad) dealt out great treasures of truth, given to him by ALLAH (SWT); he had received ALLAH (SWT)'s inspiration to know all about everything, AND ALWAYS made clear to the people that his power, his wisdom and his glory reached the highest position by ALLAH (SWT)'s permission.

**OUTWARDLY to the common man he was a "plain preacher", who presented the truth in its pristine purity, without any misleading ambiguity about his relationship with ALLAH (SWT), SO THAT his unwary followers might not idolize him as the Christians worshipped Isa.

At all events the Holy Prophet (ALLAHuma sali ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad) demonstrated his total submission to ALLAH (SWT) as all human beings are commanded to do, notwithstanding his singular achievements, on the basis of which he could be tempted to present himself as a being whose nature is partly divine so that the people who, for centuries, had been accustomed to the worshipping of supernatural phenomena, should demi-deify him; BUT HE NEVER GAVE TO HIS FOLLOWERS ANY ROOM TO RAISE HIM TO GODHEAD.

For "can the blind (disbelievers) be held equal to the seeing (believers)" see commentary of Ma-idah 5:100.

"Will you not then reflect?" indicates that Islam invites man to use his intellect and power of reasoning for arriving at a rational conclusion.

THE HOLY PROPHET (ALLAHUMA SALI ALA MUHAMMAD WA ALA ALI MUHAMMAD) AND HIS AHLUL BAYT have been distinguished from other human beings BECAUSE their physical and spiritual lives attained perfection through divine guidance and inspiration which they earned BECAUSE whatever they did, natural or supernatural, was in total submission to ALLAH (SWT)'s will and in compliance with His commands, by His permission. IT IS A STATE OF ABSOLUTE UBUDIYAT (OBEDIENCE).

Besides ALLAH (SWT), no one knows and controls the unseen, and he who claims knowledge of the unseen and control over it, either by his own inherent skill and effort or through some other agency not connected with and subservient to ALLAH (SWT), is a vulgar soothsayer - deaf, dumb and blind. Also refer to Tur 52:37, 38; Qalam 68:47.

»    According to verses 112 and 121 of this surah the evil ones among men and jinn inspire each other.

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(6:50) (O Muhammad!) Say: 'I do not say to you I have the treasures of Allah. Nor do I have knowledge of what is beyond the reach of human perception. Nor do 1 say to you: I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me.' *31 Then ask them: 'Are the blind and the seeing alike?' *32 Do you not then reflect?

*31. FEEBLE-MINDED PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS ENTERTAINED THE FOOLISH MISCONCEPTION THAT THE MORE GODLY A MAN IS, THE MORE LIBERATED HE SHOULD BE FROM THE LIMITATIONS OF HUMAN NATURE. They expect a godly person to be able to work wonders. By a mere sign of his hand, whole mountains should be transmuted into gold. At his command, the earth should begin to throw up all its hidden treasures. He should have miraculous access to all relevant facts about people. He should be able to point out the locations of things which have been lost, and show how they can be retrieved. He should be able to predict whether or not a patient will survive his disease; whether a pregnant woman will deliver a boy or a girl. Moreover, he should be above all human disabilities and limitations. How can a genuinely godly person feel hunger or thirst? How can he be overcome by sleep? How can he have a wife and children? How can he engage in buying and selling to meet his material requirements? How can he be impelled by force of circumstances to resort to such mundane acts as making money? How can he feel the pinch of poverty and paucity of resources? False conceptions such as these dominated the minds of the contemporaries of the Prophet (peace be on him). When they heard of his claim, in order to test his veracity they asked him regarding things that lie beyond the ken of human perception and to work wonders, and blamed him when they saw him engaged in such acts as eating and drinking, and taking care of his wife and children, and walking about the bazaars like other ordinary human beings. It is misconceptions such as these that this verse seeks to remove. 
*32. The statement of a Prophet in such matters amounts to a testimony based on first-hand observation. For the truths which a Prophet propounds are those which he himself has observed and experienced and which have been brought within the range of his knowledge by means of revelation. On the contrary, those who are opposed to the truths propounded by the Prophets are blind since the notions they entertain are based either on guess-work and conjecture or on blind adherence to ideas hallowed by time. Thus the difference between a Prophet and his opponents is as that between a man who has sound vision and a man who is blind. Obviously the former is superior, by dint of this gift of knowledge from God rather than because he has access to hidden treasures, because of his knowledge of the unseen world, and because of his freedom from physical limitations.