At-Tawbah 77: Because they gave their words by denying Allah and because of their lying, there is mischief (hypocrisy) in their hearts until the day in which they will face Allah.

In Surah At-Tawbah, verse 77 has been interpreted wrongly. Now it follows on. In verse 77, the noble verse. Finally, because they went back on the word they gave Allah — Allah Allah! The word to Allah — look where they gave the word. Listen. I'll read it to you now. Where did they state the word they gave Allah?

So that you would not say on the Day of Judgment, we were unaware of this, He made the offspring that would come forth from the children of Adam witness against themselves. The word was settled there. And He said: I am your Lord. And they said: yes, we bear witness to this. Or: before us our fathers associated partners with Allah. We were a generation that came after them. We followed in their footsteps. Will You destroy us because of those who did falsehood — so that you would not say that, We did this, it says. That is, We took your word beforehand, it says. From each one individually, one by one; no one is anyone's keeper. No one created anyone.

We are all beings created by Allah, His servants. In this case, so that you would not make excuses to Allah Almighty out of carnal feelings — I saw my father like this, I saw this from my father so I lived it — so that you would not say that, it says. Before, in the first barzakh, when you were in the state of spirits, before putting you into a body, it says, I took your word, it says.

Now, so that we can understand these better, so that we can understand better: the spirit, the nafs and the soul are one; the bodies are separate. But those people may say they will enter Paradise with bodies. Indeed, by those superstitions, in Paradise they have their clothes taken off, bathe, and enter Paradise completely clean, supposedly. Look at the superstition, the superstition. He tries to throw superstition in the face of the truth. Yet you have come here today completely clean. That is, Allah has cleansed you of your sins and today you are completely clean, it says. Why would there be a lake at the gate of Paradise, why would there be (?).

Blessed man. That is how they have informed people. People raised on this from the root. Surely people governed by superstitions, who rebel when they hear the truth.

So: "But when Allah gave them wealth out of His grace, they were stingy and, turning away from Allah's command, went back on their word." What was the correct version of these? When He gave to them out of His generosity, they were stingy and turned away; they had been dodging all along anyway. Verse 77, isn't it? Yes. Finally, because they went back on the word they gave Allah and because they lied, Allah put hypocrisy, two-facedness, into their hearts until the day they meet Him, it says. Allah Allah. How they blame Allah Almighty here! Allah Almighty put hypocrisy in. Wasn't it said that Allah wrongs no one, and that what you earn is the (?) of your own two hands?

Why was He saying this? Whereas what is the correct version of it? Because they denied Allah while giving their word, because they lied, until the day they meet Allah there are in their hearts seeds of hypocrisy, two- facedness, it says. Because of their lying to Allah, their words, the covenant given to them, a covenant of that kind — their (?) on earth to their Lord, how much is it? In their hearts are seeds of two-facedness and hypocrisy. Because they had their own destinies written according to their desires and wishes. They had their own destinies written themselves. Allah Almighty discriminated against no one.

He made no distinction among any of His servants. Even in the world, He says, I divided the places equally among you. The places, the places. Yes. Because they denied Allah while giving their word — look, denying Allah they gave their word, that is, because they lied, because they lied, until the day they meet Allah, in their hearts are seeds of hypocrisy, two-facedness. Where is this, and where is it to ascribe attributes to Allah: I put into their hearts the seeds of two-facedness and hypocrisy? Yes.

What does it say here? Going back to the word they gave at the root — that's how it is, isn't it? At the root — look what it says here now, let's read this part: Surah At-Tawbah, verse 77, verse 77.

From that. They made a return. Where to? They returned to the root. To the root. Without the knowledge of the inner meaning (batin), it is impossible for people to interpret these. They keep (?) like this. Sir? What are we saying? Returning to the word they gave at the root — in the verse, since they are liars, Allah Almighty made the hypocrites and disbelievers themselves, before those around them, bear witness, that they were liars, to that; making them witness — by appearing as Muslims among Muslims and by the words they gave, that is, by saying: if Allah gives us, we will give charity like this — in the face of the blessings they attained, since they did not keep their word, they proved themselves liars and two- faced.

Fe a'kabehüm — they returned to the root where they gave it. Yes.

Since there are seeds of hypocrisy and two-facedness in the hearts of the hypocrites and disbelievers — Allah didn't put it there, mind you. Allah didn't put this in. In response to their desires, wishes and aims toward Allah Almighty, He worked into them characters that would live out the feelings they felt in their hearts. Otherwise Allah does not (?) among His servants. He does not create them for Hell. Every soul brings about the matter of reward and sin by its own desire and wish, itself. With the will (?) He gave, with the judgments it made, with the deeds it carried out, with the rewards and sins it earned, it will be called to account.

Allah does not take that will away from that person and have His own will used in that person to drive him to that deed. Yes. If it were so, Allah would be discriminating among His servants and would be ascribed attributes.

Since there are seeds of hypocrisy and two-facedness in the hearts of the hypocrites and disbelievers, they cannot get rid of these traits until the day they meet Allah. Because that is what they desire. The characters were worked in accordingly. What day is the day they meet Allah? The Day of Judgment will break. Israfil will blow the Trumpet. All souls will be resurrected. That is, people will rise again from the graves. when you come into My presence with a driver, the great court will be set up and account will be given in the presence of Allah Almighty. On the Day of Resurrection, in the hereafter.

Since there are seeds of hypocrisy and two-facedness in the hearts of the hypocrites and disbelievers, they cannot get rid of these traits until the day they meet Allah. The meaning of "until the day they meet Allah": with every soul tasting death, all souls will be returned to Allah. According to the verse, on the Day of Resurrection, at the great court, until the day of account they give to Allah Almighty, they cannot be rid of these traits and characters. There, there too, living the same traits and characters, since they cannot be rid of them, they will remain there forever as people of Hell.

And finally, when they enter Hell, since these traits turn into hatred toward Allah Almighty, they remain there forever as people of Hell.

Therefore

in his great world man must bring his nafs to perfection; in his great world man must bring his nafs to perfection, must cleanse his heart of (?), must know his Creator as the Creator, and as one in need of Allah, grasping the helplessness of his nafs, must bring his nafs to perfection. So what I say — just as the verses confirm one another, the words all confirm one another like this. What we say does not contradict any verse. With Allah's (?).