Al-Ma'idah 56: Those who have Allah, Allah’s Messenger and those who believe as their close friends (should know that), the victorious ones are those who take the side of Allah.

A. Metin Saruhan · 14 October 2017 · Al-Ma'idah

Translation

Those who have Allah, Allah’s Messenger and those who believe as their close friends (should know that), the victorious ones are those who take the side of Allah.

Tafsir

Whoever sides with Allah and takes Allah and His Messenger and those who believe as friends, they will surely prevail. The purpose of Allah (swt) sending people to the realm of property is for each soul to play out its nature in accordance with the covenant it has made and to witness in this unseen world what kind of a person it is. In this respect, Allah, who sends people to the realm of property, puts those who love Him and those who disobey Allah's commands through all kinds of trials and tests. If people say Allah in any case, do not compromise on the Verses, which are the words of Allah, and are with those who say Allah and do not give their hearts to the enemies of Allah, these people are with Allah and Allah is with them. Allah, the Owner of the universe, will humiliate those who disobey His commands with the torment He has prepared for them on the Day of Judgment. He honors those who worship Him, those who say Allah, and those who are with Allah. He rewards people with the bliss and peace of eternal life. Those who are victorious are those who say Allah and do not turn their backs on Allah.

So, O human being! Since there is no place and no door to go to except Allah, and since Allah cannot be harmed by the gathering of man and jinn, and since your mind shows you that this is so, will you not be able to break your ego, which is your enemy, and return to Allah? When the pleasure of this transient and mortal realm intoxicates a person, is it befitting a human being who has been created in such a sublime way that you lose your mind, become as if you are caught up in a rush, unable to move, and become a slave to your ego, submitting to the one who will deprive you of the bliss of eternal life? Allah (swt) says in a Verse: "Do not be with the dead". These are not the dead in graves. They are people who do not see the truth while they are living their worldly life, who are far from Allah, who have surrendered to their nafs and shaytan, who think of nothing but living in pleasure and enjoyment, whose hearts are dead. These are the living dead. These are the wrongdoers against their own souls.

What is said in the video

Of Surah Al-Ma'idah verse 56: Whoever takes Allah, His Messenger and those who believe as friends, let him know that those who will prevail are surely those who take Allah's side. How beautifully Allah Almighty says it.

Now, look at the verse. Whoever takes Allah, His Messenger and those who believe as friends. Allah, His Messenger and those who believe are our friends. Let him know that those who will prevail are surely those who take Allah's side. So Allah, the Owner of this universe, also says this: If (?) gather, they can never harm Allah. In that case, given that even if the whole universe came together it could not harm your Lord. Because Allah created all His creations under His rule. What does "He created under His rule" mean? (?) Whatever He created, He created it such that He can impose His rule on all of it and instantly destroy or annihilate it.

In this case, in this case, since Allah Almighty, outside His own rule, created nothing at all, whoever takes Allah, His Messenger and those who believe as friends — that is, (?) — whoever abides by My commands, those in My ranks will never be wronged, He says. Never. They are of the company of the winners. The winners. Those who will prevail are surely those who take Allah's side, it says. Whoever is on Allah's side, takes Allah and those who believe in His Messenger as friends, surely these will prevail. As we just said, who in this world can have more say than Allah Almighty anyway? Allah Almighty, who created this whole universe from nothing,

Allah Almighty, who created these worlds so that His essence would be known, created them for people. He created them so that His essence would be known. In this case, when He created His creations under His rule, by the (?) of the verse "külli şey'in kadir", by saying "külli şey'in alim", He is the One who imposes His rule on these worlds. So whoever takes his place in His ranks is victorious too, along with Allah, the absolutely Victorious. It is as simple as that.

The purpose of Allah Almighty in sending people to the material world is for each soul to play out its own (?) according to the covenant it gave, and what kind of person it is, to make itself witness to that in this unseen world. Allah Almighty could have put us, according to our covenant, right away, in the hereafter, without our coming to the world, into Paradise or into Hell, according to our own covenant.

Allah — that Allah who is free of deficient attributes.

That is, no (?) can find the slightest fault in Him. Whoever wants to look for fault looks in his own self. Let him look in his own self.

Why did He do it this way? That is, send us to the world. Allah Almighty created us so close to His essence that He gave us from His spirit a part. He equipped people with attributes of essence. Allah Almighty too has attributes of essence. That is, He patched a part of His attributes onto us, a part of His attributes — He made us (?) with His attributes. That attribute — Allah Almighty; and we are its parts. In this case, us, as the (?) event, to the earth He sent down. The reason? "O Allah, why are You putting me into Hell? How was I to know that You are my Lord?" He created us so close to His essence, you see.

Just like us. Like a human attribute.

"How was I to know that You are my Lord? If You had sent me to a world where Your essence is not seen and made Yourself known to me there, I would have accepted You as Lord and obeyed You," he says. So that he would not say this word — that is Allah's attribute of being Allah. No one will be able to ask Him (?) ask you. He creates these worlds, He creates the world, He creates all the things by which people can earn their living on earth, and He sends man to the world where His essence is not seen. But whatever his covenant was there, whatever kind of covenant he gave, whatever character he has, here too he plays the same game.

Come on now, you do not see Allah Almighty. But Allah makes His essence known to you. Both with miracles, and by having every person of reason, before their eyes, every day while listening, learn miracles, and both with knowledge and with technology He proves His essence to you. In the prophets' times miracles were shown. You could also call that magic. But today, through technology, you see that this universe He created with knowledge, from its (?), is equipped. And this — in a way that could not come from a human's (?) — that by itself this order could not be set up, as proof that a world has an owner, today, with seeing eyes and a working mind, you witness this.

Well, (?) then? If you know Allah, become a Muslim. (?) Don't. Why? Because you have deified your nafs. Because you have grown used to moving along the path your nafs desires, have deified your own being, waiting for a Lord of your imagination, and imagining a Lord who will do what you want, who can impose His rule — and accordingly (?) the Lord of your imagination, making idols, putting his spirit in them and worshipping them — you are wretched people. Yes.

In this case, in this case people

move away from Allah. Allah Almighty sends them to the world so that His being free of deficient attributes may be proven. But they again, according to their own covenant, with characters — the same characters — play out their game.

What are we saying here? The purpose of Allah Almighty in sending people to the material world is for one to play out one's own (?) according to a covenant with one's nafs, and what kind of person one is, to make oneself witness to that in this unseen world. Therefore Allah, who sends people to the (?) world, puts those who love His essence and those who oppose Allah's commands through every kind of trial and test. People in every circumstance say "Allah". They do not compromise the verses that are Allah's words, and they are with those who say "Allah". If they do not give their hearts to Allah's enemies, since these people are with Allah, Allah Almighty too is with them. Allah, the Owner of the universe, those who defiantly oppose His commands He humiliates on the Day of Judgement with the torment He has prepared.

Those who worship His essence, those who say "Allah", those who are with Allah, He (?). He rewards people with the happiness and peace of eternal life. So the victors are those who say "Allah" and who do not turn their backs on Allah.

So, O human, since there is no other place and no other door to go to but Allah, since even if (?) gathered, they could not do Allah any harm, and since your mind shows you that this is so, will you not break this nafs of yours, your enemy, and turn to Allah? When the reality of this transient and (?) world intoxicates a person and takes his mind away, your coming to a state where, as if seized by (?), you cannot move, and, captive to your nafs, bowing to the one that will deprive you of the happiness of eternal life and surrendering — does that befit a person created so (?), a human being? Allah Almighty, in a verse, "Do not be with the dead," says. These are not the dead in the graves.

While living the worldly life, those who do not see the truth, far from Allah, surrendered to their nafs and Satan, who think of nothing but living in pleasure and indulgence, whose hearts are dead — such people. These are the living dead. These are also those who wrong their own selves. Yes.