An-Nisa 42: Those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish on that Day that they were leveled with the ground, and they will not be able to hide anything from Allah.

A. Metin Saruhan · 16 November 2017 · An-Nisa

Translation

Those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish on that Day that they were leveled with the ground, and they will not be able to hide anything from Allah.

Tafsir

Those who did not listen to the commands of Allah, who did not recognize the Prophets, who did not follow the path of disbelief, who entertained their nafs, who denied the Prophets or killed them, who changed the Books sent by Allah (swt) according to their minds, will be asked to their Prophets on the Day of Judgment, did you show them the path that these people went astray? When the Prophets of those nations say to Allah (swt) that we sanctify You from all deficient attributes, and You know that we have communicated Your command to these nations, and that these people have chosen the path of deviation of their own will, our Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.), the Servant of two worlds, will confirm the testimony of the Prophets as a witness. In addition, the actual deeds of people throughout their lives will be shown to them like a video tape. Realizing that they have no escape, these enemies of Allah and rebellious people will want the earth to split open and they will sink to the bottom of the earth. When these people realize that they have no helpers or intercessors, when they realize that they are subjected to the eternal torment of eternal life, then, O destruction! Where are you, death, where are you? But they will suffer the eternal torment of life without death.

O human being, is it worth turning the eternal bliss of the hereafter into torment by being deceived by a few hours of worldly life? Think about your creation, contemplate, you have a body equipped with knowledge. If you think that this did not happen out of the blue and that there is a being who created you, you will understand and realize that you were created by a Lord. Did Allah, Who created you and provided you with every kind of sustenance, send you into the world so that you might eat and drink and enjoy yourself, deny the Creator and rebel against Him by disobeying the commands above you?

What is said in the video

Those who do not listen to Allah's commands, who do not recognise the prophets, who stray onto the path of unbelief, who amuse their nafs and call the prophets liars or kill them, who change the books Allah Almighty sent according to their own minds and have them written — on the Day of Resurrection their prophets will be asked: The way by which these people strayed into error, was it you who showed it? All verses. He will also ask Jesus: Was it you who told these people, I am the son of Allah, did you say it? These are verses. And Jesus: God forbid, my Lord, You know me better than I know myself.

I never said such a thing, he will say. Yes.

Was it you who showed these people the way by which they strayed into error? The prophets of those communities, however, to Allah Almighty: We declare You free of all deficient attributes. You also know that we conveyed Your command to these communities. These people chose the path of error by their own desires; when they say this, as witness the Seal of the Prophets, the master of the two worlds, Muhammad (peace be upon him) will confirm the prophets' testimony. In addition, the actual deeds people did throughout their lives will be shown to them like a videotape. These enemies of Allah and rebellious-spirited people, who understand that no way of escape is left to them, will wish that the earth would split open and they would sink into its depths.

These people, who understand that they have neither helper nor intercessor, when they realise they have met the eternal punishment of eternal life, then they will say: O destruction, where are you, that is, O death, where are you? But in the endless punishment of a life with no more death they will writhe. Now, is it worth it for a person, with the grandeur his nafs gives him, to turn his back on the truth? Is it worth it for a person, through his own nafs appearing grand to him, to follow the path of the taghut and Satan, incline to worldly life and abandon his hereafter? Which person of reason does this?

Which mind can accept this? For people worn out in the pain and (?) of a passing world, three or five minutes of breathing, or living in pleasure and enjoyment in this world, is it worth suffering the torment and agony of the life of an eternal, endless world?

Then I say: O people, turn to Allah, turn to His Messenger. Free yourselves from these superstitions, use your reason, distinguish well between crooked and straight, distinguish well between crooked and straight; take it as advice from an elder, if you like as a father's advice, if you like as a Hodja's advice: always use your reason and compare, try to distinguish crooked from straight. Do not be anyone's satellite. And do not, as anyone's satellite, blindly obey those people either. But those Muslims of ours whom they call simple, they are very good people. Very good people. In this case, (?) even against Muslims they wag their tongues, people who plot all kinds of intrigues to draw them into superstitions.

Shame on them. Yes, that is why we call out from here to people. O man, deceived by a few hours of worldly life, to turn the eternal bliss of the world of the hereafter into punishment, is it worth it?

Think about your creation. Reflect. You have a body equipped with knowledge. If you think that this did not come about out of nowhere and that there is a being who created you, you will understand and grasp it. So did that Allah, who created you and provides all your sustenance, send you to the world so that you eat, drink and enjoy yourself and deny your Creator and, not listening to the commands upon you, rebel against Him, is that why He sent you?

Yes.