Al-A'raf 43: While rivers flow beneath them (in Paradise), We take from their hearts all hatred. And they will say; “Praise be to Allah who has made us attain (these blessings) with Allah’s guidance. If Allah had not shown the right path, we would not have found the right path by ourselves. Indeed, the Messengers of our Lord brought the truth.” And they will hear the shout, “This is Paradise. You have been made inheritors to it for the good deeds you have committed.”

A. Metin Saruhan · 21 February 2022 · Misinterpreted Verses

The misinterpretation

As rivers flow under them (in Paradise), We will take out whatever is in their hearts of hatred. And they say; Praise be to Allah, who brought us (this blessing) with his guidance. If Allah had not guided us to the right path, we would not have found the right path on our own. Indeed, the messengers of our Lord brought the truth. To them; Here is heaven for you. In return for the good deeds you have done, it is called that you have been made his heir.

The right translation

While rivers flow beneath them (in Paradise), We take from their hearts all hatred. And they will say; “Praise be to Allah who has made us attain (these blessings) with Allah’s guidance. If Allah had not shown the right path, we would not have found the right path by ourselves. Indeed, the Messengers of our Lord brought the truth.” And they will hear the shout, “This is Paradise. You have been made inheritors to it for the good deeds you have committed.”

Explanation

Where this verse goes wrong is here: "If Allah had not guided us, we would not have been guided on our own." The correct one is: "If Allah had not shown us the right path, we would not have found it on our own."

All the inaccuracies are the writings of those who have not opened the 172nd verse of Sûra A'râf correctly and have written without realizing the meaning of this verse. Allah (swt) made a covenant with the people at Kalu Bela. He gave the desires and wishes of people as their destiny. If our Lord, who made a covenant with us and gave us what we desire with our own will, were to exercise His will over people, what did He make a covenant with us for? If He were to guide us to the right path, why did He bring us to this world? He would finish our work in the Hereafter and send us to heaven and hell without ever coming to this world.

In this case, our Lord does not discriminate between people in this world, neither guiding anyone to the right path nor leading anyone astray. Every human being lives the way he came into the world of his own free will, and every human being has written his destiny according to what he has asked from our Lord of his own free will, and our Lord has written his destiny according to his desire and will. By coming to this world, man will prove what kind of a person he is and will pass on to the hereafter.

If every human being has dictated his will and desire of his own volition, then the truth of this verse is: "If Allah had not shown us the right path, we would not have found it on our own." Allah invites people to Himself. He sends Prophets and books to bring them out of darkness into the light. When man enters into a covenant with our Lord in the Hereafter, he will be held to account for what he has done of his own will and desire when he comes to this world. Our Lord does not interfere in what people do in the world.

What is said in the video

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Surah Al-A'raf, verse 43; we will read you its wrong translation. While rivers flow beneath them in Paradise, from their hearts whatever rancour there is, We remove it all and cast it away, it says. Yes. We will do a new upload on them, it says. Pay attention. In the verse. We will do a new upload on them, it says. Surah Al-A'raf, verse 43. Here it says so anyway. Yes.

We tear the rancour out of the hearts, it says. From the hearts. Surah Al-A'raf, verse 43. Whatever rancour is in their hearts, We remove it all and cast it away. How will He cast it away?

The brain, memory, memory will produce. Rancour, everything is held by memory. It spreads it into the emotions. So when He says We will tear it out of the heart: just as on this computer we delete some of the writings we loaded into our memory, Allah Almighty too will there erase rancour, grief, gloom, bad feelings, just as they are, from the brain. Yes. We remove it all. And they say: Praise be to Allah who, by His guidance, brought us to this blessing. These parts are correct. I'm reading the wrong one, but these parts are correct. Had Allah not guided us to the right path; now the mistakes begin.

we would not have found the right path by ourselves. Truly, the messengers of our Lord brought the truth. They are called: Here is Paradise for you; in return for the good deeds you did, you have been made its heirs. In return for the good deeds you did, you have been made its heirs, they are called, it says. Now we read the correct one; look what it says. While rivers flow beneath them in Paradise, whatever rancour is in their hearts, all of it We remove and cast away. About this we said: He will do an upload on us there. And they say: Praise be to Allah, who brought us to this blessing through His guidance.

Or else: by His guidance they reached this blessing. Praise be to Allah; had Allah not led us on the right path, it says. Now here it comes to the mistake. Had Allah not shown us the right path. Not 'guided'. Allah shows us the right paths. He shows the right path to all the worlds. He sent down the Quran as a mercy to the worlds. Mercy. He sent down this Quran as a mercy to the worlds. He did not, you see, lead us to the right path with this Quran. We guided ourselves. Because according to the covenant we gave, Allah showed the right paths. And we embraced His right path. We said the Quran is the word of Allah to us, and we said the Quran shows us the right paths.

We believed in this and had faith. We acted on it. We earned Paradise. And those who turned their backs on it lost.

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And they said: Praise be to Allah who, by His guidance, brought us to this blessing. Had Allah not shown us the right path, we would not have found the right path by ourselves, it says. And what does Allah Almighty say anyway? This is supported by another verse. Where? Surah Ibrahim, verse 1 supports it. Now let's see. What does Surah Ibrahim, verse 1 say? Yes. Now: Surah Ibrahim: The Quran, by their Lord's permission, to bring people out of darkness into light, that is, onto the path of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy, Allah, is a book We have sent down to you. Now the verses confirm each other beautifully.

And what does it say here? Had Allah not shown us the right path; you see, We sent you prophets and books so that you find the truth and come to the right path, that is why. We would not have found the right path by ourselves. Truly, the messengers of our Lord have brought the truth. They are called: Here, you, here is Paradise for you; in return for the good deeds you did, you have been made its heirs. So what were the mistakes here? Had Allah not guided us to the right path. Then, if He guided us to the right path, He should have guided the disbelievers too. But: Praise be to Allah who, by His guidance, brought us to this blessing; had Allah not shown us the right path. Yes. Now, guiding is one thing, showing is another.

He shows the right path to all the worlds. Whoever wishes takes the right path. And whoever wishes turns their back and leaves. Yes.