An-Nahl 36: Vow to that; We have sent a Prophet to every nation, (saying); “Worship Allah and abstain from Taghoot!”. Some of them came to Allah’s right path. And some of them chose going astray. Walk around the earth and see the end of the deniers.

A. Metin Saruhan · 21 February 2022 · Misinterpreted Verses

The misinterpretation

We have certainly sent to every nation a Messenger (to command them) to serve Allah and beware of Tagut. Allah guided some of them to the straight path. Some of them deserved to go astray. Travel through the earth and see how was the end of the disbelievers

The right translation

Vow to that; We have sent a Prophet to every nation, (saying); “Worship Allah and abstain from Taghoot!”. Some of them came to Allah’s right path. And some of them chose going astray. Walk around the earth and see the end of the deniers.

Explanation

The verse that has been misinterpreted here is this: Allah guided some of them. And some of them deserved to go astray. The truth is: Some of them came to the right path of Allah. And some of them chose error.

Does Allah (swt) discriminate between people, guiding some people to the right path and leading others astray? Does our Lord discriminate between people? There are many wisdoms in His infallible justice in favor of people. Allah (swt) has created human beings incomplete and faulty. The reason for this is: Many verses inform us that when people make a mistake, when they realize their mistake and repent, when they return to our Lord, our Lord forgives the servant with His attribute of Tawwab because He knows His Essence.

Does our Lord then discriminate between people and lead one to guidance and the other to error? Every soul will be rewarded for what it has done. When Allah (swt) said in Kalu Bela, Elestu bi Rabbikum, I am your Lord, people were divided into three classes. Whatever desires and wishes each soul made to our Lord, our Lord wrote down their desires and wishes as their destiny. When people come to this world, they prove what kind of a person they are by acting out the scripts they have written for themselves in this world like an artist.

What is said in the video

Writings, translations.

We've come to Surah An-Nahl. In Surah An-Nahl, let's see which verse has a mistake. Let's look at them.

There isn't much of a mistake in Surah An-Nahl. In verse 36 there is a mistake. What does it say here? Indeed, We sent a prophet to every community so that they would command: serve Allah and keep away from the taghut. See, here it confirms what I said just now. Allah Almighty sends a prophet to every community. Affirm it, He says. There is a Creator who made you. He created you as the noblest of creatures. He provided you with so much sustenance. He brought you into being from nothing.

Allah guided some of them to the right path. Some of them. And some of them deserved misguidance. Travel the earth and see how the end of the deniers was, it says. Now, Allah protect us. Here, Allah drags no one into misguidance. Nor does He guide anyone to the right path.

So what does it say? To the right path, (?) We sent a prophet. Allah guided some of them to the right path. Now take a father, say. A father. Let's say he has 60 or 70 children.

Does a father lead his children to evil? This father always wants his children to be good. Right? To be good. The better his children are, the prouder the father is. He is proud of his child. Well, if Allah's mercy has surpassed His wrath, His mercy, since He says: My mercy has surpassed My wrath, would Allah Almighty discriminate among His servants and guide some to the right path with His mercy, and what was the other one's sin that He led him onto the bad path?

Is this fitting for Allah?

First of all, how do we understand that the people who would explain these verses have no knowledge? They keep explaining the verses, interpreting them, by having verses contradict verses. For example, it says the Quran came as a mercy to the worlds. Correct. Here too, if it came as a mercy, if Allah invites His servants to His Being and calls them to His Being through His prophets, how can you say here that He guided some to the right path and some, sir, deserved misguidance, it says?

If you knew the verses, would you explain it like this?

If it says of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he does not speak idly, how can you make Allah Almighty's word contradict itself?

And these, passing themselves off as scholars with doctorates, are superstitions. Superstition.

Besides, look: indeed, We, serve Allah and keep away from the taghut. What is taghut? Here, the two-legged human. Keep away from them, keep away from Satan too, keep away from the (?) Satan will give, and keep away from people turning you from the path of truth. How beautifully it says it. So that they would command this, We sent a prophet to every community. Some of them came to Allah's right path. See how beautiful. Those who gave Allah a good covenant when the truth was explained. Some of them came to Allah's right path. And some of them chose misguidance. That is, they turned their backs on Allah.

Travel the earth and see how the end of the deniers was, it says. Yes.