An-Nahl 107: This (punishment) is because they chose the worldly life over the Hereafter, and because the blasphemers do not desire Allah’s guidance.

A. Metin Saruhan · 21 February 2022 · Misinterpreted Verses

The misinterpretation

This (torment) is due to their preferring the life of this world to the Hereafter and the fact that Allah does not guide the disbelievers.

The right translation

This (punishment) is because they chose the worldly life over the Hereafter, and because the blasphemers do not desire Allah’s guidance.

Explanation

Here is where it is wrong: Allah does not guide a people of disbelievers. The truth is: It is because the community of disbelievers do not seek Allah's guidance. Our Lord does not discriminate between people, even if they are disbelievers. In order for people to be guided, He sent the Prophet (PBUH), who came as a mercy to the worlds: "Vema erselnake illa rahmeten lil alemin". He also sent the Holy Qur'an as a light to the worlds and a proof before mankind. In this case, if our Lord did not guide the community of disbelievers, He excluded them from among His other servants, did not send the Prophet (SAW) and the Holy Qur'an to them, and separated them as disbelievers. Where is the justice of our Lord in this situation?

Allah (swt) made a covenant with our souls at Kalu Bela in the address Elestu bi Rabbikum and wrote everyone's desires and wishes as destiny for Himself. Those who accuse our Lord among people, who have not grasped the realization of the 172nd Verse of the A'râf Sûra, have not failed to characterize our Lord by opening the Verses in this way. I advise those who open the Verses in this way to read the footnote to Verse 172 of Surah A'râf.

What is said in the video

for them there is a painful punishment. Yes. Verse 107 has also been translated wrongly. “This punishment is because they preferred the life of this world to the Hereafter and because Allah does not guide the community of unbelievers,” it says.

There are many mistakes here. It's not one mistake. One: Allah Almighty deliberately created people for Hell. An unbeliever, you see. Two: Allah Almighty, in Surah Al-A'raf, verse 172, makes the covenant with people.

This removes the covenant. In this case, since it is a denial of Surah Al-A'raf, verse 172, if he wrote this consciously, he is an unbeliever. I'm saying it. If he translated this verse like this consciously, he is an unbeliever. If he translated it unconsciously, he is a sinner. He is a sinner. What does it say? “This punishment is because they preferred the life of this world to the Hereafter and because Allah does not guide the community of unbelievers.” Does the community of unbelievers not find guidance? Aren't there some among them who find it? Aren't there people seeking Islam, Islam? There are.

“This punishment is because they preferred the life of this world to the Hereafter and because the community of unbelievers does not want Allah's guidance.” Does not want Allah's guidance. Surah Al-A'raf – Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 17, what does it say?

Them, He says, We – and they are like one who kindles a fire in the dark night, it says. Look now. Like one who kindles a fire in the dark night. When the fire burns and lights up its surroundings, Allah puts out their fire and leaves them in darkness. We said this to the head of some place. The witness is here. Open it, I said. What does the first verse of Surah Al-Baqarah say? I said Baqarah. What does the first verse of Surah Ibrahim say? Let's read it from here. Its first verse. Look now, what does it say here?

Surah Ibrahim. On page four hundred and what, let's see now? Let's hit on it right here.

On page two hundred and fifty-four. Three hundred and twenty.

Two hundred and fifty. Look. “This Quran, so that, by their Lord's leave, you bring people out of the darkness into the light, that is, onto the path of Allah, the Almighty and Praiseworthy, is a book We sent down to you.” When people came to earth, they were in such darkness that they did not know what to do. Allah sent them prophets and books and lit up their way. Well, what does it say here now? What does it say in verse 17? Look.

Them – the state of the hypocrites is like one who kindles a fire in the dark night. No. They are in darkness themselves anyway – where would they kindle a fire? Here, in a figurative sense, the fire is the Holy Quran. I mean, isn't a fire seen in the dark night? It is. A fire lights up the surroundings in the dark night. What does it say now?

It is like one who kindles a fire in the dark night. Allah Almighty is giving an example here anyway. When the fire lights up its surroundings, Allah immediately takes away their light and leaves them in darkness. Now there are many mistakes here. First of all, the Quran came down as a mercy to the worlds. People may keep rebelling to the very end. In the end, having got past his period of ignorance, he says: my Allah, forgive me, I was not mistaken (?) – if he enters Islam (?), perhaps Allah Almighty either forgives his sin or punishes him, yet still accepts him as a Muslim. Here they leave him completely outside.

Like one who kindles a fire in the dark night, it says. Whereas: like a fire burning in the dark night – the burning Quran – it gives light. Those who turn their backs on it leave themselves in darkness. Isn't the partial free will mine, after all? Doesn't Allah Almighty invite us to Islam? Together with His prophets: there is no god but Me. Does He not say: if you know Me, I will promise you My Paradise? Well? Whoever turns his back on Him, doesn't he leave himself in darkness? He says this in a figurative sense anyway. Well, say this too (?). Yes.

Not everyone can write the verses. If they do, they talk nonsense like this. Yes.

Yes.

What do we say? “This punishment is because they preferred the life of this world to the Hereafter and because the community of unbelievers does not want Allah's guidance.” Those who want it are excepted, of course.