Al-Hajj 78: Genuinely strive for the cause of Allah. You excel among others (because of your strong faith in the Truth). Allah has not burdened you with hardship in religious matters. As in the religion of your father Abraham. Before this (earlier divine Books), and in this (the Qur’an), Allah has given to you the name ‘Muslims’. So that the Prophet will be a witness upon you, and you will be witnesses upon other people. So, establish the prayer (As-Salat), pay obligatory alms (Zakah), and hold on firmly to Allah. Allah is your Maula (Dear Lord). How beautiful a Maula (Dear Lord) and how beautiful a Helper (Allah) is!

A. Metin Saruhan · 22 February 2022 · Misinterpreted Verses

The misinterpretation

Fight for the sake of Allah with due due diligence. He chose you. He has not placed any difficulties on you regarding religion. He named you Muslims both before (in the previous Books) and in this one (in the Quran) so that the Prophet may be a witness to you and you to be a witness to the people in the religion of your father Abraham. If so, pray; Give zakat; And hold tight to Allah. He is your Mevla. What a wonderful Mevla, what a wonderful helper.

The right translation

Genuinely strive for the cause of Allah. You excel among others (because of your strong faith in the Truth). Allah has not burdened you with hardship in religious matters. As in the religion of your father Abraham. Before this (earlier divine Books), and in this (the Qur’an), Allah has given to you the name ‘Muslims’. So that the Prophet will be a witness upon you, and you will be witnesses upon other people. So, establish the prayer (As-Salat), pay obligatory alms (Zakah), and hold on firmly to Allah. Allah is your Maula (Dear Lord). How beautiful a Maula (Dear Lord) and how beautiful a Helper (Allah) is!

Explanation

This is where this verse goes wrong: He has chosen you. Verily, you are the chosen ones (over other people because of your faith);

Our Lord chooses no one. Our Lord decides everything in its proper place with justice and righteousness. People who are unaware of the meaning of Verse 172 of Sûrah A'râf are opening such nonsensical verses and dragging people into depressions. In Verse 172 of Surah A'râf, our Lord has made a covenant with human beings and written their desires and wishes as their destiny. In this case, each and every human being proves what kind of a person he/she is by playing out his/her destiny like an artist in the world. Those who prove what kind of a person they are in the Hereafter in the Court-i Kübra are sent to the places they deserve with the justice of our Lord.

In this case, our Lord does not choose people, but people who know our Lord by their covenant: The right-wing people, whom he calls ashabul meymenati ma ashabul meymeneh, are distinguished servants because of their faith over those who do not believe, and the left-wing people, whom he calls ashabul mashamati ma ashabul mashameh.

What is said in the video

Allah Almighty has programmed them. I suppose this part is understood. Yes. Verse 78 of Surah Al-Hajj is somewhat long; let's read this one too. We're reading the wrong one. Strive in Allah's cause, giving it its due. Strive, giving it its due. He chose you, it says. Here it's (?). Who didn't choose us? We'll explain that now anyway. He placed no hardship on you in matters of religion. Allah Almighty has now chosen us in religion. He had one's wish written as one's own destiny. Well, why here do you make Allah Almighty discriminate among His servants by not choosing? Does Allah discriminate among His servants?

Allah (?) — strive, giving it its due. He chose you, it says. He placed no hardship on you in matters of religion. It was so in the religion of your father Abraham too. So that the Prophet may be a witness over you and you witnesses over people, He, both in the earlier books and in this one, the Quran, named you Muslims. So perform the prayer, give the zakat and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector. What an excellent Protector. What an excellent Helper. These parts are all correct. (?) Yes. Let's continue then. Let's read the correct one of it. Strive in Allah's cause, giving it its due. We chose you because of your faith; not that, look, because of your faith, over other people you are the elite.

What was it? Over other people. We are above them because of our own faith in Allah. Because we have followed Allah's word, that's why we're the elite above them. It's we ourselves who rise, that is. Because they have turned their backs on Allah. And what does Allah Almighty say about them? They are like four-legged animals roaming the earth. Even more astray in their way, it says. Yes. He placed no hardship on you in matters of religion. It was so in the religion of your father Abraham too. So that the Prophet may be a witness over you and you witnesses over people, He, both in the earlier books and in this one, that is, in the Quran, named you Muslims.

So perform the prayer, give the zakat and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector. What an excellent Protector, what an excellent Helper.