Al-Ankabut 21: Allah punishes those who desire (by their covenant) and forgives those who desire (by their covenant). Finally, You will all be returned to Allah only.
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Explanation
The misinterpretation
He torments whom He wills and withholds whom He wills. But to Him you will be returned.
The right translation
Allah punishes those who desire (by their covenant) and forgives those who desire (by their covenant). Finally, You will all be returned to Allah only.
Explanation
This is where this verse also goes wrong: He torments whom He wills and spares whom He wills. The truth is: He torments whoever wills (his own soul), and Allah spares whoever wills.
We have written in many verses that our Lord has no will over mankind. Since the Qur'an refers to will as repetition, we have written a brief footnote about will as repetition.
In this verse we have written that our Lord has no will over people, that every soul has made a covenant with our Lord, and that people's desires and wishes are written for them as destiny, and this will not change again, and in this case our Lord has no will over people. It is explained in detail in verse 172 of Surah A'raf. There you can find out why we were created, where we were created, why our Lord made a covenant with mankind and why He sent us into the world even though He knew what we were. You can get information there.
What is said in the video
Page 397, we've made good progress, well, on page 397, the 21st verse.
Now the verses are always right, but the wrong renderings always confirm one another, the wrong ones. Whereas measured against the truth it is denial, a lie, wrong. What does it say here? He punishes whom He wills. Then what do the unbelievers say? Hell's punishment won't hold us for more than three days. Who says this? The Jews. And what do the unbelievers say? Hell isn't forever, they say. I'll suffer the punishment and get out, they say. He punishes whom He wills. That is, for a certain time. He has mercy on whom He wills. Only to Him will you be returned, it says. Whereas the one who wills punishes his own self.
He punishes himself. His nafs punishes. He has mercy on the one who wills. He has mercy on the one who wills Allah. Only to Him will he be returned. Yes.
Here, when it says 'the one who wills', it's as if he were willing Allah Almighty. Here, that is, the person's: He has mercy on the one who wills Allah. Here at the start we'll say: He has mercy on the one who wills Allah. We'll add it here. Well, let's write this to it as well.
From Allah — He has mercy on the one who asks. Only to Him will you be returned. We'll say: the one who wills Allah. Yes. The one who wills He has mercy on the one who wills Allah. Only to Him will you be returned. Yes.