Al-Ahzab 24: Because, Allah will; reward the loyal ones for their loyalty, punish those who continue with hypocrisy, and forgive those who repent. Verily, Allah is Ghafoor (Forgiving) and Raheem (the One who very generously accepts repentance).

A. Metin Saruhan · 22 February 2022 · Misinterpreted Verses

The misinterpretation

For, Allah will reward the faithful for their loyalty, punish the hypocrites if He wills, or accept their repentance (if they repent). Surely, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

The right translation

Because, Allah will; reward the loyal ones for their loyalty, punish those who continue with hypocrisy, and forgive those who repent. Verily, Allah is Ghafoor (Forgiving) and Raheem (the One who very generously accepts repentance).

Explanation

This is where this verse is wrong: He will torment the hypocrites if He wills, whereas the truth is: He will torment those who continue to be hypocrites and accept the repentance of those who wish.

What does it mean that our Lord will punish the hypocrites among the hypocrites if He wills? If the meaning of the verse is opened in this way, does it not prejudice the justice of our Lord? Would He not also discriminate among His servants? Punish some of those who continue to be hypocrites and forgive some of them. Is this a decision to be made by our Lord in His capacity as the judge of judges? The opening meaning of this verse is: He will punish those who continue to be hypocrites and accept the repentance of those who wish. Our Lord's door of repentance is open. Our Lord accepts repentance until the end of life. Those who go to the Hereafter as non-Muslims who continue to be hypocrites and unbelievers will surely be punished by the justice of our Lord.

What is said in the video

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In verse 24 too there is a wrong rendering. "For Allah will reward the faithful for their faithfulness. He will punish the hypocrites if He wills." If He doesn't will, He will send the hypocrites to Paradise. "Or, if they repent, He will accept their repentance. Surely Allah is forgiving, merciful," it says. Now they have rendered this verse leaving it hanging you see. "He will punish the hypocrites if He wills, or if they repent He will accept their repentance." Now we are reading the correct one. For Allah will reward the faithful for their faithfulness. He will punish the one who continues, who continues in hypocrisy, He will punish the one who continues in hypocrisy.

And He will accept the repentance of whoever wills. Of whoever wills to turn back, He will accept the repentance of whoever wills. Is the door of repentance open? Wasn't it? It was open. Weren't you saying: just turn back? Yes. Surely Allah is forgiving, merciful. Now there is a contradiction between this one and that one. That means Allah Almighty discriminates among His servants. Look, let me read it once more, you will understand better. After rendering this part: He will punish the hypocrites if He wills. So that means if He wills, He will punish whichever hypocrite He wants. Hypocrites, the hypocrites, He will punish the hypocrites if He wills.

Whereas the hypocrite will remain in the lowest layer of Hell, in the 20th (?) layer. He will remain in its lowest layer. Whereas what are we saying here?

He will punish the one who continues in hypocrisy, He will punish the one who continues in hypocrisy. In fact, one should add this there: the one who continues in hypocrisy and goes to the Hereafter like that will be exposed to punishment. Of whoever wills, that is, if he turns back from hypocrisy and repents in the quality of being a servant to Allah, He will accept his repentance too. Because as long as he lives there is no god other than Allah after all. Let a person go to His door and take refuge. So Allah, until a person's soul reaches this (?) bone, and also there is the (?) bone here, until it reaches there, the doors of repentance are open.

Allah Almighty keeps the doors of repentance open for people in this way. Even those who spent their lives in kufr, when they repent, if repentance is granted to them, of course if it is in their destiny, even them, in Hell, deprived (?) by the fire, after showing them punishment, He will still send to Paradise. Yes.