Fussilat 19: The ones who are enemy against Allah, are brought all together to be herded into the fire, on the gathering day.

A. Metin Saruhan · 22 February 2022 · Misinterpreted Verses

The misinterpretation

On the day when the enemies of God are gathered to be driven into the fire, they are all brought together.

The right translation

The ones who are enemy against Allah, are brought all together to be herded into the fire, on the gathering day.

Explanation

This verse has been misinterpreted from the beginning. By enemies of Allah, it means that our Lord is not an enemy to anyone. Our Lord is incapable of making His creatures enemies by creating them with power against Him. But the people He has created are enemies of Our Lord, the Creator of the worlds, because they are free in their own will, because of their arrogance and pride, and because they themselves are arrogant before Our Lord. In this respect, our Lord calls them lying infidels in His verse. They work with all their might, materially and spiritually, to eliminate the true religion of our Lord. But do they think that they can extinguish the light of our Lord with the blowing of their mouths? Our Lord will continue His light until the Day of Judgment. In this respect, the correct opening of the verse is enemies of Allah.

What is said in the video

Surah Fussilat: we have come to it. In verse 19 of Surah Fussilat there is a mistake. Allah's enemies

It's impossible not to laugh here, really.

Who is Allah an enemy to?

I mean, I may have an enemy, I may be an enemy, but Allah cannot be anyone's enemy. Yes. 'Allah's enemies' here. On the day they are gathered to be driven to the Fire, they are all brought together. 'Enemies of Allah' here. Allah's enemies. This is close to it, but 'Allah's enemies'. But here, if we say 'enemies of Allah', it fits better. 'Allah's enemies' comes to the same meaning, but here it must be clear, in a way everyone understands. The enemies of Allah, on the day they are gathered to be driven to the Fire. Here too it says 'Allah's enemies'. On the day they are gathered to be driven to the Fire.

They are all brought together. Yes.