Fussilat 25: They possessed some certain friends, and they are illusioned by those friends who made all the things (on their fronts and their backs) appear charming to them. Thus so, they also earned the punishment, which was given to the jinns and humans, before their times. Undoubtedly, they are the ones who are terribly disappointed.

A. Metin Saruhan · 22 February 2022 · Misinterpreted Verses

The misinterpretation

We sent some friends to haunt them, and they made everything in front of them and behind them look fancy. The torment (imposed) was also necessary for the jinn and humans who came before them. Undoubtedly, they are the losers.

The right translation

They possessed some certain friends, and they are illusioned by those friends who made all the things (on their fronts and their backs) appear charming to them. Thus so, they also earned the punishment, which was given to the jinns and humans, before their times. Undoubtedly, they are the ones who are terribly disappointed.

Explanation

The wrong place in this verse is this: "And We gave them companions, and they adorned them with whatever was before them and whatever was behind them. The truth is: And they have taken to themselves some friends, and they have embellished for them whatever is before them and whatever is behind them.

Our Lord is not going to change people's destiny in this worldly life. Why did people come to the life of this world? Those who do not know the meanings of these Verses have turned our religion into superstition by opening the Verses according to their own minds.

Unaware of the meanings of verses 134 of Surah Taha and 47 of Surah Al-Qasas, they contradict each other and attribute incomplete shortcomings to our Lord. When Our Lord made a covenant with mankind in the 172nd verse of Surah A'raf, He wrote everyone's desires and wishes as their destiny. Since these destinies will never change again, our Lord sent people to this world in the form of flesh and bones to prove what kind of a person each person is. The reason why we were sent to this world is written in verses 134 of Surah Taha and 47 of Surah Qasas. If you cannot comprehend the meanings of these Verses, you will open the Verses of the Qur'an in contradiction with each other.

Our Lord does not give bad friends to anyone. Everyone has come to this world to prove what kind of a person he is by living his own will when he made a covenant with our Lord at Kalu Bela. The correct opening of the verse is: "They have taken to themselves evil companions, and they have adorned them with whatever is before them and whatever is behind them. These so-called evil friends are people who are seduced by Satan, and they take Satan as their leader. Those who live away from the path of Allah, those who live their lives outside of the religion of Islam, their egoistic desires see these evil ways as beautiful and they themselves see these evil ways as beautiful, so they cannot come to the religion of Islam by living outside the command of Allah.

What is said in the video

They are all brought together. Yes.

Here is verse 25. 'We set certain companions upon them, and they made everything before them and behind them seem attractive to them.' Up to here it is all wrong. Because here one word dragged the whole sentence into error. What is that word? Let's go on, and then afterwards. 'The punishment applied to the jinn and humans who came and went before them became due upon them too. Surely they are the losers.' This part is right, but the beginning is wrong. See what it says? They latched on to certain companions. They. Who? People, to certain companions, that is, to jinn or to two-legged (?). To devils. 'We set certain companions upon them,' it says.

Allah sets no bad companion upon anyone. Allah shows people the right path. And He sent the Quran to show people the right path. Yes. No one can ascribe attributes to Allah. No one can make Him discriminate among His servants. Everyone will define himself. In this world, the good and the bad, in the hereafter, by the deeds they themselves actually did will be called to account. Yes. Now it says, 'We set certain companions upon them.' Whereas they latched on to certain companions. 'And they made everything before them and behind them seem attractive to them,' it says. Yes. Now, what comes to my mind here?

People said there are three friends and three enemies. Of the enemies, one is the nafs, one is Satan, and one is the world. To people things look attractive. They mistranslated the verse. In one verse it says: We made the world appear attractive to people. Whereas the world looked attractive to people. And man, with carnal feelings, with the whims of Satan, the world puts a yoke on his neck on his neck and carries him off with worldly desire, to lying, to drink, to gambling, to adultery, to swindling, to pickpockets, to deceiving people, it makes him (?) every path. (?) there are friends in man. Reason, faith; against Satan's (?) given to you, the inspiration Allah gives you.

Now, either side with your friend, or side with your enemy. The will is yours. Yes. So Allah Almighty steers no one to misguidance and bad companions. they latched on to certain companions. And they made everything before them and behind them seem attractive to them. The punishment applied to the jinn and humans who came and went before them became due upon them too. Surely they are the losers. Just as those who came before were punished, upon these too, it says, punishment became binding. It says about these too: surely to them, they too are the ones who will fall into loss. Yes.