Surah Saba 34:50

 

34:50

قُلْ إِن ضَلَلْتُ فَإِنَّمَآ أَضِلُّ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِى ۖ وَإِنِ ٱهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوحِىٓ إِلَىَّ رَبِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌۭ قَرِيبٌۭ ٥٠

Say, “If I am astray, the loss is only mine. And if I am guided, it is ˹only˺ because of what my Lord reveals to me. He is indeed All-Hearing, Ever Near.”

MY COMMENTS:

This verse is proof that we should never attribute anything to our sincerity, hard-work, or talent in terms of being guided. Guidance is only from Allah. It is only due to Allah's mercy you are guided on the straight path. We have no value in this realm, we are mere flesh and bones that will decompose unless we are Shaheed (martyrs). It is Allah who knows who's most worthy to be guided, and who is truly guided till the Day of Judgement. May Allah grant us a good ending. Ameen.

Scholars say that Allah has made us Ashraf-ul-Makhlooqaat (The Noblest of All Creatures) due to various ayahs in Quran that support it, and due to Him giving us free will. Prophet Muhammad SAWS is the best of all creations, indeed. 

See how Allah says if you are astray, it is only your loss. Allah has given us all the "cards" in modern-day terms. Whether it be guidance, proofs, criterion, to let us know that we are going to meet Him when we are in our graves. If we are still lost and confused in this Duniya, it is 100% justified for us to receive the punishment accordingly. 

كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

That's how Allah makes His Revelations clear to you so that you may understand. {Surah Baqarah, v:242}

Afala Ta'kiloon? Will you then not reason? 'Takiloon' means to use our intellect and understand and ponder deeply. It means using 'aqal'. Allah wants to tell us that we need to understand and ponder over every miracle sent by Him. The biggest miracle that Allah s.w.t blessed us with is The Holy Quran. Alhamdulillah

He has provided us the Quran, as an final infallible word from Him with no contradictions, unlike the Bible and Injeel which have been corrupted among the generations by the priests, bishops, rabbis, or ruling institutions, leaders, political influencers, wicked councils, etc. to fit their own political or philosophical narratives. 

He has provided us the Sunnah, the sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad (SAWS), the most perfect creation of Allah among mankind & jinns, and possibly other creations of Allah SWT. We don't know the unseen.

So, if we are still lost, in this modern day and age, where we can visit www.quran.com or www.sunnah.com, within seconds by moving our fingers on a glass screen through the comfort of our homes, I get why Allah says if you are astray, it is your own loss. 

Think. Contemplate. Do Tafakkur and Tadabbur, Have Taqwa 24/7. Allah sees your efforts, He only guides those who are willing to change themselves. Set the intention. Pray 5 Times A Day. Drop your ego, a pure heart is the key to finding Allah. 

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