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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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The story of our mother Eve.

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O Eve, whoever follows guidance shall never be wretched.

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O Eve, your enemies propagate the idea that your adherence to your religion,

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your commitment to the commands of Allah,

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and your following of the guidance of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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are signs of backwardness, rigidity, and stagnation,

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a regression to the past,

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and a suppression of freedom and misery.

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These are but many labels they cast upon you.

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“Many of the people of the Scripture long to make you disbelievers after your belief, through envy on their own account, after the truth hath become manifest unto them. Forgive and be indulgent (toward them) until Allah give command. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.” (2:109)

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“Many of the people of the Scripture long to make you disbelievers after your belief, through envy on their own account, after the truth hath become manifest unto them. Forgive and be indulgent (toward them) until Allah give command. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things.” (2:109)

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Yes, O Eve,

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they know that you are upon the truth,

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and that they are upon falsehood.

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He who is All-Knowing of what is in their souls informed us of this, saying:

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“And they denied them, though their souls acknowledged them, for spite and arrogance. Then see the nature of the consequence for the wrong-doers!” (27:14)

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"So see how was the end of the corrupters."

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Their true motive,

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Allah has clarified in the verses:

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envy, injustice,

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and arrogance against the truth.

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So do not respond to them,

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and do not doubt the promise of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.

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O Eve,

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remember the words of Allah, the Exalted, regarding the story of our mother Eve:

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"He said, 'Descend, all of you, [as] enemies to one another.'"

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"'And if there should come to you guidance from Me,'"

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"'then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray nor suffer.'"

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Allah has promised you, O Eve, protection from two things,

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if you follow His guidance:

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from going astray and from misery.

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And it is impossible for anyone to find happiness in this world while afflicted by these two.

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Sayyid Qutb, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"'Then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray nor suffer.'"

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He is secure from misguidance and misery by following the guidance of Allah.

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These two await outside the thresholds of Paradise,

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but Allah protects those who follow His guidance from them.

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Misery is the fruit of misguidance,

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even if its possessor is drowning in worldly luxuries.

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For this luxury itself is misery—

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misery in this world and misery in the Hereafter.

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There is no forbidden pleasure

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but that it is followed by a choking grief and dire consequences.

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No one strays from the guidance of Allah

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without stumbling in anxiety, confusion, and instability,

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swaying from one extreme to another.

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They find no stability or balance in their path.

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Misery is the companion of this instability,

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even if one is in the most lush of pastures.

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Then comes the greater misery in the Abode of Eternity.

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But whoever follows the guidance of Allah,

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he is in a state of salvation from misguidance and misery on earth,

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and in that is a compensation for the lost Paradise,

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until he returns to Him on the Promised Day.

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Therefore, happiness, O Eve,

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is not attained except by following the guidance of Allah.

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It is a happiness that only the people of obedience can savor,

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those who knew their Lord and complied with His command.

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Al-Shinqiti, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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That is,

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"And if there should come to you guidance from Me,"

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meaning a messenger I send to you,

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and a Book that a messenger brings.

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"Then whoever follows My guidance,"

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meaning whoever believes in My messengers and confirms My Books,

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and complies with what I have commanded,

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and avoids what I have forbidden through the tongues of My messengers,

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"will neither go astray in this world,"

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meaning he will not deviate from the path of truth,

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because of his holding fast to the most trustworthy handhold.

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"Nor suffer in the Hereafter,"

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because he was in this world acting in accordance with what necessitates happiness,

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through obedience to Allah, the Exalted, and obedience to His messengers.

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This meaning mentioned here

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is mentioned in other places,

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such as His saying in Surah al-Baqarah:

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"And if there should come to you guidance from Me,"

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"then whoever follows My guidance—there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve."

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And other similar verses.

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In these verses is evidence that Allah

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does not leave us after He brought our parents out of Paradise,

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nor does He return anyone of us to Him except after trial,

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and testing through the obligations of commands and prohibitions.

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Then, one obeys Allah in what he is tested with.

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O Eve,

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the leaders and rulers of today have tried

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to set for their societies reform programs,

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or visions of this and that,

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deriving these programs and visions

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from the whims of those who have wronged themselves,

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from the disbelievers and the West specifically.

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So what is the outcome for their societies?

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No progress, no civilization,

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no vision, and no comfortable life.

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No happy days have come,

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nor has happiness remained in the souls of the people.

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Misery upon misery,

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and poverty following poverty.

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According to the distance from the purified law of Allah,

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is the type of misguidance that societies live in.

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Allah, the Exalted, says:

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“Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

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"In what was revealed to you and what was revealed before you."

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“Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

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“Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

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"And Satan wants to lead them far astray."

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"And when it is said to them, 'Come to what Allah has revealed,'"

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“And when it is said unto them: Come unto that which Allah hath revealed and unto the messenger, thou seest the hypocrites turn from thee with aversion.” (4:61)

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“And when it is said unto them: Come unto that which Allah hath revealed and unto the messenger, thou seest the hypocrites turn from thee with aversion.” (4:61)

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“How would it be if a misfortune smote them because of that which their own hands have sent before (them)? Then would they come unto thee, swearing by Allah that they were seeking naught but harmony and kindness.” (4:62)

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"because of what their hands have put forth."

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“How would it be if a misfortune smote them because of that which their own hands have sent before (them)? Then would they come unto thee, swearing by Allah that they were seeking naught but harmony and kindness.” (4:62)

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“How would it be if a misfortune smote them because of that which their own hands have sent before (them)? Then would they come unto thee, swearing by Allah that they were seeking naught but harmony and kindness.” (4:62)

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in goodness and success.

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“Those are they, the secrets of whose hearts Allah knoweth. So oppose them and admonish them, and address them in plain terms about their souls.” (4:63)

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"So turn away from them and admonish them."

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“Those are they, the secrets of whose hearts Allah knoweth. So oppose them and admonish them, and address them in plain terms about their souls.” (4:63)

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This, O Eve,

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concerns the group that claims Islam

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yet seeks judgment from the Taghut (false deities/tyrants),

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living in far misguidance.

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And the Exalted said:

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“O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His messenger and the Scripture which He hath revealed unto His messenger, and the Scripture which He revealed aforetime. Whoso disbelieveth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers and the Last Day, he verily hath wandered far astray.” (4:136)

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“O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His messenger and the Scripture which He hath revealed unto His messenger, and the Scripture which He revealed aforetime. Whoso disbelieveth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers and the Last Day, he verily hath wandered far astray.” (4:136)

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“O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His messenger and the Scripture which He hath revealed unto His messenger, and the Scripture which He revealed aforetime. Whoso disbelieveth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers and the Last Day, he verily hath wandered far astray.” (4:136)

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“O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His messenger and the Scripture which He hath revealed unto His messenger, and the Scripture which He revealed aforetime. Whoso disbelieveth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers and the Last Day, he verily hath wandered far astray.” (4:136)

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"And whoever disbelieves in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers,"

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"and the Last Day has certainly gone far astray."

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This, O Eve,

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concerns the one who disbelieves in Allah and His messengers,

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living in far misguidance.

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And the Exalted said:

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“Those who love the life of the world more than the Hereafter, and debar (men) from the way of Allah and would have it crooked: such are far astray.” (14:3)

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"And they avert [people] from the way of Allah and seek to make it crooked."

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“Those who love the life of the world more than the Hereafter, and debar (men) from the way of Allah and would have it crooked: such are far astray.” (14:3)

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This, O Eve,

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concerns the group that averts you from the way of Allah,

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and immerses you in the desires of the world,

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living in far misguidance.

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And the Exalted said:

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This, O Eve,

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concerns those with opinions and ideologies who oppose the law of Allah with them,

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and disobey Allah and His Messenger,

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living in manifest misguidance.

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And the Exalted said:

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"Those are in manifest misguidance."

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This, O Eve,

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concerns the one who closes his breast to the light of Islam and whose heart has hardened,

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so he is in manifest misguidance.

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And the Exalted said:

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“And whoso respondeth not to Allah's summoner he can nowise escape in the earth, and he hath no protecting friends instead of Him. Such are in error manifest.” (46:32)

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“And whoso respondeth not to Allah's summoner he can nowise escape in the earth, and he hath no protecting friends instead of Him. Such are in error manifest.” (46:32)

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"Those are in manifest misguidance."

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This, O Eve,

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concerns the one who turns away from following the Messenger, peace be upon him,

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living in manifest misguidance.

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O Eve,

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people are of two types:

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either a follower of guidance,

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“Say: Who giveth you provision from the sky and the earth? Say: Allah, Lo! we or you assuredly are rightly guided or in error manifest.” (34:24)

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Allah, the Exalted, says:

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“Say: Who giveth you provision from the sky and the earth? Say: Allah, Lo! we or you assuredly are rightly guided or in error manifest.” (34:24)

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"Say, 'Allah!'"

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"And indeed, we or you are either upon guidance or in manifest misguidance."

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Al-Tahir Ibn 'Ashur, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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His saying:

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"will neither go astray,"

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means:

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that if he follows the guidance that has come from Allah upon the tongue of His messengers,

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he is safe from being afflicted by any misguidance.

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This is derived from the indication of the verb in the negative context of generality,

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like the generality of the indefinite noun in a negative context.

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That is:

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no misguidance shall afflict him in this world,

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unlike the one who follows guidance that has come from other than Allah,

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for even if he benefits from guidance in some situations,

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he is not safe from falling into misguidance in other situations.

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This is the state of those who follow non-divine laws,

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which are man-made laws.

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For their authors, even if they exhaust their efforts in seeking the truth,

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are not safe from falling into misguidance,

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due to negligence, conflicting evidence,

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being influenced by established customs,

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or pandering to leaders or nations whose satisfaction they deem to be in their interest.

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So what have you chosen for yourself, O Eve?

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To follow the revealed guidance of Allah,

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or to follow whims, the advocates of women's liberation,

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women's councils, the programs of misguided rulers,

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the conventions of the United Nations, and man-made laws?

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We shall continue in a future meeting, if Allah wills.

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And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.