Verses 50-55 of Surah Al-Qasas actually say this:

 

Verses 50-55 of Surah Al-Qasas actually say this:

Man chooses one of two things in pursuit of truth:

Either he follows the guidance from Allah,

or he sees his own desires, pride, differences, habits, system, and ego as gods.

These verses reveal a very powerful message because they are prevalent in today’s modern, technological, and scientific societies.

Verse 50: “If they cannot answer, then know that they are following their desires.”

This verse is very clear.

Allah tells the Prophet:

If they cannot respond to this divine call, then know that they are following their desires, not His influence.

The point here is:

Sometimes man doesn’t reject the truth to forget it.

Sometimes, even when the truth is seen, he rejects it because it doesn’t conform to his own will.

Isn’t this sometimes the case with modern man?

There is science. There is technology. There are universities. There is artificial intelligence. There is space research. There is a medical plan. Communication is advancing. Humans can speak to the other side of the world in seconds.

But despite all this, humankind hasn’t been able to solve this:

Why haven’t we become more compassionate despite all this influence?

Why has the loneliness of technological capability increased?

Why is scientific progress on a single plane?

Why does humanity actually wage war, oppress, exploit, lie, and commit injustice?

Because knowledge is presented in one way, and guidance in another.

Science gives humanity the answer to “how” it should be given.

But revelation gives humanity the answer to “why”.

Science says:

“If you do it this way, you will get this result.”

Revelation says:

“Is it right to do this? Does this make you human? What is the reckoning of what God does?”

The greatest problem of the modern age is this:

Humanity has expanded its power but has not cultivated its heart.

But that’s why verse 50 says:

If man rejects God’s guidance, even with the most advanced technology, he will serve his own desires.

He discovers the atom, but makes bombs.

He invents the internet, but spreads lies.

He develops medicine, but doesn’t provide the poor with access to medicine.

He produces artificial intelligence, but doesn’t produce justice.

He builds cities, but the voids within man remain unfilled.

Verse 51: “We conveyed the word to them so that they might reflect and take heed.”

This verse shows us:

God has not left man without guidance.

He has not only sent prophets, not only revealed books; He has also repeatedly presented verses, lessons, examples, and events to man.

Throughout Surah Al-Qasas, the life of Moses is narrated.

But this is not just history that happened in the past.

Moses’ mother’s fear is his mother’s fear.

The tyranny of Pharaoh is the tyranny of the tyrannical systems of the day.

Moses’ escape is the search for a way out for the oppressed in crisis.

The shame of Shu’aib’s daughters represents the future of virtuous people being held in pure captivity.

Moses’ helping is the responsibility for the good of the world.

It is as if God is saying:

“I am not telling you these stories in vain. Think about it, see yourselves in this story.”

Today, everything in modern societies is measured by data, reports, and analysis.

But God is saying here:

Only take heed from the measurements.

Because sometimes a person knows a lot but doesn’t learn from it.

Pharaoh wasn’t ignorant either. He governed a state. He had a system. He had an army. He had a palace. He had an economy. He had power.

But he didn’t take heed.

This means that it’s not about having business knowledge, but about being humble in the face of truth.

52-53. Verses: The Belief of Those Given the Book Daily

In these verses, Allah says that when the Quran came to some people who had previously been given a book, they believed in it.

That is to say:

“We believe in it. This is the truth from our Lord. We were already those who submitted before this.”

There is a very beautiful message here.

A sincere person does not envy when something comes from another place.

They do not look at the truth by saying, “Is it from this group, from my nation, from my sect, from my environment?”

They say:

“Is this the truth? Is it from Allah? Is it correct? Then I will accept it.”

One of the biggest problems in today’s modern societies is this:

People defend their own rights, not the truth.

This can be the case in science.

It can be the case in politics.

It can be the case in other ways.

It can be the case in families.

If they accept something even when the other person is saying the truth, then there is no longer a search for truth; there is an ego battle.

52-53. The verses teach us this:

A person of true faith beautifully accepts the truth. Because their concern is not to gain, but to reach the truth.

Verse 54: The reward of those who persevere is doubled.

This verse states a very important characteristic:

Their reward is doubled for their patience. They repel evil with good. They spend from what is given to them.

This verse presents toxic moral rules for modern people.

Today, people react immediately.

Social factors: one person writes something bad, another writes something even worse in response.

One insults, another insults even more severely.

One slanders, another’s revenge quickly fades.

But Allah shows another level here:

Repelling evil not with evil, but with good.

This is not weakness.

This is a very strong character trait.

Because it is easy to respond to anger with anger.

But it is difficult to maintain composure in the face of difficulties.

Moses experienced this as well.

He was wronged, he intervened.