Quran Universe
7:186

مَن يُضۡلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُۥۚ وَيَذَرُهُمۡ فِي طُغۡيَٰنِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ

Man yudlili Allahu fala hadiya lahu wayatharuhum fee tughyanihim yaAAmahoona

Whoever Allah sends astray - there is no guide for him. And He leaves them in their transgression, wandering blindly.

Word by word
  1. مَنWhoever
  2. يُضۡلِلِ(is) let go astray
  3. ٱللَّهُ(by) Allah
  4. فَلَاthen (there is) no
  5. هَادِيَguide
  6. لَهُۥۚfor him
  7. وَيَذَرُهُمۡAnd He leaves them
  8. فِيin
  9. طُغۡيَٰنِهِمۡtheir transgression
  10. يَعۡمَهُونَwandering blindly
Al-A'raf · 7:186Makkah

Whom Allah leaves astray, no one else can guide.

Wandering blindly in one's own excess

The state described
refused guidanceagain and again
then
left astrayno guide left
so
wanderingblind in transgression
Where to seek guidance
anyone elsea guru, a trend, a feed
Allah alonethe only true guide

After asking what message people will believe if not this one, Allah says whoever He sends astray has no guide, and He leaves them wandering blindly in their transgression. Ibn Kathir links it to 10:101: signs and warners do not benefit those who will not believe.

You try every self-help book, every podcast, every life coach, hoping one will finally fix you. None of them can guide a heart Allah has not opened. Ask Him first, then the books can help.

The right expert or book will set me straight.

Guidance comes only from Allah, so I turn to Him before anyone else.

Try this

Before you look for advice on your next problem, make a short dua for guidance first.

Related5:4110:101
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Whomsoever Allah sends astray, none can guide him; and He lets them wander blindly in their transgressions (186)

Allah says, those who were destined to be misguided, then none can lead them to guidance, and even if they try their best effort to gain such guidance, this will not avail them,

وَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ فِتْنَتَهُ فَلَن تَمْلِكَ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا

(And whomsoever Allah wants to put in Fitnah (error, because of his rejecting of Faith, or trial), you can do nothing for him against Allah)[5:41], and,

قُلِ انظُرُوا مَاذَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا تُغْنِي الْآيَاتُ وَالنُّذُرُ عَن قَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ

(Say: "Behold all that is in the heavens and the earth," but neither Ayat nor warners benefit those who believe not)[10:101].