Does God never guide disbelievers?

[Mystic]

There is a lot of verses that state God doesn’t guide the disbelieving people. Other verses state that God doesn’t guide the unjust people

That's not a contradiction, is it?

No it isn't.

But this is where the contradiction lies:

Quran shows it's possible to go from unjust state to just state. Doing so would be "guidance".

Likewise, going from disbelief to belief, would be "guidance".

Both are shown to be possible.

Yet many verses show God doesn't guide disbelievers or unjust. Then how do they become just or believers when that is guidance?

This is also with perspective, no soul is guided except with permission of God, and no soul believes unless with permission of God.

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A verse that is relevant, in that it says God guides to belief:

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Sahih International: They consider it a favor to you that they have accepted Islam. Say, "Do not consider your Islam a favor to me. Rather, Allah has conferred favor upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if you should be truthful."

Pickthall: They make it a favour unto thee (Muhammad) that they have surrendered (unto Him). Say: Deem not your Surrender a favour unto me; but Allah doth confer a favour on you, inasmuch as He hath led you to the Faith, if ye are earnest.

Yusuf Ali: They impress on thee as a favour that they have embraced Islam. Say, "Count not your Islam as a favour upon me: Nay, Allah has conferred a favour upon you that He has guided you to the faith, if ye be true and sincere.

Shakir: They think that they lay you under an obligation by becoming Muslims. Say: Lay me not under obligation by your Islam: rather Allah lays you under an obligation by guiding you to the faith if you are truthful.

Muhammad Sarwar: (The bedouins tell you that) you owe them (a great deal) for their embracing Islam. Tell them, "You are not doing me any favors by embracing Islam. In fact, it is God who has done you a great favor by guiding you to the faith. (Think about this) if you are people of truth.

Mohsin Khan: They regard as favour upon you (O Muhammad SAW) that they have embraced Islam. Say: "Count not your Islam as a favour upon me. Nay, but Allah has conferred a favour upon you, that He has guided you to the Faith, if you indeed are true.

Arberry: They count it as a favour to thee that they have surrendered! Say: 'Do not count your surrendering as a favour to me; nay, but rather God confers a favour upon you, in that He has guided you to belief, if it be that you are truthful.

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I know. Threaten me with eternal torment of any grotesque form you can think of and I'll laugh in your face. But hold a sword over my living body and I'll give you all the hosannas and praise-be-to-Allah's you require.

And if you still don't go along, at least they get to spread their religion in the elimination of anyone who doesn't buy into it.

Well to be honest, the Arabs deserved it. 1st the Prophet offered them peace, but they wouldn't accept that. They fought him, kicked the believers out of their homes...and then retaliation happened but even then it says if they offer you peace, to accept peace.

The Arabs kept up breaking treaties, so then in the last treaty, the Prophet taught to go kill them unless they accept Islam.

At any rate, I think it was too drastic a measure, but it wasn't like that was the first option on the table. They in a way forced the Prophet to do so.