1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,169 --> 00:00:08,050 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 3 00:00:08,589 --> 00:00:12,710 Abridged by Dr. Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammar. 4 00:00:12,910 --> 00:00:16,100 Surah Sad. 5 00:00:18,289 --> 00:00:21,890 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:21,890 --> 00:00:25,149 Sad. 7 00:00:25,149 --> 00:00:27,629 By the Qur’an, full of reminder. 8 00:00:27,629 --> 00:00:33,469 “Nay, but those who disbelieve are in false pride and schism.” (38:2) 9 00:00:33,469 --> 00:00:35,659 Sad. 10 00:00:35,820 --> 00:00:37,820 By the Qur’an, full of reminder. 11 00:00:38,299 --> 00:00:41,500 This is an oath by which Allah swears by the Qur’an. 12 00:00:41,500 --> 00:00:43,500 Which contains a reminder for you. 13 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:47,259 Rather, those who disbelieve in Allah among the polytheists of Quraysh. 14 00:00:47,259 --> 00:00:51,579 Are in a state of arrogance, opposition to Muhammad, and hostility. 15 00:00:51,579 --> 00:01:02,130 How many generations have We destroyed before them, and they called out, but it was not the time for escape. 16 00:01:02,130 --> 00:01:06,480 We have destroyed many before these polytheists. 17 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,680 We destroyed the nations that existed before them. 18 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,280 For they followed their path in denying their messengers. 19 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:19,040 They cried out to their Lord and sought refuge in repentance when the punishment of Allah descended upon them. 20 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:24,579 But that was not the time for fleeing or escaping the torment. 21 00:01:24,579 --> 00:01:31,700 “And they marvel that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them, and the disbelievers say: This is a wizard, a charlatan.” (38:4) 22 00:01:31,700 --> 00:01:37,859 “And they marvel that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them, and the disbelievers say: This is a wizard, a charlatan.” (38:4) 23 00:01:37,859 --> 00:01:42,900 “Maketh he the gods One Allah? Lo! that is an astounding thing.” (38:5) 24 00:01:42,900 --> 00:01:49,170 “Maketh he the gods One Allah? Lo! that is an astounding thing.” (38:5) 25 00:01:49,170 --> 00:01:52,530 These polytheists of Quraysh were astonished. 26 00:01:52,530 --> 00:01:57,409 That a warner had come to them, warning them of Allah’s punishment for their disbelief. 27 00:01:57,409 --> 00:02:00,689 And the deniers of Allah’s oneness said: 28 00:02:00,689 --> 00:02:07,519 "This"—meaning Muhammad, peace be upon him—"is a lying sorcerer." 29 00:02:07,519 --> 00:02:11,599 "Has he made all the deities into one God?" 30 00:02:11,599 --> 00:02:18,159 "He hears all our prayers; this is truly a strange thing." 31 00:02:18,159 --> 00:02:24,879 And the prominent among them went forth, saying, "Go on and remain steadfast to your gods." 32 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:31,900 “The chiefs among them go about, exhorting: Go and be staunch to your gods! Lo! this is a thing designed.” (38:6) 33 00:02:31,979 --> 00:02:36,300 The nobles of these disbelievers from Quraysh departed. 34 00:02:36,300 --> 00:02:41,180 Saying, "Proceed and remain steadfast to your religion and the worship of your gods." 35 00:02:41,180 --> 00:02:45,580 "Indeed, this message that Muhammad speaks and calls us to," 36 00:02:45,580 --> 00:02:48,379 "The statement of 'There is no god but Allah,'" 37 00:02:48,379 --> 00:02:51,180 "Is something Muhammad desires from us." 38 00:02:51,180 --> 00:02:53,979 "He seeks through it to exalt himself over us." 39 00:02:53,979 --> 00:02:58,099 "And for us to be his followers in it." 40 00:02:58,099 --> 00:03:01,939 "We have not heard of this in the latest religion." 41 00:03:01,939 --> 00:03:06,449 “We have not heard of this in later religion. This is naught but an invention.” (38:7) 42 00:03:06,449 --> 00:03:10,530 "We have not heard of this which Muhammad calls us to," 43 00:03:10,530 --> 00:03:13,409 "Of disavowing all deities," 44 00:03:13,409 --> 00:03:16,210 "And of this Book which he has brought," 45 00:03:16,210 --> 00:03:18,770 "In the Christian religion." 46 00:03:18,770 --> 00:03:24,210 It was also said: "We have not heard of this in our religion or the religion of Quraysh." 47 00:03:24,210 --> 00:03:30,719 "This Qur’an is nothing but a lie that Muhammad has fabricated and invented." 48 00:03:30,879 --> 00:03:35,680 “Hath the reminder been unto him (alone) among us? Nay, but they are in doubt concerning My reminder; nay but they have not yet tasted My doom.” (38:8) 49 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:40,000 “Hath the reminder been unto him (alone) among us? Nay, but they are in doubt concerning My reminder; nay but they have not yet tasted My doom.” (38:8) 50 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:45,979 Rather, they have not yet tasted the punishment. 51 00:03:45,979 --> 00:03:50,659 "Has the reminder been sent down to Muhammad from among us, and he is singled out for it?" 52 00:03:50,659 --> 00:03:56,900 It is not that these polytheists lack knowledge that Muhammad is truthful. 53 00:03:56,900 --> 00:04:00,500 But they are in doubt regarding Our revelation to him. 54 00:04:00,500 --> 00:04:06,020 Rather, Our punishment has not yet descended upon them, so they have not tasted the consequence of their denial of Muhammad. 55 00:04:06,020 --> 00:04:08,580 If they had tasted the punishment for that, 56 00:04:08,580 --> 00:04:13,539 They would have known the reality of what they are denying. 57 00:04:13,539 --> 00:04:22,420 “Or are theirs the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord, the Mighty, the Bestower?” (38:9) 58 00:04:22,420 --> 00:04:28,100 “Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them theirs? Then let them ascend by ropes!” (38:10) 59 00:04:28,100 --> 00:04:31,620 Let them ascend through the means. 60 00:04:59,230 --> 00:05:14,930 “A defeated host are (all) the factions that are there.” (38:11) 61 00:05:14,930 --> 00:05:22,370 They are an army at Badr, defeated there, like the confederates—Iblis and his followers. 62 00:05:22,370 --> 00:05:25,410 Allah destroyed them for their sins. 63 00:05:26,639 --> 00:05:35,120 “The folk of Noah before them denied (their messenger) and (so did the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh firmly planted,” (38:12) 64 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:40,319 “And (the tribe of) Thamud, and the folk of Lot, and the dwellers in the wood: these were the factions.” (38:13) 65 00:05:40,319 --> 00:05:44,399 Those are the confederates. 66 00:05:44,399 --> 00:05:50,879 “Not one of them but did deny the messengers, therefor My doom was justified,” (38:14) 67 00:05:50,879 --> 00:05:55,629 Before these polytheists of Quraysh, there denied: 68 00:05:55,709 --> 00:06:00,029 The people of Nuh, ‘Ad, and Pharaoh, the lord of the stakes. 69 00:06:00,029 --> 00:06:03,230 Whether those stakes were for torturing people, 70 00:06:03,230 --> 00:06:07,230 Or for the games he used to play with them. 71 00:06:07,230 --> 00:06:13,790 And Thamud, the people of Lut, and the companions of the thicket—the dense trees of acacia and lotus. 72 00:06:13,790 --> 00:06:16,589 These gathered groups, 73 00:06:16,589 --> 00:06:21,389 And the confederates who banded together in disobedience to Allah and disbelief in Him. 74 00:06:21,470 --> 00:06:25,790 All of these nations did nothing but deny the messengers of Allah. 75 00:06:25,790 --> 00:06:30,459 So the punishment of Allah became due upon them. 76 00:06:30,459 --> 00:06:41,250 “These wait for but one Shout, there will be no second thereto.” (38:15) 77 00:06:41,250 --> 00:06:45,490 These polytheists of Quraysh are not waiting, 78 00:06:45,490 --> 00:06:50,449 For anything but a single blast, which is the first blowing of the Trumpet. 79 00:06:50,689 --> 00:06:54,209 That blast will have no pause or cessation. 80 00:06:54,209 --> 00:07:01,550 “They say: Our Lord! Hasten on for us our fate before the Day of Reckoning.” (38:16) 81 00:07:01,550 --> 00:07:05,089 And these polytheists said: 82 00:07:05,089 --> 00:07:10,129 "Our Lord, hasten for us our record before the Day of Resurrection." 83 00:07:10,129 --> 00:07:21,389 “Bear with what they say, and remember Our bondman David, lord of might, Lo! he was ever turning in repentance (toward Allah).” (38:17) 84 00:07:22,269 --> 00:07:27,870 Be patient, O Muhammad, regarding what the polytheists of your people say to you that you dislike. 85 00:07:27,870 --> 00:07:30,589 For We will test you with hardships. 86 00:07:30,589 --> 00:07:34,589 Then We will grant you superiority over those who denied you. 87 00:07:34,589 --> 00:07:37,709 And remember Our Sunnah regarding the messengers before you. 88 00:07:37,709 --> 00:07:43,870 Among them was Our servant Dawud, who possessed strength and great power in the cause of Allah. 89 00:07:43,870 --> 00:07:51,120 Indeed, Dawud was one who frequently returned to what pleases Allah, one who is ever-turning in repentance. 90 00:07:51,199 --> 00:07:59,360 We subjected the mountains to him, praising Allah in the evening and at sunrise. 91 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:05,939 And the birds, gathered together; all were obedient to him. 92 00:08:05,939 --> 00:08:10,579 We subjected the mountains to praise Allah with Dawud in the evening. 93 00:08:10,579 --> 00:08:15,060 That is from the time of ‘Asr until nightfall, and at sunrise. 94 00:08:15,060 --> 00:08:18,259 That is in the early morning, the time of Duha. 95 00:08:18,420 --> 00:08:22,420 And We subjected the birds, praising with him, gathered for him. 96 00:08:22,420 --> 00:08:27,459 All the birds were obedient to him, returning to his command and authority. 97 00:08:27,459 --> 00:08:34,179 It is mentioned that he, peace be upon him, would praise Allah, and the mountains would respond to him. 98 00:08:34,179 --> 00:08:37,779 And the birds would gather to him and praise with him. 99 00:08:46,059 --> 00:08:49,419 He informed us that He strengthened the kingdom of Dawud. 100 00:08:49,419 --> 00:08:53,899 It is possible that this strengthening was through armies and majesty. 101 00:08:53,899 --> 00:08:56,299 And We gave him prophethood. 102 00:08:56,299 --> 00:09:00,940 And sound judgment in legal rulings, discourse, and sermons.