WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:05.169 --> 00:00:08.009 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 00:00:08.630 --> 00:00:12.710 Abridged by Dr. Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammar. 00:00:14.019 --> 00:00:16.100 Surah al-Isra'. 00:00:18.329 --> 00:00:22.050 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:23.140 --> 00:00:32.500 Do they not see that Allah, who created the heavens and the earth, is able to create the likes of them? 00:00:32.700 --> 00:00:48.700 “Have they not seen that Allah Who created the heavens and the earth is Able to create the like of them, and hath appointed for them an end whereof there is no doubt? But the wrong-doers refuse aught save disbelief.” (17:99) 00:00:50.289 --> 00:00:53.929 Do these polytheists not look with the eyes of their hearts? 00:00:54.409 --> 00:00:57.969 So that they might know that Allah, who created the heavens and the earth, 00:00:58.450 --> 00:01:03.570 Is able to create the likes of them from among the creation after they have become bones. 00:01:04.250 --> 00:01:08.209 Allah has set for these polytheists a term for their destruction. 00:01:08.609 --> 00:01:11.090 There is no doubt that it will come to them. 00:01:11.769 --> 00:01:17.890 Yet the disbelievers refuse everything except to deny the truth of His promise and to reject it. 00:01:19.810 --> 00:01:38.969 “Say (unto them): If ye possessed the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, ye would surely hold them back for fear of spending, for man was ever grudging.” (17:100) 00:01:40.650 --> 00:01:43.209 Say, O Muhammad, to these polytheists: 00:01:43.890 --> 00:01:48.969 If you, O people, possessed the treasuries of my Lord’s wealth, 00:01:49.650 --> 00:01:53.650 You would surely withhold it for fear of spending and poverty. 00:01:54.250 --> 00:01:57.010 For man is ever stingy and grasping. 00:01:58.510 --> 00:02:05.069 Say: We gave Moses nine clear signs. 00:02:05.590 --> 00:02:13.030 “And verily We gave unto Moses nine tokens, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty). Do but ask the Children of Israel how he came unto them, then Pharaoh said unto him: Lo! I deem thee one bewitched, O Moses.” (17:101) 00:02:13.469 --> 00:02:21.030 “And verily We gave unto Moses nine tokens, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty). Do but ask the Children of Israel how he came unto them, then Pharaoh said unto him: Lo! I deem thee one bewitched, O Moses.” (17:101) 00:02:22.379 --> 00:02:25.780 “And verily We gave unto Moses nine tokens, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty). Do but ask the Children of Israel how he came unto them, then Pharaoh said unto him: Lo! I deem thee one bewitched, O Moses.” (17:101) 00:02:26.460 --> 00:02:28.419 These are the hand of Moses, the staff, 00:02:28.979 --> 00:02:31.500 The flood, the locusts, the lice, 00:02:32.020 --> 00:02:34.180 The frogs, the blood, and the years of drought, 00:02:34.620 --> 00:02:36.219 And the loss of fruits. 00:02:36.979 --> 00:02:43.659 It is clear to those who saw them that they were proofs for Moses, testifying to his truthfulness and the reality of his prophethood. 00:02:44.379 --> 00:02:48.219 Ask, O Muhammad, the Children of Israel when Moses came to them. 00:02:48.900 --> 00:02:50.819 Pharaoh said to Moses: 00:02:51.379 --> 00:02:54.939 I surely think, O Moses, that you are practicing the science of magic. 00:02:55.539 --> 00:02:58.900 These wonders you perform are from your magic. 00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:11.159 “He said: In truth thou knowest that none sent down these (portents) save the Lord of the heavens and the earth as proofs, and lo! (for my part) I deem thee lost, O Pharaoh.” (17:102) 00:03:11.800 --> 00:03:19.759 They are insights, and I surely think, O Pharaoh, that you are doomed. 00:03:21.250 --> 00:03:22.770 Moses said to Pharaoh: 00:03:23.449 --> 00:03:27.689 You know, O Pharaoh, that none has sent down these nine signs 00:03:28.289 --> 00:03:30.370 “He said: In truth thou knowest that none sent down these (portents) save the Lord of the heavens and the earth as proofs, and lo! (for my part) I deem thee lost, O Pharaoh.” (17:102) 00:03:31.270 --> 00:03:33.469 Except as insights for those who seek to see clearly through them, 00:03:33.909 --> 00:03:35.909 And as guidance for those who are guided by them. 00:03:36.590 --> 00:03:40.430 Whoever sees them knows that the one who brought them is truthful. 00:03:41.189 --> 00:03:45.590 And I surely think, O Pharaoh, that you are cursed and barred from goodness. 00:03:47.360 --> 00:03:56.840 “And he wished to scare them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him, all together.” (17:103) 00:03:58.449 --> 00:04:02.810 So Pharaoh sought to drive Moses and the Children of Israel from the land, 00:04:03.530 --> 00:04:07.490 But We drowned him and all those with him from his army in the sea. 00:04:08.169 --> 00:04:11.090 And We saved Moses and the Children of Israel. 00:04:12.699 --> 00:04:18.579 “And We said unto the Children of Israel after him: Dwell in the land; but when the promise of the Hereafter cometh to pass We shall bring you as a crowd gathered out of various nations.” (17:104) 00:04:18.579 --> 00:04:19.779 Dwell in the land. 00:04:20.379 --> 00:04:25.980 “And We said unto the Children of Israel after him: Dwell in the land; but when the promise of the Hereafter cometh to pass We shall bring you as a crowd gathered out of various nations.” (17:104) 00:04:26.019 --> 00:04:28.579 And We brought you together in a gathering. 00:04:30.439 --> 00:04:33.040 And We said to them after the destruction of Pharaoh: 00:04:33.680 --> 00:04:34.680 Dwell in the land, 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:36.120 The land of al-Sham. 00:04:36.680 --> 00:04:38.279 Then when the Hour comes, 00:04:38.879 --> 00:04:42.480 We shall bring you forth from your graves to the place of the Resurrection, 00:04:43.000 --> 00:04:46.079 Mingled together, with some of you pressing against others, 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:48.079 Not recognizing one another, 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:52.680 And no one among you will turn to his tribe or his clan. 00:04:54.069 --> 00:04:59.110 “With truth have We sent it down, and with truth hath it descended. And We have sent thee as naught else save a bearer of good tidings and a warner.” (17:105) 00:04:59.589 --> 00:05:05.269 And We have not sent you except as a bringer of glad tidings and a warner. 00:05:06.910 --> 00:05:09.509 And with the truth We have sent down this Qur'an, 00:05:10.110 --> 00:05:13.949 Commanding in it justice, fairness, and beautiful character, 00:05:14.550 --> 00:05:17.589 And forbidding in it injustice and ugly matters. 00:05:18.230 --> 00:05:23.949 Thus it was sent down from Allah to His Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:05:24.790 --> 00:05:28.589 And We have not sent you, O Muhammad, except as a bringer of glad tidings of Paradise, 00:05:29.149 --> 00:05:32.430 And a warner to those who disobey Us and oppose Our command. 00:05:33.860 --> 00:05:40.579 “And (it is) a Qur'an that We have divided, that thou mayst recite it unto mankind at intervals, and We have revealed it by (successive) revelation.” (17:106) 00:05:41.100 --> 00:05:49.939 “And (it is) a Qur'an that We have divided, that thou mayst recite it unto mankind at intervals, and We have revealed it by (successive) revelation.” (17:106) 00:05:51.430 --> 00:05:55.029 And it is a Qur'an We have perfected, detailed, and clarified, 00:05:55.589 --> 00:06:00.189 So that you may recite it to the people with deliberation, chanting it and making it clear. 00:06:00.980 --> 00:06:04.139 Do not hasten in its recitation, lest it not be understood from you. 00:06:04.660 --> 00:06:06.980 And We have sent it down in stages. 00:06:08.769 --> 00:06:12.410 “Say: Believe therein or believe not, lo! those who were given knowledge before it, when it is read unto them, fall down prostrate on their faces, adoring,” (17:107) 00:06:12.810 --> 00:06:21.410 “Say: Believe therein or believe not, lo! those who were given knowledge before it, when it is read unto them, fall down prostrate on their faces, adoring,” (17:107) 00:06:21.850 --> 00:06:25.370 They fall upon their chins in prostration. 00:06:25.810 --> 00:06:33.449 “Saying: Glory to our Lord! Verily the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled.” (17:108) 00:06:35.129 --> 00:06:39.970 Say, O Muhammad: Believe in this Qur'an or do not believe in it. 00:06:40.649 --> 00:06:44.689 For your belief in it will not increase the treasuries of Allah's mercy, 00:06:45.449 --> 00:06:48.529 Nor will your abandoning belief in it diminish them. 00:06:49.250 --> 00:06:50.449 And if you disbelieve in it, 00:06:51.009 --> 00:06:57.730 Then those who were given knowledge of Allah and His signs before its revelation, from among the believers of the two Scriptures, 00:06:58.290 --> 00:07:00.769 When this Qur'an is recited to them, 00:07:01.370 --> 00:07:05.730 They fall upon their faces in prostration to the earth in reverence for it. 00:07:06.410 --> 00:07:13.170 And they say, in exaltation of our Lord and declaring Him free from what the polytheists attribute to Him: 00:07:13.850 --> 00:07:17.009 The promise of our Lord, whether of reward or punishment, 00:07:17.449 --> 00:07:20.129 Is nothing but a truth that will surely come to pass. 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:28.160 “They fall down on their faces, weeping, and it increaseth humility in them.” (17:109) 00:07:29.810 --> 00:07:34.410 And these who were given knowledge from among the believers of the two Scriptures fall 00:07:34.930 --> 00:07:36.970 When the Qur'an is recited to them, 00:07:37.529 --> 00:07:39.209 Upon their chins, weeping, 00:07:39.850 --> 00:07:45.610 And the admonitions and lessons in the Qur'an increase them in submission to the command of Allah and obedience to Him. 00:07:47.180 --> 00:07:51.300 Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Gracious. 00:07:51.740 --> 00:07:58.060 Whichever you call upon, to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. 00:07:58.500 --> 00:08:03.180 “Say (unto mankind): Cry unto Allah, or cry unto the Beneficent, unto whichsoever ye cry (it is the same). His are the most beautiful names. And thou (Muhammad), be not loud-voiced in thy worship nor yet silent therein, but follow a way between.” (17:110) 00:08:03.620 --> 00:08:08.740 Do not recite too loudly, nor too quietly, but seek a way between them. 00:08:10.170 --> 00:08:12.410 Say, O Muhammad, to the polytheists of your people: 00:08:13.009 --> 00:08:14.810 Call upon Allah, O people, 00:08:15.129 --> 00:08:16.410 Or call upon the Most Gracious. 00:08:16.850 --> 00:08:20.649 By whichever of His names, may His majesty be glorified, you call upon your Lord, 00:08:21.250 --> 00:08:23.370 You are calling upon One. 00:08:23.810 --> 00:08:25.810 And to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. 00:08:26.529 --> 00:08:31.410 Do not recite aloud, O Muhammad, in your prayer and your supplication therein, 00:08:31.769 --> 00:08:33.490 Lest the polytheists harm you. 00:08:34.169 --> 00:08:37.450 And do not recite too quietly, lest your companions not hear it. 00:08:38.169 --> 00:08:43.809 But seek a path between the loud and the quiet, so that your companions may hear, 00:08:44.289 --> 00:08:46.889 And the polytheists do not hear it and harm you. 00:09:12.460 --> 00:09:13.659 And say, O Muhammad: 00:09:14.559 --> 00:09:19.960 Praise be to Allah, who has not taken a son, for then He would be a created being, not a Lord. 00:09:20.789 --> 00:09:23.070 And He has no partner in sovereignty, 00:09:23.669 --> 00:09:28.309 For then He would be incapable, in need of the help of others, and weak. 00:09:29.070 --> 00:09:33.149 And He has no ally to protect Him from the humiliation that might befall Him, 00:09:33.789 --> 00:09:38.629 For whoever is in need of the support of another is humiliated and debased. 00:09:39.350 --> 00:09:41.269 And glorify your Lord, O Muhammad, 00:09:41.269 --> 00:09:44.429 And obey Him in what He has commanded you and forbidden you.