WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.200 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 00:00:05.169 --> 00:00:08.050 Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation 00:00:08.550 --> 00:00:12.710 It was summarized by Dr. Aqeel bin Salem Al-Shammari 00:00:13.919 --> 00:00:15.960 Surah Al-Kahf 00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:22.350 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 00:00:22.350 --> 00:00:27.910 Praise be to God who sent down the Book to His servant 00:00:27.910 --> 00:00:31.109 And He did not make it crooked 00:00:32.200 --> 00:00:36.439 Praise be to God who singled out Muhammad for his message 00:00:36.439 --> 00:00:40.119 So He sent him to his creation as a sent prophet 00:00:40.119 --> 00:00:44.679 And His Book was revealed to him, without any crookedness or bias in it 00:00:44.679 --> 00:00:52.369 Valuable to warn of severe punishment from Him 00:00:52.369 --> 00:00:55.490 He gives good news to the believers 00:00:55.490 --> 00:01:00.850 He gives good news to believers who do good deeds 00:01:00.850 --> 00:01:04.810 That they will have a good reward 00:01:04.810 --> 00:01:08.900 It's never enough for me 00:01:08.900 --> 00:01:11.140 Moderate and upright 00:01:11.140 --> 00:01:16.909 To warn you, O people, of a swift and severe punishment from God 00:01:16.909 --> 00:01:20.189 And God and His Messenger give good tidings to the believers 00:01:20.189 --> 00:01:25.150 Those who do good deeds will have a great reward 00:01:25.150 --> 00:01:26.829 It is paradise 00:01:26.829 --> 00:01:32.599 They are immortal and cannot be moved or transferred 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:39.280 He warns those who said, “God has taken a son.” 00:01:39.920 --> 00:01:45.640 He also warns the people who said, “God has given a son.” 00:01:45.640 --> 00:01:48.480 From the polytheists of his people and others 00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:51.280 God is mighty and His vengeance is urgent 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:55.640 His torment will be postponed based on what they said 00:01:55.640 --> 00:02:03.040 They have no knowledge of it, nor did their fathers 00:02:03.040 --> 00:02:07.560 The words that came out of their mouths grew bigger 00:02:07.560 --> 00:02:12.439 They say nothing but lies 00:02:12.439 --> 00:02:18.069 These people who say this statement about God have no knowledge 00:02:18.069 --> 00:02:23.909 Their ancestors who went before them had no knowledge of God and His greatness 00:02:23.909 --> 00:02:29.310 The greatness of the word is a word that comes out of the mouths of these people 00:02:29.310 --> 00:02:32.150 What do these people say? 00:02:32.189 --> 00:02:34.430 God took a son 00:02:34.430 --> 00:02:39.620 Except lies and lies that we invent against God 00:02:39.620 --> 00:02:44.659 Perhaps you will kill yourself on their tracks 00:02:44.659 --> 00:02:50.340 If they do not believe in this hadith, sorry 00:02:50.340 --> 00:02:56.180 Perhaps, O Muhammad, you are the one who will kill and destroy your soul based on the traces of your people 00:02:56.180 --> 00:03:00.620 They did not believe in this book that I revealed to you 00:03:00.620 --> 00:03:04.419 We were sad, yearning, and anxious 00:03:04.659 --> 00:03:09.659 We have made what is on the earth an adornment for it 00:03:09.659 --> 00:03:15.020 We will test them as to which of them is best in deed 00:03:15.020 --> 00:03:18.939 We have made what is on the earth an adornment for the earth 00:03:18.939 --> 00:03:22.500 Let us test our servants which one should be left to her 00:03:22.500 --> 00:03:25.060 And follow our commands and prohibitions 00:03:25.060 --> 00:03:28.789 And I work in it obediently 00:03:28.789 --> 00:03:37.539 Indeed, We will make what is on it a barren level 00:03:37.539 --> 00:03:43.939 Indeed, we will destroy it after we built it with the adornments we placed on it 00:03:43.939 --> 00:03:49.900 Their fate is that they have no plants, no crops, and no crops 00:03:49.900 --> 00:03:59.750 Or did you think that the Companions of the Cave and Ar-Raqim were a wonder among Our signs? 00:03:59.949 --> 00:04:04.949 It was created from the heavens and the earth and all the wonders in them 00:04:04.949 --> 00:04:07.949 I am amazed by the command of the Companions of the Cave 00:04:07.949 --> 00:04:13.949 My argument for all of this is based on these polytheists among your people 00:04:13.949 --> 00:04:19.949 Al-Raqim is a tablet, stone, or something on which a book is written 00:04:19.949 --> 00:04:23.430 He was the first boy to go to the cave 00:04:24.430 --> 00:04:28.100 When the first boys went to the mountain cave 00:04:28.100 --> 00:04:31.100 Fleeing with their religion to God 00:04:31.100 --> 00:04:38.100 They said, “When they were given shelter, our Lord, give us mercy from You.” 00:04:38.100 --> 00:04:42.100 Our Lord, give us mercy from You 00:04:42.100 --> 00:04:47.029 And provide us with guidance in our affairs 00:04:47.029 --> 00:04:50.029 When the first boys went to the mountain cave 00:04:50.029 --> 00:04:53.100 Fleeing with their religion to God 00:04:53.100 --> 00:04:58.100 They said, “When they were given shelter, our Lord, give us mercy from You.” 00:04:58.100 --> 00:05:02.100 Make it easy for us to do what we seek and what we seek from Your satisfaction 00:05:02.100 --> 00:05:05.990 In order to work with what you love 00:05:05.990 --> 00:05:11.990 So we struck their ears in the cave for a number of years 00:05:11.990 --> 00:05:19.990 Then We sent them to know the meaning of the division between the crops for a period of time 00:05:19.990 --> 00:05:25.920 So we struck their ears by sleeping in the cave for a few years 00:05:25.920 --> 00:05:30.920 Then we sent these young men who had taken refuge in the cave 00:05:30.920 --> 00:05:33.920 Let My servants look and know the research 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:40.920 That is, the two sects that differed regarding the amount of time the young men stayed in their cave to sleep 00:05:40.920 --> 00:05:43.920 I aim for the amount of time they stay in it 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:50.170 We tell you the truth about them 00:05:50.170 --> 00:05:56.170 They are young men who believed in their Lord, and We have increased their guidance 00:05:56.170 --> 00:06:03.899 O Muhammad, we will tell you the news of these young men who took refuge in the cave 00:06:03.899 --> 00:06:06.899 With honesty and certainty that is beyond doubt 00:06:06.899 --> 00:06:09.899 The boys who took shelter in the cave 00:06:09.899 --> 00:06:12.899 Boys who believed in their Lord 00:06:12.899 --> 00:06:18.899 We have increased their faith in their Lord and their faith and insight into their religion 00:06:18.899 --> 00:06:34.800 And We tied their hearts when they stood up and said, “Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth.” 00:06:34.800 --> 00:06:38.800 We will not call upon a god other than Him 00:06:38.800 --> 00:06:43.800 So we said too much 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:46.540 We inspired them with patience 00:06:47.540 --> 00:06:50.540 We strengthened their hearts with the light of faith 00:06:50.540 --> 00:06:54.540 When they rose in the hands of the mighty, Janus struck 00:06:54.540 --> 00:06:56.540 And they said to him 00:06:56.540 --> 00:07:01.540 Our Lord is the King of the heavens and the earth and everything in them 00:07:01.540 --> 00:07:05.540 We will not call upon a God other than the Lord of the heavens and the earth 00:07:05.540 --> 00:07:10.540 Because we called upon a god other than the God of the heavens and the earth 00:07:10.540 --> 00:07:14.540 So we have told a huge lie 00:07:14.540 --> 00:07:19.779 It exceeds its value in length and exaggeration 00:07:19.779 --> 00:07:27.009 These people of ours have taken gods other than Him 00:07:27.009 --> 00:07:32.009 If they had not come against them with My authority 00:07:32.009 --> 00:07:38.009 Who is more unjust than he who invents a lie against God? 00:07:38.009 --> 00:07:42.810 These people of ours have taken gods other than God 00:07:42.810 --> 00:07:45.810 They worship her without him 00:07:45.810 --> 00:07:50.810 Do they not support their worship of it with clear evidence? 00:07:50.810 --> 00:07:55.810 And who is more transgressing and associating with God is one who fabricates a lie 00:07:55.810 --> 00:08:00.810 And associate with God in His authority a partner who worships Him rather than Him 00:08:00.810 --> 00:08:07.740 And if you isolate yourself from them, and they worship none but God 00:08:07.740 --> 00:08:11.740 So go to the cave 00:08:11.740 --> 00:08:15.740 And your Lord will extend to you His mercy 00:08:15.740 --> 00:08:25.339 He will provide you with ease from your affairs 00:08:25.339 --> 00:08:31.339 And if you, young men, abandon your people who worship any gods other than God 00:08:31.339 --> 00:08:36.340 So they went to the cave of the mountain called Ben Jullus 00:08:36.340 --> 00:08:39.340 Your Lord extends His mercy to you 00:08:39.340 --> 00:08:44.340 And He will facilitate for you the way out of the matter that you have thrown into it 00:08:44.340 --> 00:08:49.340 And He will ease your affairs in which you are experiencing grief and distress 00:08:49.340 --> 00:08:54.299 Whatever you attach to it 00:08:54.299 --> 00:08:59.299 Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation