1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,039 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 3 00:00:08,580 --> 00:00:12,740 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammari. 4 00:00:14,009 --> 00:00:15,890 Surah al-Ra'd. 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,960 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:24,100 --> 00:00:30,420 The likeness of the Paradise which the righteous have been promised: 7 00:00:30,699 --> 00:00:35,979 Beneath which rivers flow. 8 00:00:36,299 --> 00:00:41,820 Its food is everlasting, and its shade. 9 00:00:42,179 --> 00:00:45,179 That is the final outcome for those who were righteous. 10 00:00:45,500 --> 00:00:50,700 And the final outcome for the disbelievers is the Fire. 11 00:00:52,289 --> 00:00:55,490 This is the description of the Paradise promised to the righteous. 12 00:00:56,009 --> 00:00:58,210 Beneath it, rivers flow. 13 00:00:58,869 --> 00:01:01,789 The food within it is everlasting for its inhabitants. 14 00:01:02,270 --> 00:01:04,390 Its shade is likewise everlasting. 15 00:01:04,829 --> 00:01:06,829 This is because there is no sun therein. 16 00:01:07,540 --> 00:01:10,900 This Paradise is the final outcome for those who feared Allah. 17 00:01:11,379 --> 00:01:14,340 They avoided His prohibitions and fulfilled His obligatory duties. 18 00:01:14,900 --> 00:01:17,819 And the final outcome for those who disbelieve in Allah is the Fire. 19 00:01:19,530 --> 00:01:27,209 “Those unto whom We gave the Scripture rejoice in that which is revealed unto thee. And of the clans there are who deny some of it. Say: I am commanded only that I serve Allah and ascribe unto Him no partner. Unto Him I cry, and unto Him is my return.” (13:36) 20 00:01:27,689 --> 00:01:32,489 “Those unto whom We gave the Scripture rejoice in that which is revealed unto thee. And of the clans there are who deny some of it. Say: I am commanded only that I serve Allah and ascribe unto Him no partner. Unto Him I cry, and unto Him is my return.” (13:36) 21 00:01:32,810 --> 00:01:39,090 “Those unto whom We gave the Scripture rejoice in that which is revealed unto thee. And of the clans there are who deny some of it. Say: I am commanded only that I serve Allah and ascribe unto Him no partner. Unto Him I cry, and unto Him is my return.” (13:36) 22 00:01:39,609 --> 00:01:44,489 “Those unto whom We gave the Scripture rejoice in that which is revealed unto thee. And of the clans there are who deny some of it. Say: I am commanded only that I serve Allah and ascribe unto Him no partner. Unto Him I cry, and unto Him is my return.” (13:36) 23 00:01:46,250 --> 00:01:51,730 As for those to whom We have sent down the Book—those among them who believe in you and follow you, O Muhammad— 24 00:01:52,290 --> 00:01:54,730 They rejoice in what has been revealed to you of it. 25 00:01:55,290 --> 00:01:57,969 But among the factions of the religious communities who oppose you, 26 00:01:58,409 --> 00:02:00,730 There are those who deny some of what has been revealed to you. 27 00:02:01,329 --> 00:02:02,209 So say to them: 28 00:02:02,849 --> 00:02:04,890 "I have only been commanded, O people, 29 00:02:05,209 --> 00:02:08,009 To worship Allah alone, apart from all else, 30 00:02:08,490 --> 00:02:09,729 And not to associate anything with Him. 31 00:02:10,370 --> 00:02:14,409 To His obedience and the sincere worship of Him, I invite the people, 32 00:02:14,849 --> 00:02:16,330 And to Him is my final return." 33 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:23,080 “Thus have We revealed it, a decisive utterance in Arabic; and if thou shouldst follow their desires after that which hath come unto thee of knowledge, then truly wouldst thou have from Allah no protecting friend nor defender.” (13:37) 34 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:31,479 “Thus have We revealed it, a decisive utterance in Arabic; and if thou shouldst follow their desires after that which hath come unto thee of knowledge, then truly wouldst thou have from Allah no protecting friend nor defender.” (13:37) 35 00:02:31,479 --> 00:02:34,840 You have no protector against Allah. 36 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:40,979 “Thus have We revealed it, a decisive utterance in Arabic; and if thou shouldst follow their desires after that which hath come unto thee of knowledge, then truly wouldst thou have from Allah no protecting friend nor defender.” (13:37) 37 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:47,879 Just as We sent down the Book to you, O Muhammad, and some factions denied it, 38 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,520 So too have We sent down the judgment and the religion, 39 00:02:51,879 --> 00:02:53,280 As an Arabic judgment. 40 00:02:53,879 --> 00:02:55,719 It was made Arabic, 41 00:02:56,240 --> 00:03:01,280 Because it was revealed to Muhammad, peace be upon him, who is an Arab. 42 00:03:02,069 --> 00:03:07,870 And if you were to follow, O Muhammad, the whims of these factions, their approval, and their desires, 43 00:03:08,469 --> 00:03:12,509 You would have no protector to shield you from the punishment of Allah, nor any helper to assist you, 44 00:03:12,990 --> 00:03:15,990 To save you from Allah if He were to punish you. 45 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:22,520 We have indeed sent messengers before you, 46 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:27,120 And We granted them wives and descendants. 47 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:35,319 It is not for any messenger to bring a sign except by the permission of Allah. 48 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:40,439 For every term, there is a decree. 49 00:03:42,180 --> 00:03:48,180 We have indeed sent, O Muhammad, messengers before you to nations that passed away before your Ummah. 50 00:03:48,780 --> 00:03:50,780 We made them human beings like you. 51 00:03:51,300 --> 00:03:53,300 They had wives with whom they procreated, 52 00:03:53,780 --> 00:03:55,780 And descendants whom they sired. 53 00:03:56,300 --> 00:04:01,580 We did not make them angels who neither eat, nor drink, nor marry. 54 00:04:02,300 --> 00:04:05,620 No messenger sent by Allah to His creation has the power 55 00:04:06,139 --> 00:04:10,460 To bring his people a sign or a miracle except by the command of Allah. 56 00:04:11,139 --> 00:04:16,339 For every term—a matter decreed by Allah—there is a record He has written and kept with Him. 57 00:04:18,019 --> 00:04:22,819 Allah eliminates what He wills and confirms what He wills, 58 00:04:22,819 --> 00:04:28,899 And with Him is the Mother of the Book. 59 00:04:53,550 --> 00:05:06,259 “Whether We let thee see something of that which We have promised them, or make thee die (before its happening), thine is but conveyance (of the message). Ours the reckoning.” (13:40) 60 00:05:06,740 --> 00:05:12,740 And upon Us is the reckoning. 61 00:05:13,300 --> 00:05:17,300 And upon Us is the reckoning. 62 00:05:17,779 --> 00:05:23,779 And upon Us is the reckoning. 63 00:05:25,379 --> 00:05:32,990 Whether We show you, O Muhammad, during your lifetime some of what We have promised these polytheists, 64 00:05:33,470 --> 00:05:35,470 By way of punishment for their disbelief, 65 00:05:36,029 --> 00:05:39,069 Or We take you to Us before We show you that, 66 00:05:39,709 --> 00:05:42,750 Your duty is only to convey His message to them, 67 00:05:43,230 --> 00:05:45,230 And upon Us is their reckoning, 68 00:05:45,629 --> 00:05:47,629 And their recompense for their deeds. 69 00:05:48,189 --> 00:05:50,189 If it is good, then it is good, 70 00:05:50,189 --> 00:05:53,279 And if it is evil, then it is evil. 71 00:05:53,439 --> 00:06:00,879 Do they not see that We come to the land, reducing it from its borders? 72 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,959 “See they not how we aim to the land, reducing it of its outlying parts? (When) Allah doometh there is none that can postpone His doom, and He is swift at reckoning.” (13:41) 73 00:06:05,439 --> 00:06:08,639 And He is swift in reckoning. 74 00:06:09,810 --> 00:06:14,769 Do these polytheists who ask Muhammad for signs not see 75 00:06:15,250 --> 00:06:16,769 That We come to the land, 76 00:06:17,170 --> 00:06:21,329 And conquer it for him, land after land, surrounding their own territory? 77 00:06:22,050 --> 00:06:27,410 Do they not fear that We shall conquer their land for him just as We conquered others for him? 78 00:06:27,970 --> 00:06:31,250 Allah is the One who judges, and His judgment is executed. 79 00:06:31,730 --> 00:06:33,730 Allah is swift in reckoning. 80 00:06:34,129 --> 00:06:36,930 He tallies the deeds of these polytheists, 81 00:06:37,329 --> 00:06:39,089 “Lo! nothing in the earth or in the heavens is hidden from Allah.” (3:5) 82 00:06:39,410 --> 00:06:42,370 And He is the One who will requite them for those deeds. 83 00:06:43,410 --> 00:06:50,769 “Those who were before them plotted; but all plotting is Allah's. He knoweth that which each soul earneth. The disbelievers will come to know for whom will be the sequel of the (heavenly) Home.” (13:42) 84 00:06:51,089 --> 00:06:54,290 “Those who were before them plotted; but all plotting is Allah's. He knoweth that which each soul earneth. The disbelievers will come to know for whom will be the sequel of the (heavenly) Home.” (13:42) 85 00:06:54,769 --> 00:06:59,810 And the disbelievers will come to know for whom is the final home. 86 00:07:01,230 --> 00:07:06,350 Those before these polytheists—the nations that passed away—also plotted, 87 00:07:06,990 --> 00:07:09,550 But to Allah belongs all power of plotting. 88 00:07:09,870 --> 00:07:11,389 It is in His hand and returns to Him. 89 00:07:12,029 --> 00:07:14,430 The plotters did not harm anyone with their plotting, 90 00:07:14,670 --> 00:07:17,709 Except those whom Allah willed to be harmed by it. 91 00:07:18,350 --> 00:07:20,670 They only harmed themselves by it, 92 00:07:20,990 --> 00:07:24,829 Because they incurred the wrath of their Lord against themselves through it. 93 00:07:25,470 --> 00:07:29,709 Your Lord knows, O Muhammad, what these polytheists do, 94 00:07:30,189 --> 00:07:33,389 And He knows all the deeds of all creation. 95 00:07:33,949 --> 00:07:37,709 They will come to know, when they arrive before their Lord on the Day of Resurrection, 96 00:07:38,029 --> 00:07:40,509 For whom is the final home of the Hereafter. 97 00:07:41,970 --> 00:07:46,050 “They who disbelieve say: Thou art no messenger (of Allah). Say: Allah, and whosoever hath knowledge of the Scripture, is sufficient witness between me and you.” (13:43) 98 00:07:46,370 --> 00:07:51,329 Say: "Sufficient is Allah as a witness between me and you." 99 00:07:51,329 --> 00:07:57,569 “They who disbelieve say: Thou art no messenger (of Allah). Say: Allah, and whosoever hath knowledge of the Scripture, is sufficient witness between me and you.” (13:43) 100 00:07:58,980 --> 00:08:02,980 And those who disbelieve in Allah among your people, O Muhammad, say: 101 00:08:03,300 --> 00:08:04,579 "You are not a messenger," 102 00:08:04,980 --> 00:08:06,740 Denying you. 103 00:08:07,459 --> 00:08:11,379 Say: "Sufficient is Allah as a witness between me and you." 104 00:08:11,860 --> 00:08:16,339 And those who possess knowledge of the Books revealed before the Qur'an, 105 00:08:16,339 --> 00:08:18,740 Such as the Torah and the Gospel.