WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.700 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 00:00:03.620 --> 00:00:05.900 The story of our mother Eve 00:00:08.779 --> 00:00:12.400 O Eve, remember God’s covenant 00:00:14.560 --> 00:00:15.960 Oh Eve 00:00:16.179 --> 00:00:21.379 This is the third time in which the story of our mother Eve is mentioned 00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:24.219 The first is in Surat Al-Baqarah 00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:26.820 The second is in Surat Al-A'raf 00:00:26.960 --> 00:00:29.760 The third is in Surah Taha 00:00:30.190 --> 00:00:33.990 God willing, the discussion will be about the third section 00:00:34.009 --> 00:00:36.429 At the beginning of the last ten days 00:00:36.710 --> 00:00:39.490 It is the third third of Ramadan 00:00:39.789 --> 00:00:41.509 And so are the days 00:00:41.630 --> 00:00:45.229 It passes quickly without us noticing it 00:00:45.549 --> 00:00:49.549 And the happy one is the one who takes advantage of it in a way that pleases God Almighty 00:00:49.890 --> 00:00:54.049 May God make me and you, Eve, among the happy ones 00:00:54.929 --> 00:00:56.429 God Almighty said 00:00:57.140 --> 00:01:04.579 We have entrusted Adam with this before 00:01:04.579 --> 00:01:08.019 He forgot and we did not find any resolve in him 00:01:08.420 --> 00:01:12.700 And when we said to the angels: 00:01:12.700 --> 00:01:15.620 They prostrated to Adam, so they prostrated 00:01:15.900 --> 00:01:21.939 So they prostrated, except for Iblis as a father 00:01:22.180 --> 00:01:25.260 So we said, “O Adam.” 00:01:25.299 --> 00:01:29.739 This is an enemy of you and your husband 00:01:29.739 --> 00:01:35.540 They will not expel you from Paradise and you will be miserable 00:01:35.859 --> 00:01:41.540 You may neither starve nor be naked there 00:01:41.739 --> 00:01:46.340 And you do not perform the ritual prayer during it or sacrifice it 00:01:46.540 --> 00:01:49.379 Satan whispered to him 00:01:49.379 --> 00:01:54.659 He said: O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity? 00:01:54.700 --> 00:01:57.099 And a kingdom that never fades 00:01:57.099 --> 00:02:02.099 So he ate from it, and their private parts became apparent to them 00:02:02.099 --> 00:02:09.099 And they began to swear at them 00:02:09.099 --> 00:02:12.139 From the paper of paradise 00:02:12.139 --> 00:02:17.699 Adam disobeyed his Lord and went astray 00:02:17.699 --> 00:02:23.900 Then his Lord chose him and turned to him and guided him 00:02:23.900 --> 00:02:27.500 He said, "Get down, everyone." 00:02:27.500 --> 00:02:30.500 Some of you are enemies to each other 00:02:30.500 --> 00:02:37.500 Either this will come to you from me 00:02:37.500 --> 00:02:42.659 Whoever follows my guidance 00:02:42.659 --> 00:02:45.539 He will not go astray or be miserable 00:02:45.539 --> 00:02:49.020 And whoever turns away from My remembrance 00:02:49.020 --> 00:03:00.259 He has a poor living 00:03:00.259 --> 00:03:04.659 And We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind 00:03:04.659 --> 00:03:09.259 He said, “My Lord, You have gathered me blind.” 00:03:09.259 --> 00:03:12.780 And I was insightful 00:03:12.780 --> 00:03:16.659 He said: Our signs have come to you 00:03:16.659 --> 00:03:18.460 So I forgot it 00:03:18.500 --> 00:03:22.060 And also today you forget 00:03:22.060 --> 00:03:25.379 And thus We reward those who are extravagant 00:03:25.379 --> 00:03:29.620 He did not believe in the signs of his Lord 00:03:29.620 --> 00:03:35.310 The torment of the Hereafter is more severe and lasting 00:03:35.310 --> 00:03:37.270 At the beginning of this section 00:03:37.270 --> 00:03:39.909 From the story of our mother Eve 00:03:39.909 --> 00:03:45.430 Our Lord Almighty mentions the covenant He made to Adam 00:03:45.430 --> 00:03:47.750 And Eve followed him 00:03:47.789 --> 00:03:50.590 Adam forgot this covenant 00:03:50.590 --> 00:03:54.310 And the impact of this forgetfulness 00:03:54.310 --> 00:03:59.330 What is this covenant that God made to Adam? 00:03:59.330 --> 00:04:02.530 Al-Tahir bin Ashour, may God have mercy on him, said 00:04:02.530 --> 00:04:06.770 This covenant is explained in the verse by saying: 00:04:06.770 --> 00:04:12.090 So we said, Adam, this is an enemy of you and your husband 00:04:12.090 --> 00:04:16.970 This covenant occurred after Satan refused to prostrate to Adam 00:04:16.970 --> 00:04:20.089 Before Adam entered Paradise 00:04:20.089 --> 00:04:22.879 Abu Zahra, may God have mercy on him, said 00:04:22.879 --> 00:04:29.879 The meaning is God Almighty’s covenant with Adam before Satan whispered to him 00:04:29.879 --> 00:04:33.639 This covenant is God's command and assignment 00:04:33.639 --> 00:04:36.519 Even if it is not in a commissioning house 00:04:36.519 --> 00:04:42.009 Every command from God Almighty is a covenant between the servant and his Lord 00:04:42.009 --> 00:04:44.009 Yes, Eve 00:04:44.050 --> 00:04:49.290 Every command from God Almighty is a covenant between the servant and his Lord 00:04:49.290 --> 00:04:54.649 Whoever adheres to the commands of God Almighty keeps his covenant 00:04:54.649 --> 00:04:58.529 Whoever neglects it neglects the covenant 00:04:58.529 --> 00:05:03.250 The first step in keeping the covenant is determination of the heart 00:05:03.250 --> 00:05:07.769 If you, Eve, are truly determined from the bottom of your heart 00:05:07.769 --> 00:05:13.160 The effect of this determination will appear in your commitment to the commands of your Lord 00:05:13.199 --> 00:05:16.439 Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, may God have mercy on him, said 00:05:16.439 --> 00:05:20.600 The origin of determination is the heart’s belief in something 00:05:20.600 --> 00:05:27.360 It is said that so-and-so is determined to do such-and-such if he believes it and intends it 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:33.160 Part of the belief of the heart is to preserve something, and part of it is patience with something 00:05:33.160 --> 00:05:38.600 Because no one becomes alarmed except one whose heart is weak and weak 00:05:38.600 --> 00:05:41.240 If so 00:05:41.240 --> 00:05:46.839 There is no more meaning to this than what God, Blessed and Most High, has made clear 00:05:46.839 --> 00:05:52.839 It is his saying, and we did not find any determination for it, so this is its interpretation 00:05:52.839 --> 00:05:57.800 We did not find in him a resolve of heart to fulfill his promise to God 00:05:57.800 --> 00:06:01.310 Nor to keep what was entrusted to him 00:06:01.310 --> 00:06:07.290 True determination is being firm with action and not hesitating about it 00:06:07.290 --> 00:06:12.500 How do you find your resolve with God's commands? 00:06:12.540 --> 00:06:16.139 O Eve, this does not mean anything 00:06:16.139 --> 00:06:20.740 You are turning into an angel who never makes mistakes 00:06:20.740 --> 00:06:25.060 But what is meant is that your heart's resolve is correct 00:06:25.060 --> 00:06:29.459 If you fall into forgetfulness, which is human nature 00:06:29.459 --> 00:06:32.740 So hasten to ask for pardon and forgiveness 00:06:32.740 --> 00:06:37.360 Just as your mother Eve did with our father Adam 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:39.959 Al-Saadi, may God have mercy on him, said 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:43.160 We advised and commanded Adam 00:06:43.160 --> 00:06:46.800 We made a covenant with him that he would fulfill 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:49.959 He adhered to him, submitted to him, and obeyed him 00:06:49.959 --> 00:06:52.399 And he decided to do it 00:06:52.399 --> 00:06:55.560 However, he forgot what he had ordered 00:06:55.560 --> 00:06:58.560 His resolve was broken by the court 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:00.759 So what happened happened to him 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:03.519 He became an example for his descendants 00:07:03.519 --> 00:07:06.959 Their natures became like his nature 00:07:06.959 --> 00:07:09.959 Adam forgot and his descendants forgot 00:07:09.959 --> 00:07:12.360 He made a mistake and they made a mistake 00:07:12.360 --> 00:07:14.959 The determination was not confirmed 00:07:14.959 --> 00:07:16.759 And they are 00:07:16.759 --> 00:07:19.560 He quickly repented of his sin 00:07:19.560 --> 00:07:21.959 He approached her and confessed 00:07:21.959 --> 00:07:23.759 So I forgave him 00:07:23.759 --> 00:07:27.420 And whoever resembles his father is not unjust 00:07:27.420 --> 00:07:29.620 And be careful, Eve 00:07:29.620 --> 00:07:31.819 Until the meaning of forgetting here 00:07:31.819 --> 00:07:33.819 It is forgetting the covenant 00:07:33.819 --> 00:07:35.819 It is not innate forgetfulness 00:07:35.819 --> 00:07:39.579 Which is the loss of something in memory 00:07:39.579 --> 00:07:42.579 The difference is that forgetting God’s covenant 00:07:42.579 --> 00:07:45.379 He causes you to sin intentionally 00:07:45.379 --> 00:07:47.779 And you are punished for it 00:07:47.779 --> 00:07:49.779 As for innate forgetfulness 00:07:49.779 --> 00:07:52.939 The person is not punished for it 00:07:52.939 --> 00:07:56.339 Al-Tahir bin Ashour, may God have mercy on him, said 00:07:56.339 --> 00:07:57.939 And forgetting 00:07:57.939 --> 00:08:00.339 Here it is called neglect of work 00:08:00.339 --> 00:08:02.660 By covenant intentionally 00:08:02.660 --> 00:08:05.259 What is required of you, Eve 00:08:05.259 --> 00:08:08.860 It is educating oneself to adhere to God’s covenant 00:08:08.860 --> 00:08:11.060 And abide by his orders 00:08:11.060 --> 00:08:14.060 Controlling one's desires and desires 00:08:14.060 --> 00:08:17.139 By the controls of the divine covenant 00:08:17.139 --> 00:08:20.139 Sayyed Qutb, may God have mercy on him, said 00:08:20.139 --> 00:08:22.540 God made a covenant with Adam 00:08:22.540 --> 00:08:24.939 He was the eater of all fruits 00:08:24.939 --> 00:08:27.139 Only one tree 00:08:27.139 --> 00:08:30.139 It represents what is forbidden and what is necessary 00:08:30.139 --> 00:08:33.740 To raise the will and confirm the personality 00:08:33.740 --> 00:08:37.539 Freedom from the desires and desires of the soul 00:08:37.539 --> 00:08:40.740 To the extent that it preserves the human spirit 00:08:40.740 --> 00:08:43.340 Freedom to proceed from necessities 00:08:43.340 --> 00:08:45.340 When you want 00:08:45.340 --> 00:08:49.039 Do not be enslaved by desires and oppressed by them 00:08:49.039 --> 00:08:52.440 This is the standard that cannot be mistaken 00:08:52.440 --> 00:08:54.659 Human advancement 00:08:54.659 --> 00:08:59.259 The more the soul is able to control its desires 00:08:59.259 --> 00:09:02.659 Controlling it and being superior to it 00:09:02.659 --> 00:09:06.529 She was higher on the scale of human advancement 00:09:06.529 --> 00:09:10.330 And the more you weaken in the face of desire and crumble 00:09:10.330 --> 00:09:15.649 It was closer to bestiality and to the first runways 00:09:15.649 --> 00:09:19.049 This is the sophistication to which we invite you 00:09:19.049 --> 00:09:24.049 Not the false sophistication that sinners and immoral people talk about 00:09:24.049 --> 00:09:26.649 People with psychological defeat 00:09:26.649 --> 00:09:31.850 Those who follow the path of imitation and subordination to the infidel West 00:09:31.850 --> 00:09:35.429 The rebel against God's command 00:09:35.429 --> 00:09:39.029 We will continue in the next meeting, God willing 00:09:39.029 --> 00:09:43.230 Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds 00:09:43.230 --> 00:09:46.830 The story of our mother Hawa