1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,299 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,299 --> 00:00:08,199 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 3 00:00:08,199 --> 00:00:12,890 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammar. 4 00:00:12,890 --> 00:00:17,929 Surah al-A'raf. 5 00:00:17,929 --> 00:00:22,929 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:22,929 --> 00:00:28,420 “And ordain for us in this world that which is good, and in the Hereafter (that which is good), Lo! We have turned unto Thee. He said: I smite with My punishment whom I will, and My mercy embraceth all things, therefore I shall ordain it for those who ward off (evil) and pay the poor-due, and those who believe Our revelations;” (7:156) 7 00:00:28,420 --> 00:00:33,420 “And ordain for us in this world that which is good, and in the Hereafter (that which is good), Lo! We have turned unto Thee. He said: I smite with My punishment whom I will, and My mercy embraceth all things, therefore I shall ordain it for those who ward off (evil) and pay the poor-due, and those who believe Our revelations;” (7:156) 8 00:00:33,420 --> 00:00:39,420 “And ordain for us in this world that which is good, and in the Hereafter (that which is good), Lo! We have turned unto Thee. He said: I smite with My punishment whom I will, and My mercy embraceth all things, therefore I shall ordain it for those who ward off (evil) and pay the poor-due, and those who believe Our revelations;” (7:156) 9 00:00:39,420 --> 00:00:43,920 “And ordain for us in this world that which is good, and in the Hereafter (that which is good), Lo! We have turned unto Thee. He said: I smite with My punishment whom I will, and My mercy embraceth all things, therefore I shall ordain it for those who ward off (evil) and pay the poor-due, and those who believe Our revelations;” (7:156) 10 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,920 I shall ordain it for those who fear Allah. 11 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:52,920 And who pay the zakat. 12 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:58,920 “And ordain for us in this world that which is good, and in the Hereafter (that which is good), Lo! We have turned unto Thee. He said: I smite with My punishment whom I will, and My mercy embraceth all things, therefore I shall ordain it for those who ward off (evil) and pay the poor-due, and those who believe Our revelations;” (7:156) 13 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:04,900 And make us among those for whom righteous deeds are recorded in this world. 14 00:01:04,900 --> 00:01:09,400 And in the Hereafter, among those for whom forgiveness for their sins is recorded. 15 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,060 Indeed, we have turned in repentance to You. 16 00:01:12,060 --> 00:01:14,060 Allah said to Musa (peace be upon him): 17 00:01:14,060 --> 00:01:17,560 This punishment with which I have afflicted your people, the violent tremor, 18 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,060 Is My punishment, which I inflict upon whom I will of My creation. 19 00:01:21,060 --> 00:01:24,560 But My mercy encompasses all of My creation. 20 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,560 I shall ordain My mercy in the Tablet upon which the Torah was written, 21 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,560 For those who fear Allah, 22 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:35,560 By performing His obligatory duties and avoiding His prohibitions, 23 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,560 And who pay the zakat, 24 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:43,560 And for those who believe in and affirm Our signs and Our proofs. 25 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:51,680 “Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) with them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear. Then those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him: they are the successful.” (7:157) 26 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,680 Whom they find written [in their scriptures]. 27 00:01:55,680 --> 00:02:03,680 “Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) with them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear. Then those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him: they are the successful.” (7:157) 28 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:09,680 “Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) with them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear. Then those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him: they are the successful.” (7:157) 29 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:15,680 And He makes lawful for them the good things. 30 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:24,680 And He makes unlawful for them the foul things. 31 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:29,680 And He relieves them of their burden. 32 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,680 “Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) with them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear. Then those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him: they are the successful.” (7:157) 33 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:38,680 “Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) with them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear. Then those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him: they are the successful.” (7:157) 34 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:46,680 “Those who follow the messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, whom they will find described in the Torah and the Gospel (which are) with them. He will enjoin on them that which is right and forbid them that which is wrong. He will make lawful for them all good things and prohibit for them only the foul; and he will relieve them of their burden and the fetters that they used to wear. Then those who believe in him, and honour him, and help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him: they are the successful.” (7:157) 35 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:51,680 It is they who will be the successful. 36 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:59,759 Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, who is Muhammad (peace be upon him), 37 00:02:59,759 --> 00:03:04,759 Whose description, command, and prophethood they find written with them. 38 00:03:04,759 --> 00:03:09,759 This unlettered Prophet commands his followers to do what is right (al-ma'ruf), 39 00:03:09,759 --> 00:03:14,759 Which is belief in Allah and adherence to His obedience in what He has commanded and forbidden. 40 00:03:14,759 --> 00:03:18,759 And he forbids them from what is wrong (al-munkar), which is associating partners with Allah. 41 00:03:18,759 --> 00:03:25,759 He makes lawful for them the good things, such as the bahirah, sa'ibah, wasilah, and ham. 42 00:03:25,759 --> 00:03:30,759 And he makes unlawful for them the foul things, such as swine flesh and usury. 43 00:03:30,759 --> 00:03:34,759 And whatever they used to deem lawful of foods and drinks. 44 00:03:34,759 --> 00:03:40,759 The unlettered Prophet relieves them of the covenant that Allah had taken from the Children of Israel, 45 00:03:40,759 --> 00:03:45,759 Regarding the establishment of the Torah and acting upon the severe deeds contained therein, 46 00:03:45,759 --> 00:03:50,759 Such as cutting the skin to remove traces of urine and the prohibition of war spoils, 47 00:03:50,759 --> 00:03:54,759 And other such deeds that were made mandatory upon them. 48 00:03:54,759 --> 00:03:57,759 The ruling of the Qur'an has abrogated these. 49 00:03:57,759 --> 00:04:02,759 And he relieves them of the shackles that Allah had placed upon them in His saying: 50 00:04:02,759 --> 00:04:04,759 "Their hands are chained." 51 00:04:04,759 --> 00:04:07,960 So those who believed in the unlettered Prophet, 52 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,960 And honored him, revered him, and protected him from the people, 53 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:17,959 And aided him against the enemies of Allah and his own enemies by striving against them, 54 00:04:17,959 --> 00:04:21,959 And followed the Qur'an and the Islam that was revealed with him— 55 00:04:21,959 --> 00:04:24,959 Those who perform these deeds, 56 00:04:24,959 --> 00:04:31,920 They are the successful ones, attaining what they sought and hoped for by their actions. 57 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:41,920 “Say (O Muhammad): O mankind! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah to you all - (the messenger of) Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. There is no Allah save Him. He quickeneth and He giveth death. So believe in Allah and His messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, who believeth in Allah and in His Words, and follow him that haply ye may be led aright.” (7:158) 58 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:45,920 To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. 59 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:51,920 There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. 60 00:04:51,920 --> 00:05:00,920 “Say (O Muhammad): O mankind! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah to you all - (the messenger of) Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. There is no Allah save Him. He quickeneth and He giveth death. So believe in Allah and His messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, who believeth in Allah and in His Words, and follow him that haply ye may be led aright.” (7:158) 61 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,920 “Say (O Muhammad): O mankind! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah to you all - (the messenger of) Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. There is no Allah save Him. He quickeneth and He giveth death. So believe in Allah and His messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, who believeth in Allah and in His Words, and follow him that haply ye may be led aright.” (7:158) 62 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:09,920 And follow him so that you may be guided. 63 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,329 Say, O Muhammad, to all people: 64 00:05:13,329 --> 00:05:16,329 “Say (O Muhammad): O mankind! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah to you all - (the messenger of) Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. There is no Allah save Him. He quickeneth and He giveth death. So believe in Allah and His messenger, the Prophet who can neither read nor write, who believeth in Allah and in His Words, and follow him that haply ye may be led aright.” (7:158) 65 00:05:16,329 --> 00:05:21,329 To Whom belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them, 66 00:05:21,329 --> 00:05:23,329 And the management and disposal of all that. 67 00:05:23,329 --> 00:05:28,329 Divinity and worship should not be directed to anyone but Him. 68 00:05:28,329 --> 00:05:35,329 And He is the One who, if He wills, creates all that He wills, and gives life and causes death when He wills. 69 00:05:35,329 --> 00:05:38,329 So believe in the signs of Allah, 70 00:05:38,329 --> 00:05:42,329 And believe in His Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), 71 00:05:42,329 --> 00:05:47,329 The unlettered Prophet who believes in Allah and His words. 72 00:05:47,329 --> 00:05:51,329 So be guided by him, O people, and act upon what he commands you, 73 00:05:51,329 --> 00:05:57,329 So that you may be guided and directed, and hit upon the truth in your following of him. 74 00:05:57,329 --> 00:06:07,550 “And of Moses' folk there is a community who lead with truth and establish justice therewith.” (7:159) 75 00:06:07,550 --> 00:06:12,029 And among the people of Musa is a group that guides by the truth, 76 00:06:12,029 --> 00:06:15,029 They remain steadfast upon it and act accordingly. 77 00:06:15,029 --> 00:06:18,029 By the truth, they give and take. 78 00:06:18,029 --> 00:06:22,029 They are fair in their dealings and do not commit injustice. 79 00:06:23,029 --> 00:06:30,120 And We divided them into twelve tribes, as nations. 80 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:38,120 “We divided them into twelve tribes, nations; and We inspired Moses, when his people asked him for water, saying: Smite with thy staff the rock! And there gushed forth therefrom twelve springs, so that each tribe knew their drinking-place. And we caused the white cloud to overshadow them and sent down for them the manna and the quails (saying): Eat of the good things wherewith we have provided you. They wronged Us not, but they were wont to wrong themselves.” (7:160) 81 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:43,120 “We divided them into twelve tribes, nations; and We inspired Moses, when his people asked him for water, saying: Smite with thy staff the rock! And there gushed forth therefrom twelve springs, so that each tribe knew their drinking-place. And we caused the white cloud to overshadow them and sent down for them the manna and the quails (saying): Eat of the good things wherewith we have provided you. They wronged Us not, but they were wont to wrong themselves.” (7:160) 82 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:48,120 Every people knew their drinking place. 83 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,120 And We shaded them with clouds. 84 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:57,120 “We divided them into twelve tribes, nations; and We inspired Moses, when his people asked him for water, saying: Smite with thy staff the rock! And there gushed forth therefrom twelve springs, so that each tribe knew their drinking-place. And we caused the white cloud to overshadow them and sent down for them the manna and the quails (saying): Eat of the good things wherewith we have provided you. They wronged Us not, but they were wont to wrong themselves.” (7:160) 85 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:02,120 Eat of the good things with which We have provided you. 86 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:10,120 And they did not wrong Us, but they were wronging themselves. 87 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,600 We divided the people of Musa, 88 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,600 And We made them into twelve tribes, 89 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:18,600 As groups. 90 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:24,629 And We revealed to Musa when We divided the Children of Israel and left them wandering in the wilderness. 91 00:07:24,629 --> 00:07:27,629 Then they asked Musa for water due to their thirst. 92 00:07:27,629 --> 00:07:29,629 “We divided them into twelve tribes, nations; and We inspired Moses, when his people asked him for water, saying: Smite with thy staff the rock! And there gushed forth therefrom twelve springs, so that each tribe knew their drinking-place. And we caused the white cloud to overshadow them and sent down for them the manna and the quails (saying): Eat of the good things wherewith we have provided you. They wronged Us not, but they were wont to wrong themselves.” (7:160) 93 00:07:29,629 --> 00:07:34,629 Then twelve springs of water gushed forth from the rock. 94 00:07:34,629 --> 00:07:40,629 Every people of the twelve tribes knew their drinking place. 95 00:07:40,629 --> 00:07:42,629 And We shaded them with clouds, 96 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:45,629 Protecting them from the heat and harm of the sun. 97 00:07:45,629 --> 00:07:49,629 And We sent down upon them manna and quails as food for them. 98 00:07:49,629 --> 00:07:51,629 And We said to them: 99 00:07:51,629 --> 00:07:55,629 Eat of the lawful things with which We have provided you, O people. 100 00:07:55,629 --> 00:08:02,629 And they did not cause any deficiency in Our kingdom or authority by their asking what they asked, 101 00:08:02,629 --> 00:08:08,629 But they were diminishing their own shares by exchanging the inferior for the better, 102 00:08:08,629 --> 00:08:11,629 And the base for the superior. 103 00:08:11,629 --> 00:08:19,459 “And when it was said unto them: Dwell in this township and eat therefrom whence ye will, and say "Repentance," and enter the gate prostrate; We shall forgive you your sins; We shall increase (reward) for the right-doers.” (7:161) 104 00:08:19,459 --> 00:08:27,459 “And when it was said unto them: Dwell in this township and eat therefrom whence ye will, and say "Repentance," and enter the gate prostrate; We shall forgive you your sins; We shall increase (reward) for the right-doers.” (7:161) 105 00:08:27,459 --> 00:08:35,460 “And when it was said unto them: Dwell in this township and eat therefrom whence ye will, and say "Repentance," and enter the gate prostrate; We shall forgive you your sins; We shall increase (reward) for the right-doers.” (7:161) 106 00:08:35,460 --> 00:08:39,460 We will increase the doers of good. 107 00:08:40,460 --> 00:08:46,259 And mention also, O Muhammad, the error of the actions of these people, 108 00:08:46,259 --> 00:08:48,259 When Allah said to them: 109 00:08:48,259 --> 00:08:51,259 "Dwell in this village, Jerusalem." 110 00:08:51,259 --> 00:08:57,259 "And eat from its fruits, grains, and plants wherever you wish." 111 00:08:57,259 --> 00:09:01,259 "And say: 'Hittah' (a request for forgiveness), that it may remit your sins." 112 00:09:01,259 --> 00:09:05,259 We will forgive you your sins that you have committed in the past. 113 00:09:05,259 --> 00:09:07,259 And We will not hold you accountable for them. 114 00:09:07,259 --> 00:09:13,259 We will increase those who are obedient to Allah beyond what I promised you of the forgiveness of sins. 115 00:09:13,259 --> 00:09:32,059 “But those of them who did wrong changed the word which had been told them for another saying, and We sent down upon them wrath from heaven for their wrongdoing.” (7:162) 116 00:09:32,059 --> 00:09:38,379 But those who disbelieved among them altered what Allah had commanded them to say, 117 00:09:38,379 --> 00:09:41,379 And they said "hintah" (wheat) instead of "hittah" (forgiveness). 118 00:09:41,379 --> 00:09:45,379 And their saying that was a change from the word that was said to them. 119 00:09:45,379 --> 00:09:52,379 So We sent upon them a punishment from the sky because they were changing what they were commanded to do, 120 00:09:52,379 --> 00:09:56,379 Doing the opposite of what Allah commanded them to do, 121 00:09:56,379 --> 00:10:00,379 And saying other than what Allah commanded them to say. 122 00:10:00,379 --> 00:10:29,039 “Ask them (O Muhammad) of the township that was by the sea, how they did break the Sabbath, how their big fish came unto them visibly upon their Sabbath day and on a day when they did not keep Sabbath came they not unto them. Thus did We try them for that they were evil-livers.” (7:163) 123 00:10:29,039 --> 00:10:36,039 And ask, O Muhammad, these Jews about the affair of the village that was near the sea, 124 00:10:36,039 --> 00:10:39,039 When they transgressed the command of Allah regarding the Sabbath, 125 00:10:39,039 --> 00:10:43,039 And exceeded it to what Allah had forbidden them. 126 00:10:43,039 --> 00:10:49,039 When their fish came to them on the day of their Sabbath, in which they were forbidden from work, 127 00:10:49,039 --> 00:10:54,039 Appearing clearly on the surface of the water from every path and direction. 128 00:10:54,039 --> 00:10:58,039 And on the day they did not revere it as they revered the Sabbath, 129 00:10:58,039 --> 00:11:03,039 Which was all the other days, the fish would not come to them. 130 00:11:03,039 --> 00:11:08,039 As We have described to you of the testing and trial that We mentioned. 131 00:11:08,039 --> 00:11:13,039 Thus do We test them for their defiance of the obedience of Allah and their departure from it. 132 00:11:13,039 --> 00:11:25,649 And when a group among them said, "Why do you advise a people whom Allah is about to destroy?" 133 00:11:25,649 --> 00:11:30,649 “And when a community among them said: Why preach ye to a folk whom Allah is about to destroy or punish with an awful doom, they said: In order to be free from guilt before your Lord, and that haply they may ward off (evil).” (7:164) 134 00:11:30,649 --> 00:11:38,360 “And when a community among them said: Why preach ye to a folk whom Allah is about to destroy or punish with an awful doom, they said: In order to be free from guilt before your Lord, and that haply they may ward off (evil).” (7:164) 135 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,360 And mention also, O Muhammad, 136 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:46,360 When a group among them said to a group that was advising the transgressors of the Sabbath, 137 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,360 And forbidding them from the disobedience of Allah therein: 138 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:55,360 "Why do you advise a people whom Allah is about to destroy in this world for their disobedience to Him, 139 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,360 And their deeming lawful what He has forbidden them, 140 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:02,360 Or punish them with a severe punishment in the Hereafter?" 141 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:06,360 Those who were forbidding them from the disobedience of Allah said: 142 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,360 "Our advising them is an excuse before your Lord," 143 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:15,360 Fulfilling the duty imposed upon us to enjoin good and forbid evil, 144 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:19,360 "And perhaps they may fear Allah." 145 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:34,090 “And when they forgot that whereof they had been reminded, We rescued those who forbade wrong, and visited those who did wrong with dreadful punishment because they were evil-livers.” (7:165) 146 00:12:34,090 --> 00:12:46,090 “And when they forgot that whereof they had been reminded, We rescued those who forbade wrong, and visited those who did wrong with dreadful punishment because they were evil-livers.” (7:165) 147 00:12:46,090 --> 00:12:50,440 So when the faction that transgressed the Sabbath abandoned 148 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:54,440 What Allah had commanded them to do regarding refraining from transgression therein, 149 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:59,440 And neglected what the advising faction had counseled and reminded them of, 150 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:03,440 Allah saved those who were forbidding them from the disobedience of Allah, 151 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:08,440 And We seized those who transgressed the Sabbath with a severe, wretched punishment, 152 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:11,440 Because they were opposing the command of Allah, 153 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:15,440 Departing from His obedience to His disobedience. 154 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:24,960 “So when they took pride in that which they had been forbidden, We said unto them: Be ye apes despised and loathed!” (7:166) 155 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:30,309 So when they persisted in what they were forbidden from regarding their transgression of the Sabbath, 156 00:13:30,309 --> 00:13:35,309 And their deeming lawful what Allah had forbidden them of fishing and eating it, 157 00:13:35,309 --> 00:13:40,309 We said to them, "Be apes, cast away from all good." 158 00:13:40,309 --> 00:13:49,039 “And (remember) when thy Lord proclaimed that He would raise against them till the Day of Resurrection those who would lay on them a cruel torment. Lo! verily thy Lord is swift in prosecution and lo! verily He is Forgiving, Merciful.” (7:167) 159 00:13:49,039 --> 00:13:57,039 “And (remember) when thy Lord proclaimed that He would raise against them till the Day of Resurrection those who would lay on them a cruel torment. Lo! verily thy Lord is swift in prosecution and lo! verily He is Forgiving, Merciful.” (7:167) 160 00:13:57,039 --> 00:14:05,879 “And (remember) when thy Lord proclaimed that He would raise against them till the Day of Resurrection those who would lay on them a cruel torment. Lo! verily thy Lord is swift in prosecution and lo! verily He is Forgiving, Merciful.” (7:167) 161 00:14:05,879 --> 00:14:08,450 And mention, O Muhammad, 162 00:14:08,450 --> 00:14:14,450 When your Lord made it known that He would surely send upon the Jews those who would afflict them with the worst of punishment. 163 00:14:14,450 --> 00:14:20,450 Indeed, your Lord, O Muhammad, is swift in punishment to those who deserve it, 164 00:14:20,450 --> 00:14:23,450 And He is indeed forgiving of the sins of those who repent, 165 00:14:23,450 --> 00:14:30,190 Merciful to them, that He does not punish them for their crime after their repentance from it. 166 00:14:30,190 --> 00:14:38,190 “And We have sundered them in the earth as (separate) nations. Some of them are righteous, and some far from that. And We have tried them with good things and evil things that haply they might return.” (7:168) 167 00:14:38,190 --> 00:14:47,190 “And We have sundered them in the earth as (separate) nations. Some of them are righteous, and some far from that. And We have tried them with good things and evil things that haply they might return.” (7:168) 168 00:14:47,190 --> 00:14:53,919 And We divided the Children of Israel in the earth into various, scattered groups. 169 00:14:53,919 --> 00:14:59,919 Among these people are those who believe in Allah and His messengers, and among them are those who are less than righteous. 170 00:14:59,919 --> 00:15:04,919 And We tested them with ease in life and abundance in provision, 171 00:15:04,919 --> 00:15:08,919 And We tried them with hardship in life and calamities in wealth, 172 00:15:08,919 --> 00:15:15,919 So that they might return to the obedience of their Lord, turn to Him, and repent from His disobedience. 173 00:15:15,919 --> 00:15:22,009 Then there succeeded them a generation who inherited the Scripture. 174 00:15:22,009 --> 00:15:29,009 “And a generation hath succeeded them who inherited the scriptures. They grasp the goods of this low life (as the price of evil-doing) and say: It will be forgiven us. And if there came to them (again) the offer of the like, they would accept it (and would sin again). Hath not the covenant of the Scripture been taken on their behalf that they should not speak aught concerning Allah save the truth? And they have studied that which is therein. And the abode of the Hereafter is better, for those who ward off (evil). Have ye then no sense?” (7:169) 175 00:15:29,009 --> 00:15:35,009 And they say, "It will be forgiven for us." 176 00:15:35,009 --> 00:15:41,009 And if an offer of the same kind comes to them, they take it. 177 00:15:41,009 --> 00:15:45,009 “And a generation hath succeeded them who inherited the scriptures. They grasp the goods of this low life (as the price of evil-doing) and say: It will be forgiven us. And if there came to them (again) the offer of the like, they would accept it (and would sin again). Hath not the covenant of the Scripture been taken on their behalf that they should not speak aught concerning Allah save the truth? And they have studied that which is therein. And the abode of the Hereafter is better, for those who ward off (evil). Have ye then no sense?” (7:169) 178 00:15:45,009 --> 00:15:49,009 Should they not say about Allah except the truth? 179 00:15:50,009 --> 00:15:54,009 Should they not say about Allah except the truth? 180 00:15:54,009 --> 00:15:57,009 And they studied what was in it. 181 00:15:57,009 --> 00:16:03,009 “And a generation hath succeeded them who inherited the scriptures. They grasp the goods of this low life (as the price of evil-doing) and say: It will be forgiven us. And if there came to them (again) the offer of the like, they would accept it (and would sin again). Hath not the covenant of the Scripture been taken on their behalf that they should not speak aught concerning Allah save the truth? And they have studied that which is therein. And the abode of the Hereafter is better, for those who ward off (evil). Have ye then no sense?” (7:169) 182 00:16:03,009 --> 00:16:07,779 Do you not then use your reason? 183 00:16:07,779 --> 00:16:11,779 Then there replaced them an evil generation that came after them. 184 00:16:11,779 --> 00:16:16,779 They inherited the Book of Allah, so they learned it but neglected to act upon it. 185 00:16:16,779 --> 00:16:20,779 They take bribes in the judgment of Allah. 186 00:16:20,779 --> 00:16:25,779 For the sake of this fleeting, immediate worldly gain over the distant Hereafter. 187 00:16:25,779 --> 00:16:31,779 And they say when they do that, "Allah will forgive us our sins." 188 00:16:31,779 --> 00:16:35,779 Was not the covenant taken from these who take bribes in their judgments, 189 00:16:35,779 --> 00:16:39,779 The covenants to establish the Torah and act upon what is in it, 190 00:16:39,779 --> 00:16:43,779 That they should not say about Allah except the truth, 191 00:16:43,779 --> 00:16:50,779 And not attribute to Him except what He revealed to His Messenger Musa (peace be upon him)? 192 00:16:50,779 --> 00:16:52,779 And they read what was in it. 193 00:16:52,779 --> 00:16:58,779 And what is in the Hereafter, of what is prepared for His allies who maintain His limits, 194 00:16:58,779 --> 00:17:01,779 Is better for those who fear His punishment. 195 00:17:01,779 --> 00:17:07,779 Do these not use their reason that what is with Allah in the Hereafter 196 00:17:07,779 --> 00:17:12,779 Is better than this small gain that they hasten to in this world? 197 00:17:12,779 --> 00:17:19,089 “And as for those who make (men) keep the Scripture, and establish worship - lo! We squander not the wages of reformers.” (7:170) 198 00:17:19,089 --> 00:17:24,089 “And as for those who make (men) keep the Scripture, and establish worship - lo! We squander not the wages of reformers.” (7:170) 199 00:17:24,089 --> 00:17:28,799 And those who act upon what is in the Book of Allah, 200 00:17:28,799 --> 00:17:31,799 And establish prayer with its limits, 201 00:17:31,799 --> 00:17:33,799 Whoever does that from My creation, 202 00:17:33,799 --> 00:17:37,799 Then I will not cause the reward of his righteous work to be lost. 203 00:17:37,799 --> 00:17:43,240 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari.