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-Shammar. 4 00:00:14,039 --> 00:00:15,919 Surah Hud. 5 00:00:18,379 --> 00:00:22,539 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,800 And to Thamud, We sent their brother Salih. 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:33,320 He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him." 8 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,719 “And unto (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah, Ye have no other Allah save Him. He brought you forth from the earth and hath made you husband it. So ask forgiveness of Him and turn unto Him repentant. Lo! my Lord is Nigh, Responsive.” (11:61) 9 00:00:37,719 --> 00:00:39,880 And He settled you therein. 10 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:47,759 “And unto (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah, Ye have no other Allah save Him. He brought you forth from the earth and hath made you husband it. So ask forgiveness of Him and turn unto Him repentant. Lo! my Lord is Nigh, Responsive.” (11:61) 11 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:53,869 “And unto (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah, Ye have no other Allah save Him. He brought you forth from the earth and hath made you husband it. So ask forgiveness of Him and turn unto Him repentant. Lo! my Lord is Nigh, Responsive.” (11:61) 12 00:00:55,219 --> 00:00:58,420 And We sent to Thamud their brother Salih. 13 00:00:58,859 --> 00:01:00,020 He said to them: 14 00:01:00,500 --> 00:01:03,700 "O my people, worship Allah alone, for He has no partner." 15 00:01:04,019 --> 00:01:08,459 "There is no deity for you other than Him who deserves your worship." 16 00:01:09,060 --> 00:01:11,299 "It is He who initiated your creation from the earth." 17 00:01:11,780 --> 00:01:13,980 "And He made you inhabitants therein." 18 00:01:14,379 --> 00:01:17,379 "And He caused you to dwell there for the days of your life." 19 00:01:17,939 --> 00:01:22,700 "So perform deeds that will be a cause for Allah to cover your sins." 20 00:01:23,140 --> 00:01:26,700 "Then abandon the deeds that your Lord dislikes." 21 00:01:27,140 --> 00:01:30,780 "Indeed, my Lord is near to those who worship Him sincerely." 22 00:01:31,180 --> 00:01:33,060 "And who desire repentance unto Him." 23 00:01:33,540 --> 00:01:35,659 "He answers them when they call upon Him." 24 00:01:37,459 --> 00:01:45,060 “They said: O Salih! Thou hast been among us hitherto as that wherein our hope was placed. Dost thou ask us not to worship what our fathers worshipped? Lo! we verily are in grave doubt concerning that to which thou callest us.” (11:62) 25 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:51,379 “They said: O Salih! Thou hast been among us hitherto as that wherein our hope was placed. Dost thou ask us not to worship what our fathers worshipped? Lo! we verily are in grave doubt concerning that to which thou callest us.” (11:62) 26 00:01:51,379 --> 00:01:54,299 "And we are in doubt." 27 00:01:55,120 --> 00:02:02,879 “They said: O Salih! Thou hast been among us hitherto as that wherein our hope was placed. Dost thou ask us not to worship what our fathers worshipped? Lo! we verily are in grave doubt concerning that to which thou callest us.” (11:62) 28 00:02:04,379 --> 00:02:07,060 The people of Thamud said to their Prophet Salih: 29 00:02:07,739 --> 00:02:14,620 "O Salih, we used to hope that you would be a leader among us before this statement you have made to us." 30 00:02:15,099 --> 00:02:18,139 "Regarding your claim that we have no deity other than Allah." 31 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:23,719 "Do you forbid us from worshipping the gods that our forefathers used to worship?" 32 00:02:24,319 --> 00:02:29,039 "And we do not know the truth of this monotheism to which you invite us." 33 00:02:30,469 --> 00:02:39,110 He said, "O my people, have you considered if I am upon clear evidence from my Lord?" 34 00:02:39,110 --> 00:02:48,550 “He said: O my people! Bethink you: if I am (acting) on clear proof from my Lord and there hath come unto me a mercy from Him, who will save me from Allah if I disobey Him? Ye would add to me naught save perdition.” (11:63) 35 00:02:49,030 --> 00:02:53,750 “He said: O my people! Bethink you: if I am (acting) on clear proof from my Lord and there hath come unto me a mercy from Him, who will save me from Allah if I disobey Him? Ye would add to me naught save perdition.” (11:63) 36 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:57,150 Salih said to his people: 37 00:02:57,669 --> 00:03:03,069 "O my people, have you considered if I am upon a proof and clear guidance from Allah that I have come to know?" 38 00:03:03,550 --> 00:03:07,110 "And He has granted me from Himself prophethood, wisdom, and Islam." 39 00:03:07,710 --> 00:03:12,870 "Then who could protect me from His punishment if I were to disobey Him?" 40 00:03:13,509 --> 00:03:17,229 "Your excuses—which you offer—do not increase me in anything." 41 00:03:17,629 --> 00:03:21,349 "That you worship what your forefathers worshipped." 42 00:03:21,750 --> 00:03:26,349 "Except in loss, for you lose your share of Allah’s mercy." 43 00:03:27,740 --> 00:03:32,340 “O my people! This is the camel of Allah, a token unto you, so suffer her to feed in Allah's earth, and touch her not with harm lest a near torment seize you.” (11:64) 44 00:03:32,900 --> 00:03:39,300 "So leave her to graze on Allah’s earth, and do not touch her with harm." 45 00:03:39,780 --> 00:03:47,780 “O my people! This is the camel of Allah, a token unto you, so suffer her to feed in Allah's earth, and touch her not with harm lest a near torment seize you.” (11:64) 46 00:03:49,250 --> 00:03:56,169 "And O my people, this she-camel of Allah is a proof for you and a sign of the truth of what I invite you to." 47 00:03:56,729 --> 00:03:59,090 "So leave her to graze on Allah’s earth." 48 00:03:59,610 --> 00:04:02,689 "For you are not responsible for her provision or her maintenance." 49 00:04:03,330 --> 00:04:06,530 "Do not kill her, and do not harm her by hamstringing." 50 00:04:07,090 --> 00:04:09,569 "For if you touch her with harm," 51 00:04:10,009 --> 00:04:14,530 "A punishment from Allah, which is not far off, will seize you and destroy you." 52 00:04:16,019 --> 00:04:23,220 “But they hamstrung her, and then he said: Enjoy life in your dwelling-place three days! This is a threat that will not be belied.” (11:65) 53 00:04:23,220 --> 00:04:27,579 Then the people of Thamud hamstrung the she-camel of Allah, so Salih said to them: 54 00:04:29,220 --> 00:04:33,540 "Enjoy yourselves in the worldly life for three days." 55 00:04:34,100 --> 00:04:38,019 "This deadline is a promise from Allah, and He has not lied to you in it." 56 00:04:38,420 --> 00:04:42,300 "He promised you that upon its expiration, destruction and punishment would descend." 57 00:04:42,980 --> 00:04:50,180 “So, when Our commandment came to pass, We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the ignominy of that day. Lo, thy Lord! He is the Strong, the Mighty.” (11:66) 58 00:04:50,180 --> 00:04:58,379 “So, when Our commandment came to pass, We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the ignominy of that day. Lo, thy Lord! He is the Strong, the Mighty.” (11:66) 59 00:04:58,779 --> 00:05:03,939 “So, when Our commandment came to pass, We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the ignominy of that day. Lo, thy Lord! He is the Strong, the Mighty.” (11:66) 60 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:10,100 “So, when Our commandment came to pass, We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the ignominy of that day. Lo, thy Lord! He is the Strong, the Mighty.” (11:66) 61 00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:13,790 So when Our punishment came to Thamud, 62 00:05:14,310 --> 00:05:17,350 We saved Salih. 63 00:05:17,509 --> 00:05:19,949 So when Our punishment came to Thamud, 64 00:05:20,509 --> 00:05:26,350 We saved Salih and those who believed with him, by a grace and favor from Allah. 65 00:05:26,949 --> 00:05:29,750 And We saved them from the humiliation of that day. 66 00:05:30,470 --> 00:05:33,029 Indeed, your Lord is the Powerful in His seizing. 67 00:05:33,629 --> 00:05:38,149 The Exalted in Might, whom no victor can overcome and no oppressor can conquer. 68 00:05:39,910 --> 00:05:47,910 “And the (awful) Cry overtook those who did wrong, so that morning found them prostrate in their dwellings,” (11:67) 69 00:05:48,389 --> 00:05:51,110 As if they had never prospered therein. 70 00:05:51,509 --> 00:05:59,550 “As though they had not dwelt there. Lo! Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. A far removal for Thamud!” (11:68) 71 00:06:01,089 --> 00:06:06,810 And the blast struck those who committed what they should not have committed—the hamstringing of Allah’s she-camel. 72 00:06:07,370 --> 00:06:12,129 Death had prostrated them, and they were left lifeless in their courtyards. 73 00:06:12,569 --> 00:06:15,850 As if they had never lived there and never built upon it. 74 00:06:16,410 --> 00:06:20,529 Verily, Thamud disbelieved in the signs of their Lord and rejected them. 75 00:06:21,129 --> 00:06:25,649 Verily, may Allah distance Thamud, for the punishment has descended upon them. 76 00:06:27,050 --> 00:06:34,730 “And Our messengers cam unto Abraham with good news. They said: Peace! He answered: Peace! and delayed not to bring a roasted calf.” (11:69) 77 00:06:35,170 --> 00:06:44,490 “And Our messengers cam unto Abraham with good news. They said: Peace! He answered: Peace! and delayed not to bring a roasted calf.” (11:69) 78 00:06:45,860 --> 00:06:50,420 And Our messengers, the angels, came to Ibrahim (peace be upon him) with the good news. 79 00:06:51,060 --> 00:06:53,060 They greeted him with peace. 80 00:06:53,579 --> 00:06:57,060 Ibrahim said to them, "And upon you be peace." 81 00:06:57,620 --> 00:07:00,779 He did not delay in bringing a roasted calf. 82 00:07:01,980 --> 00:07:07,819 But when he saw that their hands did not reach for it, he felt suspicious of them. 83 00:07:08,180 --> 00:07:11,579 “And when he saw their hands reached not to it, he mistrusted them and conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! Lo! we are sent unto the folk of Lot.” (11:70) 84 00:07:11,980 --> 00:07:18,899 “And when he saw their hands reached not to it, he mistrusted them and conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! Lo! we are sent unto the folk of Lot.” (11:70) 85 00:07:20,370 --> 00:07:25,529 When Ibrahim saw that their hands did not reach for the calf he had brought them, 86 00:07:26,009 --> 00:07:26,850 He felt suspicious of them. 87 00:07:27,610 --> 00:07:30,649 Their refraining from eating it was strange. 88 00:07:31,250 --> 00:07:35,129 He felt a sense of fear of them in his heart and kept it hidden. 89 00:07:35,889 --> 00:07:40,250 The angels said, "Do not fear us, and be secure." 90 00:07:40,850 --> 00:07:45,009 "For we are the angels of your Lord, sent to the people of Lut." 91 00:07:47,009 --> 00:08:04,370 “And his wife, standing by laughed when We gave her good tidings (of the birth) of Isaac, and, after Isaac, of Jacob.” (11:71) 92 00:08:06,110 --> 00:08:09,949 And his wife, Sarah, was standing behind the curtain. 93 00:08:10,509 --> 00:08:14,430 Hearing the speech of the messengers and the speech of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). 94 00:08:15,189 --> 00:08:19,029 It is said she was standing and serving the messengers. 95 00:08:19,790 --> 00:08:27,230 She laughed and was amazed at the heedlessness of the people of Lut regarding the punishment of Allah that had surrounded them. 96 00:08:27,910 --> 00:08:33,029 So We gave Sarah, the wife of Ibrahim, the good news of Ishaq as a son for her. 97 00:08:33,710 --> 00:08:37,830 And after Ishaq, Ya'qub, from her son Ishaq. 98 00:08:39,620 --> 00:08:47,740 “She said: Oh woe is me! Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman, and this my husband is an old man? Lo! this is a strange thing!” (11:72) 99 00:08:48,220 --> 00:08:52,899 “She said: Oh woe is me! Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman, and this my husband is an old man? Lo! this is a strange thing!” (11:72) 100 00:08:53,340 --> 00:08:57,460 “They said: Wonderest thou at the commandment of Allah? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, O people of the house! Lo! He is Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory!” (11:73) 101 00:08:57,860 --> 00:09:03,379 The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, O people of the house. 102 00:09:03,379 --> 00:09:10,179 Indeed, He is Praiseworthy, Glorious. 103 00:09:12,019 --> 00:09:18,940 Sarah said, "Woe to me! Shall I give birth while I am an old woman, and this husband of mine is an old man?" 104 00:09:19,460 --> 00:09:26,259 "Indeed, the existence of a child from someone like me and someone like my husband at the age we are is a truly amazing thing." 105 00:09:27,179 --> 00:09:33,179 The messengers said to her, "Do you wonder at the command of Allah, which He has decreed to happen?" 106 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:37,940 "The mercy of Allah and His happiness be upon you, O people of the house of Ibrahim." 107 00:09:38,460 --> 00:09:42,419 "Indeed, Allah is Praiseworthy for His favor upon you with blessings." 108 00:09:42,740 --> 00:09:48,100 "And over all His creation, He is the Possessor of glory, praise, and noble commendation." 109 00:10:04,210 --> 00:10:13,009 When the fear that Ibrahim had felt in his heart regarding Our messengers had departed, 110 00:10:13,490 --> 00:10:15,889 And the good news of Ishaq had come to him, 111 00:10:16,370 --> 00:10:21,490 It is said the good news came to him that they were not intending him [for destruction]. 112 00:10:22,009 --> 00:10:26,610 He began to argue with Us regarding the people of Lut to avert the punishment from them. 113 00:10:27,129 --> 00:10:29,490 Indeed, Ibrahim was slow to anger. 114 00:10:30,009 --> 00:10:32,450 Indeed, Ibrahim was slow to anger. 115 00:10:32,889 --> 00:10:35,490 Humble before his Lord, submissive to Him. 116 00:10:35,970 --> 00:10:37,330 Obedient to His command. 117 00:10:37,730 --> 00:10:39,730 Frequently returning to His obedience. 118 00:10:59,220 --> 00:11:00,340 So the messengers said: 119 00:11:00,899 --> 00:11:04,299 "Leave off the argument and dispute regarding their matter." 120 00:11:04,899 --> 00:11:08,179 "For the command of your Lord has come for their punishment." 121 00:11:08,820 --> 00:11:13,899 "And the people of Lut will be struck by a punishment from Allah that cannot be averted." 122 00:11:15,460 --> 00:11:22,860 “And when Our messengers came unto Lot, he was distressed and knew not how to protect them. He said: This is a distressful day.” (11:77) 123 00:11:23,379 --> 00:11:28,100 He was distressed by them and felt straitened on their account. 124 00:11:28,100 --> 00:11:32,259 “And when Our messengers came unto Lot, he was distressed and knew not how to protect them. He said: This is a distressful day.” (11:77) 125 00:11:33,769 --> 00:11:38,049 And when Our messengers came to Lut, their arrival distressed him. 126 00:11:38,570 --> 00:11:41,409 His soul was constricted with grief at their arrival. 127 00:11:42,009 --> 00:11:45,570 This was because he did not know they were the messengers of Allah. 128 00:11:46,250 --> 00:11:50,370 And he knew what his people were like in terms of committing the abomination. 129 00:11:51,169 --> 00:11:54,450 So he was distressed by their arrival because of that. 130 00:11:55,090 --> 00:11:58,809 And he knew he would need to defend his guests. 131 00:11:59,529 --> 00:12:05,210 So he said, "This is a difficult day, its evil is great, and its trial is severe." 132 00:12:06,639 --> 00:12:11,039 “And his people came unto him, running towards him - and before then they used to commit abominations - He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in (the person of) my guests. Is there not among you any upright man?” (11:78) 133 00:12:11,039 --> 00:12:15,720 “And his people came unto him, running towards him - and before then they used to commit abominations - He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in (the person of) my guests. Is there not among you any upright man?” (11:78) 134 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:22,919 “And his people came unto him, running towards him - and before then they used to commit abominations - He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in (the person of) my guests. Is there not among you any upright man?” (11:78) 135 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:27,679 “And his people came unto him, running towards him - and before then they used to commit abominations - He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in (the person of) my guests. Is there not among you any upright man?” (11:78) 136 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:32,679 “And his people came unto him, running towards him - and before then they used to commit abominations - He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in (the person of) my guests. Is there not among you any upright man?” (11:78) 137 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,519 And the people of Lut came to him, rushing toward him. 138 00:12:38,039 --> 00:12:42,440 They were panting with the speed of their walking due to their desire for the abomination. 139 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,720 And before this, they used to approach men for their lusts. 140 00:12:47,580 --> 00:12:52,980 Lut said, "O my people, these are the daughters of my nation; marry them." 141 00:12:53,460 --> 00:12:57,220 "They are purer for you than what you desire of the abomination." 142 00:12:57,940 --> 00:13:01,220 "So fear Allah, O people, and beware of His punishment." 143 00:13:01,860 --> 00:13:08,340 "And do not disgrace me by doing to my guests what you would hate to have done to you." 144 00:13:08,940 --> 00:13:14,100 "Is there not among you a man of right judgment who would forbid those who desire the abomination against my guests?" 145 00:13:14,539 --> 00:13:16,860 "And come between them and that." 146 00:13:18,549 --> 00:13:28,350 “They said: Well thou knowest that we have no right to thy daughters, and well thou knowest what we want.” (11:79) 147 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:31,120 The people of Lut said: 148 00:13:31,879 --> 00:13:38,519 "You know, O Lut, that we have no right to your daughters, for they are not our wives." 149 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:47,440 "And you, O Lut, know that our need is not for your daughters, and that what we want is what you forbid us from." 150 00:13:48,899 --> 00:13:58,379 “He said: Would that I had strength to resist you or had some strong support (among you)!” (11:80) 151 00:13:59,730 --> 00:14:01,250 Lut said to his people: 152 00:14:02,009 --> 00:14:06,289 "If only I had strength against you, through supporters who would help me against you," 153 00:14:06,730 --> 00:14:08,409 "And helpers who would assist me," 154 00:14:08,889 --> 00:14:12,970 "Or if I could rely on a strong clan that would protect me from you," 155 00:14:13,529 --> 00:14:18,730 "I would have come between you and what you have come to seek from me regarding my guests." 156 00:14:20,299 --> 00:14:28,419 “(The messengers) said: O Lot! Lo! we are messengers of thy Lord; they shall not reach thee. So travel with thy people in a part of the night, and let not one of you turn round - (all) save thy wife. Lo! that which smiteth them will smite her (also). Lo! their tryst is (for) the morning. Is not the morning nigh?” (11:81) 157 00:14:28,940 --> 00:14:38,019 “(The messengers) said: O Lot! Lo! we are messengers of thy Lord; they shall not reach thee. So travel with thy people in a part of the night, and let not one of you turn round - (all) save thy wife. Lo! that which smiteth them will smite her (also). Lo! their tryst is (for) the morning. Is not the morning nigh?” (11:81) 158 00:14:38,620 --> 00:14:42,980 “(The messengers) said: O Lot! Lo! we are messengers of thy Lord; they shall not reach thee. So travel with thy people in a part of the night, and let not one of you turn round - (all) save thy wife. Lo! that which smiteth them will smite her (also). Lo! their tryst is (for) the morning. Is not the morning nigh?” (11:81) 159 00:14:43,419 --> 00:14:50,820 “(The messengers) said: O Lot! Lo! we are messengers of thy Lord; they shall not reach thee. So travel with thy people in a part of the night, and let not one of you turn round - (all) save thy wife. Lo! that which smiteth them will smite her (also). Lo! their tryst is (for) the morning. Is not the morning nigh?” (11:81) 160 00:14:52,250 --> 00:14:54,169 The angels said to Lut: 161 00:14:54,889 --> 00:14:59,289 "O Lut, we are the messengers of your Lord; we have been sent to destroy them." 162 00:14:59,929 --> 00:15:03,529 "And they will never reach you or your guest with any harm." 163 00:15:04,090 --> 00:15:05,730 "So the matter is settled for you." 164 00:15:06,490 --> 00:15:11,090 "Depart from among them with your family during a portion of the night." 165 00:15:11,809 --> 00:15:15,049 "And let none of you look back, except for your wife." 166 00:15:15,769 --> 00:15:18,289 For Lut had taken her out with him. 167 00:15:18,929 --> 00:15:23,610 And Lut and those with him were forbidden to look back, except for his wife. 168 00:15:24,289 --> 00:15:26,889 And she looked back, so she was destroyed because of that. 169 00:15:27,610 --> 00:15:31,809 Indeed, what will strike your people of punishment will strike your wife. 170 00:15:32,529 --> 00:15:35,250 Indeed, the appointment for your people is the morning. 171 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:39,320 Lut thought that time was too long for them, so he said to them: 172 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:41,639 "Rather, hasten the destruction for them." 173 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,519 They said, "Is the morning not near?" 174 00:15:47,190 --> 00:15:54,350 “So when Our commandment came to pass We overthrew (that township) and rained upon it stones of clay, one after another,” (11:82) 175 00:15:54,909 --> 00:16:00,629 “So when Our commandment came to pass We overthrew (that township) and rained upon it stones of clay, one after another,” (11:82) 176 00:16:01,190 --> 00:16:09,750 “So when Our commandment came to pass We overthrew (that township) and rained upon it stones of clay, one after another,” (11:82) 177 00:16:10,350 --> 00:16:13,590 Marked by your Lord. 178 00:16:14,309 --> 00:16:19,830 “Marked with fire in the providence of thy Lord (for the destruction of the wicked). And they are never far from the wrong-doers.” (11:83) 179 00:16:21,309 --> 00:16:23,750 And when Our command for punishment came, 180 00:16:24,309 --> 00:16:27,029 We turned their city upside down. 181 00:16:27,710 --> 00:16:31,590 And We rained upon them stones of layered clay. 182 00:16:32,149 --> 00:16:33,870 Marked by Allah. 183 00:16:34,590 --> 00:16:38,669 And these stones, which were rained upon the people of Lut, 184 00:16:39,149 --> 00:16:43,629 Are not, O Muhammad, far from the polytheists of your people to be rained upon, 185 00:16:43,990 --> 00:16:46,269 If they do not repent from their polytheism. 186 00:16:48,850 --> 00:16:51,529 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari.