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 --> 00:00:08,519 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 3 00:00:08,519 --> 00:00:12,919 Abridged by Dr. Aqil Ibn Salim al-Shammari. 4 00:00:12,919 --> 00:00:18,269 Surah al-Sajdah. 5 00:00:18,269 --> 00:00:22,269 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:22,269 --> 00:00:30,219 Alif-Lam-Mim. 7 00:00:30,219 --> 00:00:35,920 “The revelation of the Scripture whereof there is no doubt is from the Lord of the Worlds.” (32:2) 8 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,920 Or do they say, "He has fabricated it"? 9 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:47,920 “Or say they: He hath invented it? Nay, but it is the Truth from thy Lord, that thou mayst warn a folk to whom no warner came before thee, that haply they may walk aright.” (32:3) 10 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:57,649 “Or say they: He hath invented it? Nay, but it is the Truth from thy Lord, that thou mayst warn a folk to whom no warner came before thee, that haply they may walk aright.” (32:3) 11 00:00:57,649 --> 00:00:59,649 Alif-Lam-Mim. 12 00:00:59,649 --> 00:01:05,150 The revelation of the Book, which was sent down to Muhammad, peace be upon him. 13 00:01:05,150 --> 00:01:09,650 There is no doubt in it, from the Lord of the two worlds: the jinn and mankind. 14 00:01:09,650 --> 00:01:12,180 The polytheists who associate partners with Allah say: 15 00:01:12,180 --> 00:01:16,180 "Muhammad has fabricated this Book of his own accord." 16 00:01:16,180 --> 00:01:18,680 Yet it is not as you claim. 17 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:22,680 Rather, it is the truth and the reality from your Lord, O Muhammad. 18 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:29,180 It is sent so that you may warn a people of the might and severity of Allah, lest it befall them due to their disbelief in Him. 19 00:01:29,180 --> 00:01:34,180 No warner had come to these people, to whom your Lord sent you, O Muhammad, 20 00:01:34,180 --> 00:01:38,180 to warn them of the might of Allah regarding their disbelief before you. 21 00:01:38,180 --> 00:01:43,180 This is so that they may discern the path of truth, recognize it, and believe in it. 22 00:01:43,180 --> 00:01:54,400 “Allah it is Who created the heavens and the earth, and that which is between them, in six Days. Then He mounted the Throne. Ye have not, beside Him, a protecting friend or mediator. Will ye not then remember?” (32:4) 23 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,400 Then He rose over the Throne. 24 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:06,400 “Allah it is Who created the heavens and the earth, and that which is between them, in six Days. Then He mounted the Throne. Ye have not, beside Him, a protecting friend or mediator. Will ye not then remember?” (32:4) 25 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,400 Will you not then take heed? 26 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:15,330 The One who is worshipped, to whom alone worship is due, O mankind: 27 00:02:15,330 --> 00:02:21,330 He created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six days. 28 00:02:21,330 --> 00:02:25,330 Then He rose over His Throne on the seventh day. 29 00:02:25,330 --> 00:02:32,330 You have no protector besides Him, O mankind, to manage your affairs or aid you against Him if He intends harm for you. 30 00:02:32,330 --> 00:02:38,330 Nor is there any intercessor who can intercede for you with Him if He punishes you for your disobedience to Him. 31 00:02:38,330 --> 00:02:42,330 Will you not then reflect and contemplate, O mankind? 32 00:02:42,330 --> 00:02:48,060 So single Him out for divinity and devote your worship exclusively to Him. 33 00:02:48,060 --> 00:02:53,060 “He directeth the ordinance from the heaven unto the earth; then it ascendeth unto Him in a Day, whereof the measure is a thousand years of that ye reckon.” (32:5) 34 00:02:53,060 --> 00:03:06,060 “He directeth the ordinance from the heaven unto the earth; then it ascendeth unto Him in a Day, whereof the measure is a thousand years of that ye reckon.” (32:5) 35 00:03:06,060 --> 00:03:12,930 Allah is the One who directs the affair of His creation from the heaven to the earth. 36 00:03:12,930 --> 00:03:17,930 Then it ascends from the earth to the heaven in one day, 37 00:03:17,930 --> 00:03:22,930 the measure of which is a thousand years of what you count in the days of this world. 38 00:03:22,930 --> 00:03:30,919 “Such is the Knower of the Invisible and the Visible, the Mighty, the Merciful,” (32:6) 39 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:35,460 This One who does what I have described to you in these verses 40 00:03:35,460 --> 00:03:41,460 is the Knower of what is hidden from your sight, of what the chests conceal and the souls hide, 41 00:03:41,460 --> 00:03:45,460 and of what has not yet come to pass but will be, 42 00:03:45,460 --> 00:03:51,460 and of what the eyes have witnessed, seen, and observed, and what currently exists. 43 00:03:51,460 --> 00:03:55,460 He is severe in His retribution against those who disbelieve in Him, 44 00:03:55,460 --> 00:04:01,460 and merciful to those who repent from their misguidance and return to faith in Him and His Messenger. 45 00:04:01,460 --> 00:04:06,330 “Who made all things good which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay;” (32:7) 46 00:04:06,330 --> 00:04:12,330 He began the creation of man from clay. 47 00:04:12,330 --> 00:04:21,389 “Then He made his seed from a draught of despised fluid;” (32:8) 48 00:04:23,029 --> 00:04:26,029 Allah is the One who perfected His creation, 49 00:04:26,029 --> 00:04:29,029 and He began the creation of Adam from clay. 50 00:04:29,029 --> 00:04:36,029 Then He made his progeny from a liquid that was extracted, emerging as a weak, thin drop. 51 00:04:36,029 --> 00:04:42,180 “Then He fashioned him and breathed into him of His Spirit; and appointed for you hearing and sight and hearts. Small thanks give ye!” (32:9) 52 00:04:42,180 --> 00:04:52,079 And He gave you hearing, sight, and hearts; yet little do you give thanks. 53 00:04:52,079 --> 00:04:58,079 Then He fashioned the human, whose creation He began from clay, into a balanced and well-proportioned form. 54 00:04:58,079 --> 00:05:03,079 He breathed into him from His spirit, and he became a living, speaking being. 55 00:05:03,079 --> 00:05:06,079 Your Lord has bestowed favors upon you, O mankind, 56 00:05:06,079 --> 00:05:10,079 by giving you hearing with which you hear sounds, 57 00:05:10,079 --> 00:05:13,079 sight with which you see objects, 58 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:17,079 and hearts with which you distinguish good from evil. 59 00:05:17,079 --> 00:05:23,079 Yet you offer but little thanks to your Lord for what He has bestowed upon you. 60 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:42,839 The polytheists who associate partners with Allah say: 61 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:47,839 "When our flesh and bones have become dust in the earth, 62 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,839 shall we be resurrected as a new creation?" 63 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,939 These polytheists do not deny the power of Allah, 64 00:05:53,939 --> 00:05:56,939 “And they say: When we are lost in the earth, how can we then be re-created? Nay but they are disbelievers in the meeting with their Lord.” (32:10) 65 00:05:56,939 --> 00:06:00,939 but they fear His punishment for their disobedience to Him. 66 00:06:00,939 --> 00:06:05,939 It is for this reason that they deny meeting their Lord in the Hereafter.