WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:08.039 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 00:00:08.630 --> 00:00:12.710 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammar. 00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:16.359 Surah al-Dhariyat. 00:00:18.300 --> 00:00:22.339 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:22.539 --> 00:00:25.140 By those [winds] that scatter dust in all directions. 00:00:25.140 --> 00:00:27.859 And those [clouds] that carry a heavy load [of water]. 00:00:27.859 --> 00:00:30.579 And those [ships] that sail with ease. 00:00:30.579 --> 00:00:33.420 And those [angels] that distribute the command [of Allah]. 00:00:33.500 --> 00:00:37.780 Indeed, that which you are promised is certainly true. 00:00:37.780 --> 00:00:41.780 And indeed, the Recompense is surely to occur. 00:00:43.060 --> 00:00:46.219 [It refers to] the winds that scatter the dust in all directions. 00:00:46.700 --> 00:00:49.899 [It refers to] the clouds that carry their heavy burden of water. 00:00:50.420 --> 00:00:54.259 [It refers to] the ships that sail the seas with ease and smoothness. 00:00:54.859 --> 00:00:58.740 [It refers to] the angels who distribute the command of Allah among His creation. 00:00:59.460 --> 00:01:02.979 Indeed, that which you are promised, O people, regarding the coming of the Hour, 00:01:02.979 --> 00:01:04.500 And the resurrection of the dead, 00:01:04.819 --> 00:01:07.099 Is a certain and absolute truth. 00:01:07.579 --> 00:01:11.060 And indeed, the reckoning, the reward, and the punishment are inevitable. 00:01:25.989 --> 00:01:28.430 And [by] the sky, with its beautiful creation. 00:01:28.870 --> 00:01:33.430 Indeed, you, O people, are in conflicting speech regarding this Qur'an; 00:01:33.909 --> 00:01:36.430 Some believe in it, while others deny it. 00:01:37.069 --> 00:01:40.510 Whoever is turned away from faith in this Qur'an is truly diverted. 00:01:56.469 --> 00:01:58.109 Cursed are the liars, 00:01:58.430 --> 00:02:01.310 Who fabricate falsehood and untruth, 00:02:01.310 --> 00:02:02.790 And conjecture about it. 00:02:03.310 --> 00:02:08.270 Those who are immersed in the depths of misguidance, persisting in it. 00:02:08.669 --> 00:02:11.629 And they are heedless of the truth with which Allah sent Muhammad, 00:02:11.629 --> 00:02:14.270 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:02:14.590 --> 00:02:15.710 They have been distracted from it. 00:02:16.349 --> 00:02:18.469 These liars ask, 00:02:18.469 --> 00:02:21.189 "When is the Day of Recompense and Reckoning?" 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:26.759 [It is] the day they are tested by the Fire. 00:02:27.159 --> 00:02:34.080 “(And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.” (51:14) 00:02:35.530 --> 00:02:39.889 The day they are tormented in the fire of Hell by being burned. 00:02:40.490 --> 00:02:41.569 It is said to them, 00:02:42.129 --> 00:02:44.409 "Taste your punishment and your burning." 00:02:45.050 --> 00:02:47.729 This punishment that you are receiving today, 00:02:48.169 --> 00:02:52.129 Is the very punishment you were impatient for in the worldly life. 00:02:53.689 --> 00:03:00.689 Indeed, the righteous will be within gardens and springs. 00:03:01.009 --> 00:03:04.449 “Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;” (51:16) 00:03:04.810 --> 00:03:10.289 “Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;” (51:16) 00:03:11.710 --> 00:03:15.909 Indeed, those who feared Allah by obeying Him and avoiding His disobedience, 00:03:16.310 --> 00:03:19.509 Will be in gardens and springs of water in the Hereafter, 00:03:20.180 --> 00:03:22.939 Acting upon what their Lord commanded them, 00:03:23.099 --> 00:03:24.539 Fulfilling His obligatory duties. 00:03:25.180 --> 00:03:29.620 They were, before the obligations were imposed upon them, obedient, 00:03:31.460 --> 00:03:36.780 “They used to sleep but little of the night,” (51:17) 00:03:37.219 --> 00:03:40.979 And in the hours before dawn, they would seek forgiveness. 00:03:41.419 --> 00:03:47.659 “And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.” (51:19) 00:03:49.229 --> 00:03:51.669 They used to sleep but little of the night, 00:03:52.229 --> 00:03:55.270 Thus He described them by their abundance of deeds and staying awake at night, 00:03:55.669 --> 00:03:58.669 And their struggle in what draws them closer to Him. 00:03:59.270 --> 00:04:01.069 And in the hours before dawn, they would pray. 00:04:01.550 --> 00:04:05.830 It is also said that they delayed seeking forgiveness for their sins until the dawn. 00:04:06.509 --> 00:04:08.949 And in the wealth of these righteous ones, 00:04:09.310 --> 00:04:13.110 There is a right for the seeker who is in need of what they possess, 00:04:13.509 --> 00:04:16.509 And for the deprived who is denied sustenance and is in need. 00:04:18.089 --> 00:04:22.529 “And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.” (51:20) 00:04:22.970 --> 00:04:28.930 And in your own selves, do you not see? 00:04:29.449 --> 00:04:34.689 “And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;” (51:22) 00:04:36.069 --> 00:04:39.189 And on the earth are signs and lessons for those who have certainty, 00:04:39.509 --> 00:04:43.230 Regarding the truth of what they witnessed and saw when they traveled through it. 00:04:44.069 --> 00:04:47.910 And within yourselves, too, O people, are signs and lessons, 00:04:48.350 --> 00:04:51.189 That point you toward the oneness of your Creator. 00:04:51.709 --> 00:04:54.949 Do you not look at that and reflect upon it? 00:04:55.750 --> 00:04:57.829 And in the sky is the rain and the snow, 00:04:58.350 --> 00:05:01.189 By which the earth brings forth your sustenance, 00:05:01.629 --> 00:05:04.230 And [it contains] what you are promised of good or evil. 00:05:14.360 --> 00:05:16.800 So, by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:20.259 That which I have told you, O people, 00:05:20.579 --> 00:05:24.339 That your sustenance and what you are promised is in the heaven, is the truth, 00:05:24.699 --> 00:05:27.339 Just as it is true that you speak. 00:05:46.029 --> 00:05:52.629 “Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;” (51:26) 00:05:53.110 --> 00:05:57.870 “And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat?” (51:27) 00:05:58.189 --> 00:06:00.829 And he felt apprehension of them. 00:06:01.149 --> 00:06:03.230 They said, "Do not fear." 00:06:03.550 --> 00:06:07.430 And they gave him glad tidings of a knowledgeable boy. 00:06:08.269 --> 00:06:14.379 Has the story of the honored guests of Ibrahim, the Friend of the Most Merciful, reached you, O Muhammad? 00:06:14.420 --> 00:06:17.139 When the guests of Ibrahim entered upon him, 00:06:17.459 --> 00:06:19.579 They said to him, "Peace." 00:06:19.899 --> 00:06:21.740 Ibrahim said to them, 00:06:22.060 --> 00:06:23.779 "Peace be upon you, 00:06:24.100 --> 00:06:26.100 A people whom I do not recognize." 00:06:26.420 --> 00:06:28.699 Then he turned to his family and returned, 00:06:29.019 --> 00:06:32.980 And brought his guests a fat roasted calf. 00:06:33.300 --> 00:06:36.819 He placed it before them, but they refrained from eating it. 00:06:37.180 --> 00:06:40.019 He said, "Will you not eat?" 00:06:40.339 --> 00:06:44.100 Ibrahim felt apprehension in his heart regarding his guests, 00:06:44.420 --> 00:06:46.019 And he concealed it. 00:06:46.339 --> 00:06:47.980 They said, "Do not fear." 00:06:48.300 --> 00:06:51.819 And they gave him glad tidings of a boy who would be knowledgeable when he grew up. 00:06:52.889 --> 00:06:56.250 “Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!” (51:29) 00:06:56.569 --> 00:07:02.250 “Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!” (51:29) 00:07:02.569 --> 00:07:05.850 “They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.” (51:30) 00:07:06.170 --> 00:07:11.329 “They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.” (51:30) 00:07:12.649 --> 00:07:15.889 Then his wife, Sarah, approached with a cry, 00:07:15.889 --> 00:07:18.129 And she struck her forehead in astonishment, 00:07:18.449 --> 00:07:21.970 And said, "Will I give birth while I am an old, barren woman?" 00:07:22.370 --> 00:07:26.569 They said, "Thus has your Lord said, just as We have informed you." 00:07:26.970 --> 00:07:30.250 Indeed, He is the All-Wise in His management of His creation, 00:07:30.529 --> 00:07:32.730 The All-Knowing of their interests.