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 Summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 00:00:08.580 --> 00:00:12.740 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammari. 00:00:14.140 --> 00:00:16.379 Surah al-An'am. 00:00:18.199 --> 00:00:23.679 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:23.679 --> 00:00:29.480 “Lo! Allah (it is) Who splitteth the grain of corn and the date-stone (for sprouting). He bringeth forth the living from the dead, and is the bringer-forth of the dead from the living. Such is Allah. How then are ye perverted?” (6:95) 00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:35.359 “Lo! Allah (it is) Who splitteth the grain of corn and the date-stone (for sprouting). He bringeth forth the living from the dead, and is the bringer-forth of the dead from the living. Such is Allah. How then are ye perverted?” (6:95) 00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:42.799 “Lo! Allah (it is) Who splitteth the grain of corn and the date-stone (for sprouting). He bringeth forth the living from the dead, and is the bringer-forth of the dead from the living. Such is Allah. How then are ye perverted?” (6:95) 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:46.840 Indeed, O people, the One who alone deserves worship 00:00:47.119 --> 00:00:50.280 is the One who splits the grain, bringing forth from it the crop, 00:00:50.600 --> 00:00:55.640 and who brings forth every plant that grows from a pit or seed, causing trees to emerge from them. 00:00:56.079 --> 00:00:59.200 He brings forth the living ear of grain from the dead seed, 00:00:59.600 --> 00:01:02.840 and He brings forth the dead seed from the living ear of grain, 00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:05.719 the living tree from the dead date-stone, 00:01:06.079 --> 00:01:08.599 and the dead date-stone from the living tree. 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:11.319 The doer of all this is Allah. 00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:18.280 So, O ignorant ones, by what ways of turning away from the truth are you turned away and diverted from what is right? 00:01:19.530 --> 00:01:27.209 “He is the Cleaver of the Daybreak, and He hath appointed the night for stillness, and the sun and the moon for reckoning. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Wise.” (6:96) 00:01:27.689 --> 00:01:32.650 That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing. 00:01:33.750 --> 00:01:37.590 He is the Cleaver of the dawn's light from the darkness and blackness of the night. 00:01:38.069 --> 00:01:43.549 He made the night a rest, because every creature that moves during the day settles down in it, 00:01:43.989 --> 00:01:46.590 remaining at peace within its dwelling and refuge. 00:01:47.069 --> 00:01:51.349 And He appointed the sun and the moon to move in their orbits according to a precise calculation. 00:01:51.909 --> 00:01:55.510 This action is the determination of the One whose authority is mighty, 00:01:55.950 --> 00:01:58.629 whom no one can resist, 00:01:59.109 --> 00:02:02.549 the All-Knowing of the best interests of His creation and their governance. 00:02:03.859 --> 00:02:11.780 “And He it is Who hath set for you the stars that ye may guide your course by them amid the darkness of the land and the sea. We have detailed Our revelations for a people who have knowledge.” (6:97) 00:02:12.300 --> 00:02:17.740 “And He it is Who hath set for you the stars that ye may guide your course by them amid the darkness of the land and the sea. We have detailed Our revelations for a people who have knowledge.” (6:97) 00:02:19.090 --> 00:02:26.050 And Allah is the One who made the stars for you, O people, as guides in the land and the sea when you lose your way, 00:02:26.689 --> 00:02:28.729 so that you may find your way through them to the right path, 00:02:29.250 --> 00:02:32.650 and navigate the main road away from astray paths on land and sea. 00:02:33.469 --> 00:02:37.389 We have distinguished the proofs and detailed the evidences, O people, 00:02:37.789 --> 00:02:40.870 so that those among you who possess knowledge of Allah may ponder, 00:02:41.389 --> 00:02:44.870 turn away from the ignorance in which they persist, 00:02:45.389 --> 00:02:49.669 and desist from their erroneous deeds in which they remain steadfast. 00:02:51.050 --> 00:03:01.409 “And He it is Who hath produced you from a single being, and (hath given you) a habitation and a repository. We have detailed Our revelations for a people who have understanding.” (6:98) 00:03:01.889 --> 00:03:07.689 “And He it is Who hath produced you from a single being, and (hath given you) a habitation and a repository. We have detailed Our revelations for a people who have understanding.” (6:98) 00:03:09.060 --> 00:03:12.379 And your Deity is the One who originated your creation from nothing, 00:03:12.900 --> 00:03:15.419 bringing you into existence from Adam, peace be upon him. 00:03:16.060 --> 00:03:18.180 So among you is one residing in the womb, 00:03:18.659 --> 00:03:20.860 and among you is one deposited in the loins. 00:03:21.419 --> 00:03:25.500 And among you is one established upon the surface of the earth or inside it, 00:03:25.979 --> 00:03:28.020 and among you is one settled in the grave, 00:03:28.419 --> 00:03:30.539 or temporarily resting upon the surface of the earth. 00:03:31.219 --> 00:03:32.539 We have clearly explained the proofs 00:03:33.060 --> 00:03:37.219 and distinguished the evidences for a people who understand the verses and the Remembrance. 00:03:38.509 --> 00:03:51.590 “He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, and therewith We bring forth buds of every kind; We bring forth the green blade from which We bring forth the thick-clustered grain; and from the date-palm, from the pollen thereof, spring pendant bunches; and (We bring forth) gardens of grapes, and the olive and the pomegranate, alike and unlike. Look upon the fruit thereof, when they bear fruit, and upon its ripening. Lo! herein verily are portents for a people who believe.” (6:99) 00:03:51.669 --> 00:03:54.270 Then We brought forth from it green foliage. 00:03:54.789 --> 00:04:01.270 “He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, and therewith We bring forth buds of every kind; We bring forth the green blade from which We bring forth the thick-clustered grain; and from the date-palm, from the pollen thereof, spring pendant bunches; and (We bring forth) gardens of grapes, and the olive and the pomegranate, alike and unlike. Look upon the fruit thereof, when they bear fruit, and upon its ripening. Lo! herein verily are portents for a people who believe.” (6:99) 00:04:01.789 --> 00:04:12.509 “He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, and therewith We bring forth buds of every kind; We bring forth the green blade from which We bring forth the thick-clustered grain; and from the date-palm, from the pollen thereof, spring pendant bunches; and (We bring forth) gardens of grapes, and the olive and the pomegranate, alike and unlike. Look upon the fruit thereof, when they bear fruit, and upon its ripening. Lo! herein verily are portents for a people who believe.” (6:99) 00:04:13.030 --> 00:04:21.430 “He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, and therewith We bring forth buds of every kind; We bring forth the green blade from which We bring forth the thick-clustered grain; and from the date-palm, from the pollen thereof, spring pendant bunches; and (We bring forth) gardens of grapes, and the olive and the pomegranate, alike and unlike. Look upon the fruit thereof, when they bear fruit, and upon its ripening. Lo! herein verily are portents for a people who believe.” (6:99) 00:04:21.910 --> 00:04:25.189 Resembling each other and yet unalike. 00:04:25.709 --> 00:04:30.709 “He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, and therewith We bring forth buds of every kind; We bring forth the green blade from which We bring forth the thick-clustered grain; and from the date-palm, from the pollen thereof, spring pendant bunches; and (We bring forth) gardens of grapes, and the olive and the pomegranate, alike and unlike. Look upon the fruit thereof, when they bear fruit, and upon its ripening. Lo! herein verily are portents for a people who believe.” (6:99) 00:04:31.269 --> 00:04:38.350 “He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, and therewith We bring forth buds of every kind; We bring forth the green blade from which We bring forth the thick-clustered grain; and from the date-palm, from the pollen thereof, spring pendant bunches; and (We bring forth) gardens of grapes, and the olive and the pomegranate, alike and unlike. Look upon the fruit thereof, when they bear fruit, and upon its ripening. Lo! herein verily are portents for a people who believe.” (6:99) 00:04:39.620 --> 00:04:42.819 He is the Deity who sent down water from the sky, 00:04:43.339 --> 00:04:46.379 and through it We brought forth every kind of growing plant, 00:04:46.819 --> 00:04:48.540 enabling it to grow and thrive. 00:04:49.180 --> 00:04:51.980 From this water We brought forth green shoots from the crops; 00:04:52.500 --> 00:04:56.980 from these green shoots We produce grain clustered in ears, layered one over the other; 00:04:57.500 --> 00:05:01.540 and from the palm tree, its spathes bear clusters of dates hanging close to the ground. 00:05:02.170 --> 00:05:05.129 And We also brought forth gardens of grapes, 00:05:05.689 --> 00:05:11.170 and We produced olive and pomegranate trees, similar in their leaves yet different in their fruits— 00:05:11.649 --> 00:05:14.769 resembling one another in creation, yet distinct in taste. 00:05:15.250 --> 00:05:19.689 Look at its fruit when it yields, and at its ripening when it matures. 00:05:20.410 --> 00:05:23.209 Indeed, in Allah's sending down of water from the sky, 00:05:23.689 --> 00:05:27.529 and in all that He has enumerated in this verse among the types of His creation, 00:05:28.050 --> 00:05:33.569 there are proofs, evidence, and clarity for a people who believe in the Oneness of Allah 00:05:34.050 --> 00:05:36.290 and His power to accomplish whatever He wills. 00:05:37.689 --> 00:05:43.689 Yet they assigned to Allah partners from among the jinn, though He created them, 00:05:44.170 --> 00:05:49.410 and they falsely attributed to Him sons and daughters without knowledge. 00:05:49.850 --> 00:05:55.689 “Yet they ascribe as partners unto Him the jinn, although He did create them, and impute falsely, without knowledge, sons and daughters unto Him. Glorified be He and High Exalted above (all) that they ascribe (unto Him).” (6:100) 00:05:57.139 --> 00:05:59.620 They appointed the jinn as partners with Allah, 00:06:00.259 --> 00:06:03.019 while He alone created them without any partner, 00:06:03.660 --> 00:06:11.779 and they forged lies against Allah by fabricating that He has sons and daughters, having no knowledge of the reality of what they say, 00:06:12.379 --> 00:06:14.899 but doing so out of sheer ignorance of Allah and His grandeur. 00:06:15.620 --> 00:06:22.019 Exalted and High is Allah above what these ignorant ones among His creation attribute to Him! 00:06:41.329 --> 00:06:45.730 He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, who brought them into existence when they were nothing. 00:06:46.290 --> 00:06:51.370 How could He have a son when it is not fitting for Allah to have a companion? 00:06:52.050 --> 00:06:55.170 That is because He is the Creator of all things, 00:06:55.689 --> 00:06:57.730 and nothing is hidden from Him, 00:06:58.250 --> 00:07:02.689 nor does an atom's weight on earth or in heaven escape His knowledge. 00:07:03.290 --> 00:07:04.930 He is All-Knowing of your deeds, 00:07:05.490 --> 00:07:08.009 keeping precise account of them for you and against them, 00:07:08.490 --> 00:07:10.889 so that He may recompense everyone according to their actions. 00:07:12.430 --> 00:07:15.029 Such is Allah, your Lord! 00:07:15.470 --> 00:07:17.870 There is no deity worthy of worship except Him, 00:07:18.389 --> 00:07:22.870 the Creator of all things, so worship Him alone. 00:07:23.350 --> 00:07:28.350 And He is the Guardian over all things. 00:07:29.769 --> 00:07:31.250 He is Allah, your Lord; 00:07:31.850 --> 00:07:38.209 it is unacceptable for your worship, and the worship of all those in the heavens and the earth, to be directed to anyone but Him, 00:07:38.769 --> 00:07:40.449 sincerely devoted without any partner. 00:07:41.050 --> 00:07:43.490 So humble yourselves before Him in obedience and worship, 00:07:44.129 --> 00:07:48.449 for Allah is a Watcher and Keeper over everything He has created, 00:07:49.089 --> 00:07:55.129 sustaining all their provisions, nourishment, governance, and management by His power. 00:07:56.180 --> 00:08:01.819 “Vision comprehendeth Him not, but He comprehendeth (all) vision. He is the Subtile, the Aware.” (6:103) 00:08:02.220 --> 00:08:05.379 And He is the Most Subtle, the All-Aware. 00:08:06.709 --> 00:08:08.470 Vision cannot encompass Him, 00:08:08.750 --> 00:08:10.189 but He encompasses all vision. 00:08:10.790 --> 00:08:11.829 And He is the Most Subtle: 00:08:12.310 --> 00:08:17.430 in His subtlety and power, He fashioned the vision of His creation in a way that cannot comprehend Him, 00:08:18.029 --> 00:08:21.029 and by His knowledge, He is fully aware of what is best for His creation. 00:08:40.200 --> 00:08:42.519 O deniers, there has indeed come to you 00:08:42.799 --> 00:08:45.399 that by which you may discern guidance from misguidance. 00:08:45.960 --> 00:08:52.480 So whoever beholds Allah's proofs and believes in what they demonstrate—of Allah's Oneness and the truthfulness of His Messenger— 00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:56.519 has only secured his own good fortune, and his deeds are for his own benefit. 00:08:57.279 --> 00:08:59.080 But whoever remains blind to their guidance, 00:08:59.519 --> 00:09:03.759 failing to affirm faith in Allah and His Messenger, harms only himself. 00:09:04.440 --> 00:09:09.440 And I am not a guardian over you to record your deeds and actions; 00:09:10.000 --> 00:09:13.679 I am merely a Messenger to convey to you that with which I have been sent, 00:09:14.200 --> 00:09:16.279 while Allah is the Ever-Watchful over you. 00:09:28.500 --> 00:09:32.019 Just as I have diversified the verses and proofs for you, O people, 00:09:32.620 --> 00:09:40.100 so too do I clarify My signs and proofs in everything you were ignorant of regarding My commands and prohibitions. 00:09:40.779 --> 00:09:44.340 Yet they will say, "You have studied and learned this from the People of the Book." 00:09:44.980 --> 00:09:52.220 We diversify the signs to make the truth clear for a people who recognize the truth when it becomes manifest to them, so that they may follow it. 00:09:53.690 --> 00:10:00.370 “Follow that which is inspired in thee from thy Lord; there is no Allah save Him; and turn away from the idolaters.” (6:106) 00:10:00.809 --> 00:10:03.970 And turn away from the polytheists. 00:10:04.490 --> 00:10:08.769 “Had Allah willed, they had not been idolatrous. We have not set thee as a keeper over them, nor art thou responsible for them.” (6:107) 00:10:09.210 --> 00:10:12.730 “Had Allah willed, they had not been idolatrous. We have not set thee as a keeper over them, nor art thou responsible for them.” (6:107) 00:10:13.210 --> 00:10:18.450 And you are not a guardian over them. 00:10:19.899 --> 00:10:23.659 Follow, O Muhammad, what your Lord has commanded you in His revelation, 00:10:24.179 --> 00:10:28.820 for there is no deity worthy of sincere worship except Allah. 00:10:29.419 --> 00:10:32.019 And leave off arguing and disputing with them. 00:10:32.620 --> 00:10:34.860 If your Lord had willed their guidance, 00:10:35.220 --> 00:10:37.059 He would have granted them His divine grace and guidance, 00:10:37.419 --> 00:10:39.419 and they would not have associated anything with Him. 00:10:40.100 --> 00:10:43.820 We have not made you a guardian over them to keep record of their deeds, 00:10:44.460 --> 00:10:47.779 but rather We sent you to them only as a conveying Messenger. 00:10:48.220 --> 00:10:54.139 You are not a overseer responsible for their provisions, sustenance, or protection. 00:11:05.409 --> 00:11:18.529 “Revile not those unto whom they pray beside Allah lest they wrongfully revile Allah through ignorance. Thus unto every nation have We made their deed seem fair. Then unto their Lord is their return, and He will tell them what they used to do.” (6:108) 00:11:18.929 --> 00:11:24.049 “Revile not those unto whom they pray beside Allah lest they wrongfully revile Allah through ignorance. Thus unto every nation have We made their deed seem fair. Then unto their Lord is their return, and He will tell them what they used to do.” (6:108) 00:11:25.120 --> 00:11:30.480 Do not revile the false gods and rivals that the polytheists invoke besides Allah, 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:34.799 lest the polytheists revile Allah out of ignorance of their Lord 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:37.120 and through transgression without knowledge. 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:44.639 Thus We have made attractive to every group that unites upon a deed—whether in obedience to Allah or disobedience— 00:11:45.039 --> 00:11:47.679 the very deeds they are united upon. 00:11:48.399 --> 00:11:51.279 Then to their Lord is their ultimate return, 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:56.240 and He will confront them with the deeds they used to commit in the world, 00:11:56.720 --> 00:11:58.720 and then recompense them accordingly. 00:11:59.970 --> 00:12:13.730 They swore by Allah their most solemn oaths that if a sign came to them, they would surely believe in it. 00:12:14.370 --> 00:12:19.649 Say, "Signs are only with Allah." 00:12:20.289 --> 00:12:27.169 “And they swear a solemn oath by Allah that if there come unto them a portent they will believe therein. Say; Portents are with Allah and (so is) that which telleth you that if such came unto them they would not believe.” (6:109) 00:12:28.720 --> 00:12:34.480 They said, "We swear by Allah that if a sign comes to us confirming what you say, O Muhammad, 00:12:35.200 --> 00:12:37.840 like the signs that came to the nations before us, 00:12:38.480 --> 00:12:41.440 we will surely believe that you are a Messenger from Allah." 00:12:42.320 --> 00:12:44.320 Say, "Signs are only with Allah, 00:12:45.039 --> 00:12:47.519 and He alone is Able to bring them to you." 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:50.320 But what will make you realize, O believers, 00:12:50.879 --> 00:12:55.440 that even if the signs were to come to these polytheists, they might still not believe, 00:12:55.919 --> 00:12:57.919 and thus hasten their own punishment? 00:12:59.039 --> 00:13:14.080 “We confound their hearts and their eyes. As they believed not therein at the first, We let them wander blindly on in their contumacy.” (6:110) 00:13:15.220 --> 00:13:18.980 And We turn their hearts away, diverting them from faith, 00:13:19.539 --> 00:13:23.460 and We turn their eyes from seeing the truth and recognizing where the proof lies, 00:13:23.940 --> 00:13:29.539 just as they refused to believe when We turned their hearts prior to the arrival of the sign. 00:13:30.259 --> 00:13:35.220 And We leave these polytheists to wander blindly in their rebellion against Allah, 00:13:35.779 --> 00:13:39.539 finding no guidance to the truth nor seeing what is right.