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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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The concise commentary

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on the book "Identification Cards

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for the Surahs of the Noble Qur'an"

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by Dr. Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Aziz Ibn Umar Nasif,

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may Allah preserve him.

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Surah at-Takwir.

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah,

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and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.

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We are continuing with the identification cards

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for the surahs of the Noble Qur'an,

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and specifically with Surah at-Takwir.

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We have three points of reflection here.

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The first reflection

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concerns what has been mentioned regarding its virtue.

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He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Whoever is pleased

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to look at the Day of Resurrection

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as if

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with their very eyes,

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let them recite: 'When the sun

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is wrapped up...'" — the hadith.

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Notice the expression: "Whoever is pleased."

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"Being pleased" means being delighted by something,

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and a human being

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naturally takes pleasure in beautiful,

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reassuring, and glad-tiding things.

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So how can a person be pleased

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and delighted to see such a terrifying event?

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"When the sun is wrapped up,

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and when the stars fall dispersing,

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and when the mountains are moved..." These verses

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inspire fear, so how

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does one derive

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joy from this?

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The reality is that a sensible person,

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when alerted to an impending danger

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and made deeply aware of that threat,

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will be pleased with receiving this warning;

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for having been cautioned

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about the matter before it happens,

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they are enabled to prepare for it.

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The same applies here:

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a person should be eager

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to look at the Day of Resurrection

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as if seeing it with their very eyes

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through reciting such a surah as this.

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Thereby,

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one attains such an amount of fear

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and hope

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as will drive them to righteous action

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before this momentous appointment arrives.

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The second reflection

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concerns the chronological order of the surah's revelation.

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He stated that it is considered the sixth,

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according to the well-known narration,

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which indicates its early revelation.

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There is also internal evidence supporting this early date:

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he noted that the mention of seeing Gabriel

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likewise suggests an early period of revelation,

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as in it occurs the words of the Exalted:

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"And he certainly saw him on the clear horizon."

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And Gabriel—

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it is established in the Seerah

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from general evidence

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that this event took place early on,

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meaning the visual sighting of Gabriel.

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Thus, this serves as corroborating evidence

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reinforcing that the surah was among the earliest

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of what was revealed.

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As for the third

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and final reflection,

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it pertains to the opening of the surah

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and its initial section.

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He remarked that the opening of the surah begins with conditional clauses (idhā),

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and I may have previously paused

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to reflect upon these conditional clauses

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in Surah al-Waqi'ah,

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noting that these are future

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appointments

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which we must pay utmost attention to:

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"When the Inevitable Event befalls,"

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"When the sky breaks apart,"

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"When the sun is wrapped up,"

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"When the sky is split open."

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"Idhā" denotes a future condition.

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He said that the repeated "when" (idhā)

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signifies that this future condition

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is bound

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to happen.

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This aligns seamlessly

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with his saying, peace be upon him:

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"Whoever is pleased to look at the Day of Resurrection

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as if with their very eyes..."

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It means that you ponder every single

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word in these verses,

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so that it aids you in actively bringing to mind

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this momentous scene.

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Among these is "when" (idhā), with its implication

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that the event is inevitable;

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then the verses follow consecutively,

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word by word,

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each word further increasing

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your capacity

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to

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visualize this momentous scene.

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It goes without saying

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that this cannot be achieved through hurried

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recitation, nor

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at a time when a person is

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distracted; rather, you must dedicate

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a night of your

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nights to this surah,

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or dedicate this surah

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to one of your nights,

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standing in prayer during it

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for half an hour, an hour,

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or more,

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according to what Allah opens up for you,

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pondering deeply over this surah.

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I ask Allah to grant me and you success

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in doing what He loves and is pleased with.

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May Allah send peace and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his family

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and Companions, and all praise is due to Allah,

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the Lord of the worlds.