WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.400 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:10.179 A thousand times 00:00:10.179 --> 00:00:18.699 A book whose verses were elaborated and then explained by a Wise and All-Knowing One 00:00:18.699 --> 00:00:30.829 Worship none but God. Indeed, I am to you a warner and a giver of good tidings 00:00:30.829 --> 00:01:00.789 And if you seek forgiveness from your Lord and then repent to Him, He will provide you with good provision for a specified term, and He will give every person of virtue His grace. But if they turn away, then I fear for you the torment of a Great Day. 00:01:00.789 --> 00:01:08.790 To God is your return, and He has power over all things 00:01:08.790 --> 00:01:30.030 Indeed, they bend their breasts to belittle Him. Except when they cover themselves with their clothes, He knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He is All-Knowing of what is in the breasts. 00:01:30.030 --> 00:01:51.590 There is no living creature on earth except that God is responsible for its provision, and He knows its resting place and its place of storage, each in a clear book 00:01:51.590 --> 00:02:06.989 It is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and His throne was over the water, that He might test you as to which of you is best in deeds 00:02:06.989 --> 00:02:26.789 And if you said, “Indeed, they are resurrected from some death,” then those who disbelieve will say, “This is nothing but obvious magic.” 00:02:26.789 --> 00:02:49.189 And if We postpone the torment from them for a numbered nation, they will surely say, “What is holding it back?” Unless, on the day it comes to them, it will not be averted from them, and that which they used to mock will overtake them. 00:02:49.189 --> 00:03:06.740 And if We made a person taste mercy from Us and then took it away from him, he would surely be miserable and ungrateful 00:03:06.740 --> 00:03:27.349 And if We made him taste bliss after the affliction that befell him, they would say, “The bad deeds have gone away from me.” Indeed, he is proudly happy 00:03:27.349 --> 00:03:44.180 Except those who are patient and do righteous deeds. For them is forgiveness and a great reward 00:03:44.180 --> 00:04:16.000 Perhaps you have neglected some of what is revealed to you, and your heart is distressed by it, lest they say, “If only a treasure had been sent down to him, and an angel had come with it, you are only a warner.” 00:04:16.000 --> 00:04:44.000 And God is the Protector of all things. Or do they say, “He fabricated it?” Say, “Then bring ten surahs like it that are fabricated and call upon whomever you can besides God, if you are truthful.” 00:04:44.000 --> 00:05:05.800 If they do not respond to you, then know that what was revealed with the knowledge of God and that there is no god but Him, so are you Muslims? 00:05:05.800 --> 00:05:20.399 Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments, We will fully recompense them for their deeds therein, and they will not be deprived of it 00:05:20.399 --> 00:05:37.000 Those are the ones who have nothing in the Hereafter except Hell, and what they did therein is worthless and what they used to do is void 00:05:37.000 --> 00:06:05.800 Is he who has clear evidence from his Lord and a witness from him and before him recites the Book of Moses as a guide and mercy? Those believe in him, and whoever of the parties disbelieves in him, then the Fire is his appointed time. 00:06:05.800 --> 00:06:19.199 A mere glance of it is not enough. It is the truth from your Lord, but most people do not believe 00:06:19.199 --> 00:06:45.199 And who is more unjust than he who invents a lie against God? Those will be presented to their Lord, and the witnesses will say: “These are the ones who lied about their Lord.” Indeed, the curse of God is upon the wrongdoers. 00:06:45.199 --> 00:07:00.100 Those who turn away from the path of God and seek it to be crooked, and in the Hereafter they will be disbelievers 00:07:00.100 --> 00:07:28.259 Those were not miraculous on earth, and they had no guardians besides God. The torment would be doubled for them. They could not hear nor could they see. 00:07:28.259 --> 00:07:44.860 Those who lost themselves and went astray from both of them were slandering without a crime that in the afterlife they would be the losers 00:07:44.860 --> 00:08:04.620 Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds and submit to their Lord - those are the companions of Paradise, wherein they will abide forever 00:08:04.620 --> 00:08:19.019 The example of the two groups, like the blind and the deaf, the seeing and the hearing, are they equal? Do you not remember? 00:08:19.019 --> 00:08:28.019 And We sent Noah to his people. Indeed, I am a clear warner to you 00:08:28.019 --> 00:08:39.389 Worship none but God. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a painful Day 00:08:39.389 --> 00:08:58.590 Then the chiefs of his people who disbelieved said, “We see you as nothing but a human being like us, and we see that no one follows you except those who are our equals.” 00:08:58.590 --> 00:09:13.389 We do not see you following you except those who want us with clear opinion, and we do not see that you have any superiority over us. Rather, we think you are liars. 00:09:13.389 --> 00:09:39.590 He said, “O my people, have you seen that if I am upon clear proof from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Him, and I have blinded you to it, I will bind you to it while you hate it.” 00:09:39.590 --> 00:10:03.309 O my people, I do not ask you for money. My reward is only from God, and I will not repel those who believe. Indeed, they are angels of their Lord. But I see you as an ignorant people. 00:10:03.309 --> 00:10:13.509 O my people, who will help me from God if I overpower them? Will you not remember? 00:10:13.509 --> 00:10:41.509 I do not tell you that I have the treasures of God, nor do I know the unseen, nor do I say that I am a king, nor do I say to those whom your eyes despise, God will not give them good. 00:10:41.509 --> 00:10:51.740 God knows best what is in their souls. Indeed, then I am of the wrongdoers 00:10:51.740 --> 00:11:07.740 They said, “O Noah, you have argued with us and you will find more success for us, so bring to us what you promise us if you are of the truthful ones.” 00:11:07.940 --> 00:11:18.940 He said: God will bring it to you only if He wills, and you are not unable to do so 00:11:18.940 --> 00:11:34.940 My advice will not benefit you if I wanted to advise you if God wants to give you shelter. He is your Lord and to Him you will be returned. 00:11:35.139 --> 00:11:50.710 Or do they say he slandered him? Say, “If I slandered him, it is a crime against me and I am innocent. You do not criminalize me.” 00:11:50.909 --> 00:12:09.909 It was revealed to Noah that none of your people will believe except those who have believed, so do not despair of what they were doing 00:12:10.110 --> 00:12:22.110 And build the ark with Our eyes and Our revelation, and do not speak to Me regarding those who wronged, for they will be drowned 00:12:22.309 --> 00:12:40.309 He made an astronomy, and whenever a crowd of his people passed by, they made fun of him. He said, “If you make fun of us, we will make fun of you just as you make fun of us.” 00:12:40.509 --> 00:12:50.509 Then you will know to whom a torment will come that will disgrace him and an everlasting torment will befall upon him 00:12:50.710 --> 00:13:14.710 Until when Our command comes and it returns the light, say: We will carry therein two from every couple and your family, except for those against whom the word has already been said and those who believe, and none believe with him except a few. 00:13:14.909 --> 00:13:26.480 And he said, “Ride into it, in the name of God, its course and anchorage. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful.” 00:13:26.679 --> 00:13:51.029 And it was running with them in waves like mountains, and Noah called to his son, and he was in seclusion: O son, stay with us, and do not be with the disbelievers. 00:13:51.230 --> 00:14:12.059 He said, “I will seek refuge in a mountain that will protect me from the water.” He said, “There is no protection from God’s command today except those who have mercy.” And the waves came between them, so he was among those drowned. 00:14:12.259 --> 00:14:35.330 And it was said, O earth, swallow up your water, and O sky, take off. And the water became angry, and the matter was decided, and it settled on the mountain. And it was said, “Away with the unjust people.” 00:14:35.529 --> 00:14:53.529 Noah called out to his Lord and said, “My Lord, my son is from my family, and your promise is true, and you are the wisest of judges.” 00:14:53.730 --> 00:15:15.070 He said, “O Noah, he is not from your family. It is an unrighteous deed. So do not ask me about what you have no knowledge. I protect you from being among the ignorant.” 00:15:15.269 --> 00:15:30.679 He said, “My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking You that of which I have no knowledge. If You do not forgive me and have mercy on me, I will be among the losers.” 00:15:30.879 --> 00:15:57.419 It was said: O Noah, come down with peace from us and blessings upon you and upon the nations among those with you, and nations whom We will give enjoyment, and then a painful punishment from us will afflict them. 00:15:57.620 --> 00:16:21.350 These are of the tidings of the unseen that We reveal to you. Neither you nor your people knew them before this. So be patient. The outcome is for the righteous. 00:16:21.549 --> 00:16:35.549 And to Ad, their brother Hud, he said: O people of Abdullah, you have no god other than Him. You are nothing but inventors 00:16:35.549 --> 00:16:47.549 O my people, I do not ask you for any reward for it. My reward is only for the One who created me. Do you not understand? 00:16:47.750 --> 00:17:16.750 O my people, seek forgiveness from your Lord, then repent to Him. He will send rain upon you and increase your strength to your strength, and do not turn away as criminals. 00:17:16.950 --> 00:17:35.950 They said, “O Hud, you have not brought us any proof, and we are not abandoning our gods based on what you say, and we are not believers in your favor.” 00:17:36.150 --> 00:17:56.019 We only say that some of our gods engage in evil. He said, “I bear witness to God, and bear witness that I am innocent of what you associate with Him.” 00:17:56.019 --> 00:18:06.049 Without Him, all of you plot against me and then you will not look back 00:18:07.940 --> 00:18:28.029 I put my trust in God, my Lord and your Lord. There is no living creature but He takes hold of its forelock. Indeed, my Lord is on a straight path. 00:18:28.230 --> 00:18:49.900 If you turn away, I have conveyed to you what I was sent with to you, and my Lord will appoint a people other than you as successors, and you will not harm Him in the least. Indeed, my Lord is Guardian over all things. 00:18:50.099 --> 00:19:12.099 And when Our command came, We saved Hud and those who believed with him by mercy from Us, and We saved them from a severe punishment. 00:19:13.099 --> 00:19:15.099 And those are back 00:19:15.299 --> 00:19:24.299 They denied the signs of their Lord, disobeyed His messengers, and followed the command of every stubborn tyrant 00:19:25.299 --> 00:19:43.299 And they are followed by a curse in this world and on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, if Aad disbelieves in their Lord, do not be afraid of Aad, the people of Hood. 00:19:43.500 --> 00:19:53.500 And to Thamud, their brother Salih, he said: O people, Abdullah, you have no god other than him 00:19:54.500 --> 00:20:07.500 He created you from the earth and settled you in it, so seek His forgiveness and then repent to Him 00:20:07.700 --> 00:20:13.789 Indeed, my Lord is near and responds 00:20:13.990 --> 00:20:40.279 They said, “O Saleh, you were a hope among us before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshiped, and we are in doubt about what you are calling us to?” 00:20:40.480 --> 00:21:03.980 He said, “O my people, have you considered that if I am upon clear proof from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Him, then who will help me from God if I disobey Him? You will not add to me anything but loss.” 00:21:04.180 --> 00:21:24.180 O my people, this is the she-camel of God as a sign for you, so leave her to eat on God’s earth and do not harm her, lest a near torment seize you. 00:21:24.380 --> 00:21:36.380 So they licked it, and he said, “Enjoy yourselves in your home for three days.” That is a promise that is not false 00:21:36.579 --> 00:22:03.859 When Our command came, We saved Salih and those who believed with him by mercy from Us, and from disgrace on that day. Indeed, your Lord is the Powerful, the Mighty. 00:22:04.059 --> 00:22:12.059 And those who had wronged received the cry, and they became Jasmin in their homes 00:22:13.059 --> 00:22:15.059 As if they didn't sing it 00:22:16.059 --> 00:22:23.059 Indeed, Thamud increased their Lord, except for Thamud 00:22:23.259 --> 00:22:34.259 Our messengers brought Abraham good news. They said, “Peace.” He said, “Peace.” 00:22:35.259 --> 00:22:41.259 It was not long before he brought a young calf 00:22:41.460 --> 00:22:59.460 When he saw their hands not reaching him, he hated them and became fearful of them. They said, “Do not be afraid. We have been sent to the people of Lot.” 00:22:59.660 --> 00:23:16.660 And his wife stood and laughed, so we gave her the good news of Isaac, and after Isaac, Jacob 00:23:17.660 --> 00:23:25.660 She said, “Woe to me, should I give birth when I am old, and this is my husband who is old?” 00:23:25.859 --> 00:23:29.700 This is a strange thing 00:23:30.700 --> 00:23:47.079 They said, “Are you amazed at the command of God? May God’s mercy and blessings be upon you, Ahl al-Bayt. He is Praiseworthy and Glorious.” 00:23:47.279 --> 00:23:59.279 When the terror left Abraham and the good news came to him, he argued with us about the people of Lot 00:24:00.279 --> 00:24:07.279 Ibrahim is forbearing and repentant 00:24:07.480 --> 00:24:23.480 O Abraham, turn away from this, for the command of your Lord has come, and indeed there has come to them a torment that will not be returned 00:24:23.680 --> 00:24:40.680 When our messengers came to Lot, he was upset with them and fed up with them, and he said, “This is a difficult day.” 00:24:40.880 --> 00:24:49.880 And his people came running to him, and before that they had been doing evil deeds 00:24:50.880 --> 00:25:06.880 He said, “O my people, these are my daughters. They are more pure for you, so fear God and do not disgrace me in my guest. Is there not among you a sensible man?” 00:25:07.079 --> 00:25:17.079 They said, “You know what right we have over your daughters, and you know what we want.” 00:25:18.079 --> 00:25:27.079 He said, "If only I had power over you or sheltered myself in a strong corner." 00:25:27.279 --> 00:25:35.279 They said, “O Lot, we are messengers of your Lord, and they will not reach you.” 00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:45.279 So go with your family for a part of the night, and none of you will turn around except your wife 00:25:46.279 --> 00:25:50.279 It is their misfortune that has befallen them 00:25:50.480 --> 00:25:57.609 Their time is dawn. Isn't dawn near? 00:25:58.609 --> 00:26:08.609 When Our command came, We made the high in it the low 00:26:08.809 --> 00:26:20.809 We rained down upon it stones of compacted shale 00:26:21.809 --> 00:26:30.809 Marked with your Lord, and she is not far from the wrongdoers 00:26:31.809 --> 00:26:34.809 And to Midian, their brother Shuaib 00:26:35.009 --> 00:26:41.009 He said, O people of Abdullah, you have no god other than Him 00:26:42.009 --> 00:26:46.009 Do not let the measure and the balance stop 00:26:47.009 --> 00:27:01.650 I see you are fine, and I fear for you the torment of a surrounding day 00:27:01.849 --> 00:27:06.849 O my people, fulfill the measure and the balance with justice 00:27:07.849 --> 00:27:15.849 Do not deprive people of their belongings, and do not spread corruption on earth 00:27:16.849 --> 00:27:22.849 God’s jurist is better for you if you are believers 00:27:23.849 --> 00:27:27.849 And I am not a guardian of you 00:27:28.049 --> 00:27:37.049 They said, “O Shuaib, your prayers command you that we abandon what our fathers worshiped.” 00:27:38.049 --> 00:27:45.049 Or we can do whatever we want with our money 00:27:46.049 --> 00:27:50.049 You are forbearing and wise 00:27:50.250 --> 00:28:04.250 He said, “O my people, have you seen if I am aware of my Lord and He has provided me with a good provision from Him?” 00:28:05.250 --> 00:28:10.250 I do not want to disagree with what I forbid you to do 00:28:11.250 --> 00:28:14.250 I only want reform as much as I can 00:28:15.250 --> 00:28:19.250 My success is only with God 00:28:20.250 --> 00:28:25.250 In Him I put my trust, and to Him I repent 00:28:26.250 --> 00:28:32.250 O my people, do not let my discord harm you 00:28:33.250 --> 00:28:41.250 That something befalls you like what befell the people of Noah or the people of Hud or the people of Salih 00:28:42.250 --> 00:28:47.250 And the people of Lot were not far from you 00:28:47.450 --> 00:28:52.450 And ask forgiveness of your Lord, then repent to Him 00:28:53.450 --> 00:28:58.450 Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Kind 00:28:59.450 --> 00:29:10.450 They said, “O Shuaib, we do not understand much of what you say.” 00:29:11.450 --> 00:29:15.450 We see you as weak among us 00:29:15.650 --> 00:29:19.650 Were it not for your exhaustion, we would have stoned you 00:29:20.650 --> 00:29:25.650 And you are not dear to us 00:29:26.650 --> 00:29:30.650 He said, “O my people, my art is dearer to you than God.” 00:29:31.650 --> 00:29:35.650 And you took him behind you 00:29:37.380 --> 00:29:41.380 Indeed, my Lord encompasses what you do 00:29:41.579 --> 00:29:47.579 O people, work according to your position. I am a worker 00:29:48.579 --> 00:29:55.579 You will know to whom will come a torment that will disgrace him, and who is a liar 00:29:56.579 --> 00:30:01.579 And watch, for I am with you as a watcher 00:30:01.779 --> 00:30:09.779 When our command came, we saved Shuaib 00:30:10.779 --> 00:30:16.779 And those who believed with him are by mercy from us 00:30:19.779 --> 00:30:25.779 And those who wronged received the cry 00:30:26.779 --> 00:30:30.779 They became crouched in their homes 00:30:31.779 --> 00:30:34.779 As if they didn't sing it 00:30:35.779 --> 00:30:40.779 Not as far away from Madyan as you were far away from Thamud 00:30:41.779 --> 00:30:48.779 We sent Moses with Our signs and clear authority 00:30:49.779 --> 00:30:54.779 To Pharaoh and his chiefs, so they followed Pharaoh’s command 00:30:55.779 --> 00:30:59.779 And Pharaoh did not command Rasheed 00:30:59.980 --> 00:31:05.980 He will bring his people forward on the Day of Resurrection, so he will send them to Hell 00:31:06.980 --> 00:31:09.980 How miserable are the roses that are grown 00:31:10.980 --> 00:31:15.980 And they will be followed in this by a curse and on the Day of Resurrection 00:31:16.980 --> 00:31:19.980 Miserable is the poverty that is rejected 00:31:20.980 --> 00:31:26.980 This is one of the most important stories of the Qur’an. His story was told to you 00:31:27.180 --> 00:31:33.180 Among them are standing and harvested 00:31:34.180 --> 00:31:39.180 We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves 00:31:40.180 --> 00:31:46.180 Their gods whom they call upon besides God are of no avail to them 00:31:47.180 --> 00:31:55.180 Of anything when the command of your Lord came 00:31:55.380 --> 00:32:00.380 They only added to their repentance 00:32:01.380 --> 00:32:06.380 And likewise your Lord seized when He took the towns while they were unjust 00:32:07.380 --> 00:32:12.380 Taking it is very painful 00:32:13.380 --> 00:32:19.569 Indeed, this is a sign for those who fear the punishment of the Hereafter 00:32:19.769 --> 00:32:27.769 That is a day for which the people will be gathered, and that is a day witnessed 00:32:28.769 --> 00:32:33.769 We will not delay it except for a specified period 00:32:34.769 --> 00:32:39.769 The day He comes, no soul will speak except with His permission 00:32:40.769 --> 00:32:44.769 Some of them are naughty and happy 00:32:44.970 --> 00:32:57.259 As for those who are miserable, they will be in Hell, there will be exhalations and inhalations 00:32:58.259 --> 00:33:06.259 They will abide therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills 00:33:07.259 --> 00:33:12.259 Your Lord does what He wants 00:33:12.460 --> 00:33:34.460 As for those who are happy, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except for what your Lord wills, an uninterrupted gift. 00:33:34.660 --> 00:33:57.750 A mere glance of what they worship is not sufficient except as their fathers worshiped before, and indeed, to them is their inheritance, undiminished. 00:33:57.950 --> 00:34:02.950 We gave Moses the Scripture, but they disagreed about it 00:34:03.950 --> 00:34:15.949 Had it not been for a word that had preceded from your Lord, it would have been decided between them, and they are in doubt about it 00:34:16.150 --> 00:34:30.150 And indeed, every one of them is for wealth, and your Lord will repay them for their deeds. Indeed, He is Aware of what they do 00:34:31.150 --> 00:34:42.409 So be steadfast as you have been commanded, and whoever repents with you, and do not transgress. Indeed, He sees what you do 00:34:42.610 --> 00:35:08.670 And do not rely on those who do wrong, lest the Fire overtake you, and you will have no guardians besides God, and then you will not be helped 00:35:08.869 --> 00:35:16.900 And perform prayer at two ends of the day and two parts of the night 00:35:17.900 --> 00:35:26.539 Indeed, good deeds remove bad deeds. This is a reminder to those who remember 00:35:27.539 --> 00:35:33.539 And be patient, for God does not waste the reward of the doers of good 00:35:33.739 --> 00:35:57.739 Had there not been among the generations before you a remnant who forbade corruption on earth, except a few of those whom We saved from them, and those who wronged followed that in which they luxuriated and were criminals. 00:35:58.739 --> 00:36:06.739 And your Lord would not destroy towns unjustly while their people are reformers 00:36:07.739 --> 00:36:19.739 If your Lord had willed, He would have made people one nation, and they still differ 00:36:20.739 --> 00:36:41.809 Except those whom your Lord has mercy on, and for that reason He created them, and the word of your Lord has been fulfilled: I will fill Hell with heaven and all people 00:36:42.809 --> 00:37:01.809 We have narrated to you from the nobles of the Messenger something with which we may strengthen your heart, and He has brought to you this truth and an exhortation and a reminder to the believers. 00:37:02.809 --> 00:37:09.809 And say to those who do not believe, “Work in your position. We are working.” 00:37:10.809 --> 00:37:16.809 And wait, we are waiting 00:37:16.809 --> 00:37:39.809 To God belongs the unseen of the heavens and the earth, and to Him all matters are returned, so worship Him and put your trust in Him, and your Lord is not unaware of what you do.