1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,039 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 3 00:00:08,580 --> 00:00:12,740 Abridged by Dr. ‘Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammar. 4 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:18,410 Surah Yunus. 5 00:00:18,410 --> 00:00:22,690 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:23,339 --> 00:00:28,140 And they ask you, "Is it true?" 7 00:00:28,140 --> 00:00:33,420 Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it is indeed the truth." 8 00:00:33,619 --> 00:00:39,899 "And you will not be able to escape [His punishment]." 9 00:00:41,219 --> 00:00:44,820 These polytheists ask you, O Muhammad, for information. 10 00:00:45,179 --> 00:00:46,579 They say to you: 11 00:00:46,939 --> 00:00:52,340 "Is what you say and what you promise us of Allah’s punishment in the Hereafter true?" 12 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,479 Say to them, O Muhammad: 13 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,799 "Yes, by my Lord, there is no doubt about it." 14 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:04,040 And you cannot frustrate Allah if He wills that for you, neither by fleeing nor by resistance. 15 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,319 Rather, you are within His grasp and under His authority. 16 00:01:09,359 --> 00:01:16,640 “And if each soul that doeth wrong had all that is in the earth it would seek to ransom itself therewith; and they will feel remorse within them, when they see the doom. But it hath been judged between them fairly and they are not wronged.” (10:54) 17 00:01:17,079 --> 00:01:24,120 And they will conceal their regret when they see the punishment. 18 00:01:24,599 --> 00:01:31,560 “And if each soul that doeth wrong had all that is in the earth it would seek to ransom itself therewith; and they will feel remorse within them, when they see the doom. But it hath been judged between them fairly and they are not wronged.” (10:54) 19 00:01:32,780 --> 00:01:38,140 And if every soul that disbelieved in Allah possessed all that is on earth, whether little or much, 20 00:01:38,459 --> 00:01:43,140 It would surely offer it all as a ransom to escape Allah’s punishment once it witnesses it. 21 00:01:43,689 --> 00:01:50,569 The leaders of these polytheists will conceal their regret from their followers when they behold the punishment of Allah. 22 00:01:51,129 --> 00:01:55,609 Allah will judge between the followers and the leaders on that day with justice. 23 00:01:55,890 --> 00:01:57,450 And they will not be wronged. 24 00:01:57,769 --> 00:02:01,250 For He will not punish any of them except for their own sins. 25 00:02:01,569 --> 00:02:03,810 Nor will He hold anyone accountable for the sin of another. 26 00:02:04,329 --> 00:02:10,090 And He will not punish anyone except those to whom He had already sent warnings in the world and established the proofs against them. 27 00:02:11,689 --> 00:02:17,210 Verily, to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. 28 00:02:17,650 --> 00:02:26,490 “Lo! verily all that is in the heavens and the earth is Allah's. Lo! verily Allah's promise is true. But most of them know not.” (10:55) 29 00:02:27,879 --> 00:02:33,599 Verily, everything in the heavens and everything on the earth belongs to Allah as His possession. 30 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,280 No one else has any share in it. 31 00:02:36,759 --> 00:02:41,120 Verily, the punishment He promised these polytheists is true. 32 00:02:41,550 --> 00:02:44,229 So they should not be impatient for it. 33 00:02:44,590 --> 00:02:47,030 For it will surely befall them, without doubt. 34 00:02:47,669 --> 00:02:53,550 But most of these polytheists do not know the reality of that which will befall them. 35 00:02:53,990 --> 00:02:57,189 Because of their ignorance, they are deniers. 36 00:02:58,699 --> 00:03:04,580 “He quickeneth and giveth death, and unto Him ye will be returned.” (10:56) 37 00:03:06,069 --> 00:03:08,349 Indeed, Allah is the One who gives life and causes death. 38 00:03:08,789 --> 00:03:11,629 And to Him they shall return after their death. 39 00:03:11,990 --> 00:03:17,069 Then they will witness the very warning and punishment of Allah they used to deny. 40 00:03:18,460 --> 00:03:21,180 O mankind! 41 00:03:21,180 --> 00:03:27,300 There has come to you an admonition from your Lord. 42 00:03:27,699 --> 00:03:33,740 There has come to you an admonition from your Lord. 43 00:03:33,740 --> 00:03:37,539 “O mankind! There hath come unto you an exhortation from your Lord, a balm for that which is in the breasts, a guidance and a mercy for believers.” (10:57) 44 00:03:38,020 --> 00:03:42,219 “O mankind! There hath come unto you an exhortation from your Lord, a balm for that which is in the breasts, a guidance and a mercy for believers.” (10:57) 45 00:03:42,219 --> 00:03:46,500 And guidance and mercy for the believers. 46 00:03:48,039 --> 00:03:49,319 O mankind! 47 00:03:49,319 --> 00:03:52,639 There has come to you a reminder, reminding you of the punishment of Allah. 48 00:03:53,159 --> 00:03:56,199 From your Lord, and no one else fabricated it. 49 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,520 And a cure for the ignorance within the hearts. 50 00:03:59,960 --> 00:04:02,719 Through it, Allah heals the ignorance of the ignorant. 51 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,120 It is an exposition of what Allah has made lawful and what He has made unlawful. 52 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,719 And a mercy by which He shows mercy to whom He wills among His creation. 53 00:04:10,199 --> 00:04:13,159 Through it, He saves them from destruction and ruin. 54 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,680 For those who believe in it, to the exclusion of the disbelievers. 55 00:04:18,370 --> 00:04:21,569 “Say: In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy: therein let them rejoice. It is better than what they hoard.” (10:58) 56 00:04:21,569 --> 00:04:24,329 So let them rejoice in that. 57 00:04:24,810 --> 00:04:27,170 So let them rejoice in that. 58 00:04:27,170 --> 00:04:32,860 “Say: In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy: therein let them rejoice. It is better than what they hoard.” (10:58) 59 00:04:34,550 --> 00:04:37,389 Say, O Muhammad, to these deniers: 60 00:04:37,990 --> 00:04:39,910 "By the bounty of Allah, O people," 61 00:04:39,910 --> 00:04:42,069 Which He has bestowed upon you, 62 00:04:42,310 --> 00:04:43,550 Which is Islam, 63 00:04:44,149 --> 00:04:46,550 "And by His mercy," which He showed you, 64 00:04:46,550 --> 00:04:48,149 By sending it down to you, 65 00:04:48,709 --> 00:04:50,509 Which is the Qur'an. 66 00:04:51,189 --> 00:04:53,029 So let them rejoice in that. 67 00:04:53,470 --> 00:04:55,670 “Say: In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy: therein let them rejoice. It is better than what they hoard.” (10:58) 68 00:04:56,490 --> 00:04:58,889 For the Islam to which He called them, 69 00:04:59,449 --> 00:05:01,970 And the Qur'an which He sent down to them, 70 00:05:02,329 --> 00:05:04,089 Are better than what they accumulate, 71 00:05:04,089 --> 00:05:07,610 Of the fleeting goods of this world, its wealth, and its treasures. 72 00:05:19,019 --> 00:05:24,060 You have known from it what is unlawful and what is lawful. 73 00:05:24,500 --> 00:05:30,290 Say, "Has Allah permitted you [to do this]?" 74 00:05:30,769 --> 00:05:34,250 “Say: Have ye considered what provision Allah hath sent down for you, how ye have made of it lawful and unlawful? Hath Allah permitted you, or do ye invent a lie concerning Allah?” (10:59) 75 00:05:35,579 --> 00:05:38,300 Say, O Muhammad, to these polytheists: 76 00:05:38,899 --> 00:05:42,860 "Have you considered, O people, the provision Allah has created for you?" 77 00:05:43,540 --> 00:05:46,220 Then you declared some of it lawful for yourselves, 78 00:05:46,699 --> 00:05:48,980 And declared some of it unlawful. 79 00:05:49,540 --> 00:05:50,699 Say, O Muhammad: 80 00:05:51,379 --> 00:05:55,500 "Has Allah permitted you to declare unlawful what you have forbidden of it?" 81 00:05:56,019 --> 00:05:59,660 "Or do you invent lies against Allah?" 82 00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:08,319 “And what think those who invent a lie concerning Allah (will be their plight) upon the Day of Resurrection? Lo! Allah truly is Bountiful toward mankind, but most of them give not thanks.” (10:60) 83 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:13,160 Indeed, Allah is full of bounty to the people, 84 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:18,120 But most of them do not give thanks. 85 00:06:19,459 --> 00:06:23,579 And what do those who fabricate lies against Allah think? 86 00:06:24,019 --> 00:06:27,060 By attributing to Him the prohibition of what He did not prohibit. 87 00:06:27,620 --> 00:06:32,699 Do they think Allah will do nothing to them on the Day of Resurrection for their lies and fabrications against Him? 88 00:06:33,500 --> 00:06:36,540 Do they think He will overlook them and forgive them? 89 00:06:37,259 --> 00:06:37,899 Never. 90 00:06:38,500 --> 00:06:42,180 Rather, He will cast them into a blazing fire, to abide therein forever. 91 00:06:42,860 --> 00:06:45,500 Indeed, Allah is full of bounty to His creation, 92 00:06:45,819 --> 00:06:50,819 By delaying the punishment of those who fabricate lies against Him in this world. 93 00:06:51,379 --> 00:06:56,500 But most people do not thank Him for His bounty toward them in this, 94 00:06:56,939 --> 00:06:59,220 Or for His other various blessings. 95 00:07:16,230 --> 00:07:29,189 “And thou (Muhammad) art not occupied with any business and thou recitest not a Lecture from this (Scripture), and ye (mankind) perform no act, but We are Witness of you when ye are engaged therein. And not an atom's weight in the earth or in the sky escapeth your Lord, nor what is less than that or greater than that, but it is (written) in a clear Book.” (10:61) 96 00:07:29,189 --> 00:07:35,430 Nor anything smaller than that or greater, but it is in a clear record. 97 00:07:36,709 --> 00:07:39,910 Whatever state you are in, O Muhammad, in any of your deeds, 98 00:07:40,310 --> 00:07:43,180 And whatever you recite of your Book, 99 00:07:43,420 --> 00:07:46,139 And whatever you recite of the Book of Allah, the Qur'an, 100 00:07:46,540 --> 00:07:50,620 And whatever deed you do, O people, whether good or evil, 101 00:07:51,019 --> 00:07:55,740 We are witnesses over your deeds and affairs when you perform them. 102 00:07:56,220 --> 00:07:59,740 And not even an atom's weight escapes your Lord, O Muhammad, of the deeds of His creation. 103 00:08:00,220 --> 00:08:04,860 Nor does the knowledge of anything escape Him, not even the weight of a small ant, 104 00:08:05,259 --> 00:08:07,420 Wherever it may be, on earth or in heaven. 105 00:08:07,899 --> 00:08:11,259 Nor anything smaller than that or greater, but it is in a clear record. 106 00:08:11,339 --> 00:08:13,579 Nor anything smaller than that or greater, 107 00:08:14,139 --> 00:08:17,100 All of that is in a record with Allah, 108 00:08:17,579 --> 00:08:21,180 Clearly explaining the truth of Allah’s knowledge to whoever looks into it, 109 00:08:21,819 --> 00:08:25,180 That there is nothing but that Allah has recorded it. 110 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:36,279 “Lo! verily the friends of Allah are (those) on whom fear (cometh) not, nor do they grieve?” (10:62) 111 00:08:37,750 --> 00:08:42,710 Verily, the allies of Allah will have no fear in the Hereafter regarding the punishment of Allah, 112 00:08:43,190 --> 00:08:46,470 Nor will they grieve over what they missed of the world. 113 00:08:47,850 --> 00:08:53,370 Those who believed and used to fear Allah. 114 00:08:54,519 --> 00:08:59,399 Those who believed in Allah and His Messenger and what he brought from Allah. 115 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:05,080 And who used to fear Allah by performing His obligatory duties and avoiding His prohibitions. 116 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:11,179 For them are glad tidings in the life of this world and in the Hereafter. 117 00:09:11,500 --> 00:09:16,379 “Theirs are good tidings in the life of the world and in the Hereafter - There is no changing the Words of Allah - that is the Supreme Triumph.” (10:64) 118 00:09:17,019 --> 00:09:20,299 That is the great success. 119 00:09:21,850 --> 00:09:26,649 For the allies of Allah, there are glad tidings from Allah in the life of this world and in the Hereafter. 120 00:09:27,289 --> 00:09:29,129 Among the glad tidings in this world: 121 00:09:29,690 --> 00:09:33,129 Is the righteous vision that the Muslim sees or is seen for him. 122 00:09:33,850 --> 00:09:38,970 And among them is the glad tidings of the angels to him at the time of his death regarding the mercy of Allah. 123 00:09:39,669 --> 00:09:42,230 As for the Hereafter, it is Paradise. 124 00:09:42,710 --> 00:09:45,990 There is no changing the words of Allah, nor is there any breaking of His promise. 125 00:09:46,629 --> 00:09:49,830 These glad tidings in the life of this world and in the Hereafter, 126 00:09:50,389 --> 00:09:53,350 Are the great success and the attainment of one's goal. 127 00:09:54,809 --> 00:09:58,409 And do not let their speech grieve you. 128 00:09:58,889 --> 00:10:03,210 Indeed, all honor belongs to Allah. 129 00:10:03,690 --> 00:10:06,730 He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. 130 00:10:08,139 --> 00:10:13,659 Do not let the speech of these polytheists regarding their Lord grieve you, O Muhammad, 131 00:10:14,059 --> 00:10:15,419 Nor their associating others with Him. 132 00:10:16,059 --> 00:10:19,899 For Allah is the One who possesses all honor in this world and the Hereafter. 133 00:10:20,460 --> 00:10:22,539 And He is the Avenger against them. 134 00:10:23,019 --> 00:10:26,379 No one will help them when He takes vengeance upon them. 135 00:10:27,129 --> 00:10:31,210 He is the All-Hearing of what they say of fabrication and lies against Him. 136 00:10:31,769 --> 00:10:35,929 And He is the All-Knowing of what they conceal in their hearts and what they declare. 137 00:10:36,409 --> 00:10:40,889 He is fully aware of all of that, and He is in wait for them. 138 00:10:42,570 --> 00:10:49,850 “Lo! is it not unto Allah that belongeth whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth? Those who follow aught instead of Allah follow not (His) partners. They follow only a conjecture, and they do but guess.” (10:66) 139 00:10:50,330 --> 00:10:57,129 “Lo! is it not unto Allah that belongeth whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth? Those who follow aught instead of Allah follow not (His) partners. They follow only a conjecture, and they do but guess.” (10:66) 140 00:10:57,690 --> 00:11:05,529 They follow nothing but conjecture, and they are only lying. 141 00:11:06,659 --> 00:11:13,059 Verily, to Allah, O Muhammad, belongs everyone in the heavens and on the earth, as subjects and servants. 142 00:11:13,620 --> 00:11:16,419 So worship belongs to the Master, not to the owned. 143 00:11:16,980 --> 00:11:23,779 And what do those who falsely claim that Allah has partners in His authority and kingdom follow? 144 00:11:24,340 --> 00:11:26,340 They follow nothing but doubt. 145 00:11:26,899 --> 00:11:31,220 And they are only inventing falsehoods as a fabrication of lies. 146 00:11:33,049 --> 00:11:40,730 “He it is Who hath appointed for you the night that ye should rest therein and the day giving sight. Lo! herein verily are portents for a folk that heed.” (10:67) 147 00:11:41,289 --> 00:11:48,730 Indeed, in that are signs for a people who listen. 148 00:11:50,220 --> 00:11:53,980 Your Lord, O people, who is the only One deserving of your worship, 149 00:11:54,620 --> 00:11:57,659 “He it is Who hath appointed for you the night that ye should rest therein and the day giving sight. Lo! herein verily are portents for a folk that heed.” (10:67) 150 00:11:58,220 --> 00:12:01,659 From the fatigue and exhaustion of your day. 151 00:12:02,299 --> 00:12:04,299 And He made the day bright. 152 00:12:05,019 --> 00:12:08,860 Indeed, in the alternation of the state of night and day and the state of their inhabitants, 153 00:12:09,500 --> 00:12:13,899 Are proofs and arguments that the One who alone deserves worship, 154 00:12:14,460 --> 00:12:16,700 “And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit.” (21:33) 155 00:12:17,259 --> 00:12:20,299 Is not like those who do not create and do nothing. 156 00:12:21,769 --> 00:12:24,730 They say, "Allah has taken a son." 157 00:12:25,370 --> 00:12:26,649 Exalted is He! 158 00:12:27,210 --> 00:12:28,409 He is the Self-Sufficient. 159 00:12:28,970 --> 00:12:32,649 To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. 160 00:12:33,370 --> 00:12:39,129 “They say: Allah hath taken (unto Him) a son - Glorified be He! He hath no needs! His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. Ye have no warrant for this. Tell ye concerning Allah that which ye know not?” (10:68) 161 00:12:39,850 --> 00:12:45,049 Do you say about Allah that which you do not know? 162 00:12:46,710 --> 00:12:49,350 These polytheists said, O Muhammad: 163 00:12:49,990 --> 00:12:51,990 "Allah has taken a son." 164 00:12:52,629 --> 00:12:56,629 Exalted is Allah above what they said and claimed about their Lord. 165 00:12:57,429 --> 00:13:02,470 Allah is free of all need for His creation, so He has no need for a son. 166 00:13:03,269 --> 00:13:07,269 To Allah belongs the dominion of what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. 167 00:13:07,830 --> 00:13:11,669 So how can a man’s servant and his possession be his son? 168 00:13:12,389 --> 00:13:15,990 Do you not understand, O people, the error of what you are saying? 169 00:13:16,710 --> 00:13:19,509 You have no evidence, O people, for what you say, 170 00:13:19,990 --> 00:13:22,309 That the angels are the daughters of Allah, 171 00:13:22,789 --> 00:13:25,029 Any proof with which you can argue. 172 00:13:25,509 --> 00:13:30,629 Do you say about Allah a statement whose truth and validity you do not know? 173 00:13:32,419 --> 00:13:40,259 “Say: Verily those who invent a lie concerning Allah will not succeed.” (10:69) 174 00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:46,820 “This world's portion (will be theirs), then unto Us is their return. Then We make them taste a dreadful doom because they used to disbelieve.” (10:70) 175 00:13:46,820 --> 00:13:58,379 “This world's portion (will be theirs), then unto Us is their return. Then We make them taste a dreadful doom because they used to disbelieve.” (10:70) 176 00:13:59,580 --> 00:14:01,580 Say, O Muhammad, to them: 177 00:14:02,059 --> 00:14:04,779 "Indeed, those who fabricate lies against Allah," 178 00:14:05,179 --> 00:14:07,179 By saying falsehood about Him, 179 00:14:07,659 --> 00:14:11,580 And claiming He has a son, "will not succeed in this world." 180 00:14:12,220 --> 00:14:15,659 But they have a brief enjoyment in this world, which they will enjoy. 181 00:14:16,139 --> 00:14:18,139 Then, when their appointed time comes to an end, 182 00:14:18,539 --> 00:14:21,259 To Us is their return and their final destination. 183 00:14:21,820 --> 00:14:25,820 Then We will make them taste the severe punishment by casting them into Hell, 184 00:14:26,379 --> 00:14:29,340 Because they used to disbelieve in Allah in the world, 185 00:14:29,580 --> 00:14:32,940 Denying His messengers and rejecting His signs.