1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,299 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,299 --> 00:00:08,199 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 3 00:00:08,199 --> 00:00:12,890 Abridged by Dr. Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammari. 4 00:00:12,890 --> 00:00:18,480 Surah al-Dhariyat. 5 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:22,480 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:28,059 He said, "What is your business, O messengers?" 7 00:00:28,059 --> 00:00:35,060 They said, "We have been sent to a people who are criminals." 8 00:00:35,060 --> 00:00:40,560 “That we may send upon them stones of clay,” (51:33) 9 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:46,759 “Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.” (51:34) 10 00:00:46,759 --> 00:00:49,259 Ibrahim (peace be upon him) said to his guests, 11 00:00:49,259 --> 00:00:52,259 "What is your mission, O messengers?" 12 00:00:52,259 --> 00:00:57,759 They replied, "We have been sent to a people who have committed crimes through their disbelief in Allah." 13 00:00:57,759 --> 00:01:01,759 "To rain down upon them stones of clay," 14 00:01:01,759 --> 00:01:05,260 "Marked by your Lord, O Ibrahim," 15 00:01:05,260 --> 00:01:08,280 "For those who transgress the limits of Allah." 16 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:14,280 “Then we brought forth such believers as were there.” (51:35) 17 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:21,280 “But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).” (51:36) 18 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:29,980 “And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.” (51:37) 19 00:01:29,980 --> 00:01:32,980 So We brought out those who were in the city of the people of Lut (peace be upon him), 20 00:01:32,980 --> 00:01:34,980 From among those who believed in Allah. 21 00:01:34,980 --> 00:01:36,980 They were Lut and his two daughters. 22 00:01:36,980 --> 00:01:41,980 We found in that city only one house of Muslims, 23 00:01:41,980 --> 00:01:43,980 Which was the house of Lut. 24 00:01:43,980 --> 00:01:46,980 And We left in that city a lesson, 25 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:51,980 And a sign for those who fear the painful punishment of Allah in the Hereafter. 26 00:01:51,980 --> 00:02:00,650 “And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,” (51:38) 27 00:02:00,650 --> 00:02:05,650 “But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.” (51:39) 28 00:02:05,650 --> 00:02:11,650 So We seized him and his hosts and cast them into the sea, 29 00:02:11,650 --> 00:02:13,650 While he was blameworthy. 30 00:02:13,650 --> 00:02:17,259 And in the story of Musa ibn Imran (peace be upon him), 31 00:02:17,259 --> 00:02:26,259 When We sent him to Pharaoh with a clear proof, which showed anyone who saw it that it was a sign from Musa confirming the truth of what he called to. 32 00:02:26,259 --> 00:02:30,259 But Pharaoh turned away with his forces, his soldiers, and his companions, 33 00:02:30,259 --> 00:02:32,259 And said of Musa, 34 00:02:32,259 --> 00:02:37,259 "He is a sorcerer who bewitches people's eyes, or a madman possessed by a jinn." 35 00:02:37,259 --> 00:02:42,259 So We seized Pharaoh and his hosts with Our wrath and indignation, 36 00:02:42,259 --> 00:02:46,259 And We cast them into the sea, drowning them therein. 37 00:02:46,259 --> 00:02:51,030 Pharaoh had indeed committed deeds for which he was to be blamed. 38 00:02:51,030 --> 00:02:57,030 “And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.” (51:41) 39 00:02:57,030 --> 00:03:05,030 “It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.” (51:42) 40 00:03:05,030 --> 00:03:11,539 And in the story of 'Ad, there is also a sign and a lesson in what We did to them, 41 00:03:11,539 --> 00:03:16,539 When We sent against them the barren wind, which does not fertilize trees. 42 00:03:16,539 --> 00:03:20,539 “It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.” (51:42) 43 00:03:20,539 --> 00:03:25,439 Which withered the vegetation of the earth and trampled it. 44 00:03:25,439 --> 00:03:32,439 “And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.” (51:43) 45 00:03:32,439 --> 00:03:40,439 “But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;” (51:44) 46 00:03:40,439 --> 00:03:49,009 “And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.” (51:45) 47 00:03:49,009 --> 00:03:56,009 And in the story of Thamud, there is also a lesson, when their Lord said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a while." 48 00:03:56,009 --> 00:04:00,009 But they grew arrogant and rebelled against the obedience of Allah. 49 00:04:00,009 --> 00:04:06,009 So the thunderbolt of punishment seized them suddenly while they were awaiting its arrival. 50 00:04:06,009 --> 00:04:12,009 This is because Thamud had been promised the punishment three days before it descended upon them. 51 00:04:12,009 --> 00:04:17,009 They were unable to defend themselves against the punishment of Allah when it fell upon them. 52 00:04:17,009 --> 00:04:24,009 Nor were they able to take vengeance against the One who inflicted upon them the retribution that befell them. 53 00:04:24,009 --> 00:04:34,620 “And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.” (51:46) 54 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:46,069 And in the story of the people of Nuh (peace be upon him), there is also a lesson, for We destroyed them before Thamud; they were indeed those who disobeyed the command of Allah and departed from His obedience. 55 00:04:46,069 --> 00:04:55,899 And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are expanding it. 56 00:04:55,899 --> 00:05:01,899 “And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!” (51:48) 57 00:05:01,899 --> 00:05:08,899 “And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.” (51:49) 58 00:05:08,899 --> 00:05:18,569 We raised the heaven as a ceiling with power, and indeed, We are possessors of vastness in creating it and creating whatever We will to create. 59 00:05:18,569 --> 00:05:24,569 And the earth We spread out as a resting place for the creation; how excellent are We as the preparers thereof. 60 00:05:24,569 --> 00:05:32,569 And of all things We created two kinds, such as misery and happiness, guidance and misguidance. 61 00:05:32,569 --> 00:05:40,569 Allah created for everything He created a counterpart that differs in its meaning, so that you may remember and take heed. 62 00:05:40,569 --> 00:05:46,569 So know, O you who associate partners with Allah, that your Lord, who deserves your worship, 63 00:05:46,569 --> 00:05:50,569 Is the One who is capable of creating a thing and its opposite. 64 00:05:50,569 --> 00:06:01,720 “Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.” (51:50) 65 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:13,490 "And do not make with Allah another deity; indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner." 66 00:06:13,490 --> 00:06:18,490 So flee, O people, from the punishment of Allah to His mercy by believing in Him. 67 00:06:18,490 --> 00:06:23,589 I am a warner to you from Allah, clarifying His warning to you. 68 00:06:23,589 --> 00:06:29,589 And do not make, O people, along with the One you worship who created you, another deity besides Him. 69 00:06:29,589 --> 00:06:36,589 I am to you, O people, a clear warner from His punishment, having made the warning manifest to you. 70 00:06:36,589 --> 00:06:48,000 “Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!” (51:52) 71 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:54,000 “Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another? Nay, but they are froward folk.” (51:53) 72 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:59,610 Just as the Quraysh denied their Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), 73 00:06:59,610 --> 00:07:03,610 So too did the nations who denied their messengers. 74 00:07:03,610 --> 00:07:11,610 No messenger came to those people we mentioned before them, but they said, "He is a sorcerer or a madman." 75 00:07:11,610 --> 00:07:16,610 Just as the Quraysh said to Muhammad (peace be upon him). 76 00:07:16,610 --> 00:07:24,610 Did these deniers bequeath to their predecessors and their past fathers the denial of Muhammad (peace be upon him)? 77 00:07:24,610 --> 00:07:27,610 So they accepted that from them? 78 00:07:27,610 --> 00:07:31,610 No, these polytheists did not bequeath that to their successors. 79 00:07:31,610 --> 00:07:36,610 Rather, they are a people who transgress and are tyrannical against the command of their Lord. 80 00:07:36,610 --> 00:07:42,220 So turn away from them, for you are not to be blamed. 81 00:07:42,220 --> 00:07:49,220 “And warn, for warning profiteth believers.” (51:55) 82 00:07:49,220 --> 00:07:53,829 So turn away, O Muhammad, from these polytheists. 83 00:07:53,829 --> 00:07:58,829 For you, O Muhammad, are not to be blamed for any shortcoming in your warning. 84 00:07:58,829 --> 00:08:02,829 You have indeed warned and conveyed what you were sent with. 85 00:08:02,829 --> 00:08:05,829 And remind, O Muhammad, those to whom you were sent. 86 00:08:05,829 --> 00:08:10,399 For the reminder benefits those who believe in Allah. 87 00:08:10,399 --> 00:08:16,399 “I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.” (51:56) 88 00:08:16,399 --> 00:08:25,399 “I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.” (51:57) 89 00:08:25,399 --> 00:08:30,720 “Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.” (51:58) 90 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:37,110 I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Us and submit to Our command. 91 00:08:37,110 --> 00:08:43,110 I do not want from those I created among the jinn and mankind any provision that they should provide for My creation. 92 00:08:43,110 --> 00:08:48,110 Nor do I want them to feed them. 93 00:08:48,110 --> 00:08:55,840 Indeed, it is Allah who is the Provider, the Possessor of firm strength, the Sustainer of His creation. 94 00:08:55,840 --> 00:09:05,840 “And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).” (51:59) 95 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:14,769 So woe to those who disbelieved from their day which they are promised. 96 00:09:14,769 --> 00:09:20,769 For those who associated partners with Allah have a share and a portion of Allah's punishment descending upon them, 97 00:09:20,769 --> 00:09:27,769 Like the share of their companions who passed away before them from the nations, so let them not hasten it. 98 00:09:27,769 --> 00:09:31,769 The *wayd* is the flowing discharge in Hell, consisting of pus and blood, 99 00:09:31,769 --> 00:09:39,769 For those who disbelieved in Allah and denied His oneness, on the day they are promised the descent of Allah's punishment.