1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,209 --> 00:00:08,050 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 3 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,679 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammari. 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,250 Surah al-Waqi'ah. 5 00:00:18,140 --> 00:00:22,859 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:23,670 --> 00:00:29,109 “Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -” (56:75) 7 00:00:29,309 --> 00:00:36,149 “And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew -” (56:76) 8 00:00:37,350 --> 00:00:41,869 "So I swear by the setting of the stars and their positions in the sky." 9 00:00:42,469 --> 00:00:45,070 This oath that I have sworn— 10 00:00:45,270 --> 00:00:48,710 is an oath, if you only knew its nature and its magnitude— 11 00:00:49,070 --> 00:00:50,469 is a momentous oath. 12 00:00:50,869 --> 00:00:54,189 This is a case of a delayed expression that is intended to be understood as preceding the subject. 13 00:00:54,549 --> 00:00:59,990 It is indeed a momentous oath, if you only knew its magnitude. 14 00:01:01,119 --> 00:01:06,319 "Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an." 15 00:01:06,719 --> 00:01:10,799 "In a protected Book." 16 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:16,799 “Which none toucheth save the purified,” (56:79) 17 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:22,549 "A revelation from the Lord of the worlds." 18 00:01:24,010 --> 00:01:26,409 “Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -” (56:75) 19 00:01:26,409 --> 00:01:29,370 This Qur'an is indeed a noble Qur'an. 20 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:32,730 It resides in a preserved Book in the presence of Allah. 21 00:01:33,170 --> 00:01:37,129 It is not touched by anything, neither dust nor anything else. 22 00:01:37,730 --> 00:01:40,290 No one touches that protected Book— 23 00:01:40,290 --> 00:01:43,769 except those whom Allah has purified from sins. 24 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,959 This Qur'an is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds. 25 00:01:49,540 --> 00:01:55,900 “Is it this Statement that ye scorn,” (56:81) 26 00:01:56,219 --> 00:02:02,260 “And make denial thereof your livelihood?” (56:82) 27 00:02:03,540 --> 00:02:07,900 Are you, O people, treating this Qur'an, whose nature I have just described to you— 28 00:02:08,259 --> 00:02:11,419 with such indifference, while you appease those who deny it? 29 00:02:11,939 --> 00:02:16,099 And do you respond to Allah’s provision for you with denial? 30 00:02:16,699 --> 00:02:18,460 It is like the saying of another: 31 00:02:18,979 --> 00:02:22,219 "I offered you kindness, and you returned it with offense toward me." 32 00:02:23,389 --> 00:02:27,110 “Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)” (56:83) 33 00:02:27,550 --> 00:02:34,669 "And you are, at that moment, looking on." 34 00:02:35,110 --> 00:02:41,469 “- And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not -” (56:85) 35 00:02:42,979 --> 00:02:49,419 Why then, when the soul reaches the throat at the time of death, O people— 36 00:02:50,139 --> 00:02:54,620 and those of you present from among their family are looking on— 37 00:02:55,379 --> 00:02:59,699 while Our messengers, who take the soul, are closer to him than you— 38 00:03:00,099 --> 00:03:01,819 yet you do not see them? 39 00:03:03,180 --> 00:03:08,780 “Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us),” (56:86) 40 00:03:09,219 --> 00:03:15,180 “Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful?” (56:87) 41 00:03:16,620 --> 00:03:22,139 Why then, if you, O people, are not to be held accountable and recompensed for your deeds— 42 00:03:22,659 --> 00:03:26,659 do you not return that soul to its body— 43 00:03:27,139 --> 00:03:32,419 if you are truthful and can prevent death, accountability, and recompense? 44 00:03:33,610 --> 00:03:39,250 “Thus if he is of those brought nigh,” (56:88) 45 00:03:39,610 --> 00:03:46,289 "Then [for him is] rest, bounty, and a garden of bliss." 46 00:03:47,759 --> 00:03:50,719 As for the deceased, if he is among those brought near to Allah— 47 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,879 those whom Allah has drawn close to His proximity in His gardens— 48 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,240 then for him is mercy, forgiveness, and wholesome, pleasant provision. 49 00:03:59,879 --> 00:04:04,719 Their souls depart their bodies at death with a fragrance they inhale. 50 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:09,120 Along with that, he has a garden of bliss in which he enjoys himself. 51 00:04:10,590 --> 00:04:16,189 "But if he is of the companions of the right—" 52 00:04:16,509 --> 00:04:20,870 “Then (the greeting) "Peace be unto thee" from those on the right hand.” (56:91) 53 00:04:22,459 --> 00:04:25,540 And if the deceased is among the companions of the right— 54 00:04:25,980 --> 00:04:29,899 those who are led to Paradise from their right side— 55 00:04:30,339 --> 00:04:33,819 "Then [the greeting], 'Peace be upon you,' from the companions of the right." 56 00:04:34,300 --> 00:04:37,300 You are safe from the punishment of Allah and from all that you dislike— 57 00:04:37,740 --> 00:04:40,019 because you are among the companions of the right. 58 00:04:41,290 --> 00:04:50,889 “But if he is of the rejecters, the erring,” (56:92) 59 00:04:51,370 --> 00:04:55,009 "Then [for him is] a meal of scalding water." 60 00:04:55,529 --> 00:04:58,889 "And burning in Hellfire." 61 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,279 But if the deceased is among those who denied the signs of Allah— 62 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:06,560 then for him is a meal of scalding water— 63 00:05:07,199 --> 00:05:10,639 which has been heated until its temperature is extreme, and it is his drink. 64 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,519 And the burning of the Fire with which he is scorched. 65 00:05:14,970 --> 00:05:20,089 “Lo! this is certain truth.” (56:95) 66 00:05:20,610 --> 00:05:26,810 "So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great." 67 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:32,379 This information that I have conveyed to you, O people— 68 00:05:33,060 --> 00:05:36,980 regarding those brought near, the companions of the right, and the deniers— 69 00:05:37,500 --> 00:05:40,180 is the absolute truth, in which there is no doubt. 70 00:05:40,180 --> 00:05:45,350 So glorify your Lord, the Most Great, by His most beautiful names.