1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:32,079 A Gentle Commentary 3 00:00:32,079 --> 00:00:35,079 on the book "Cards of Identification" 4 00:00:35,079 --> 00:00:38,079 for the Noble Qur'anic Chapters 5 00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:42,079 by Dr. Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Umar Nassif, 6 00:00:42,079 --> 00:00:44,079 may Allah protect him. 7 00:00:44,079 --> 00:00:46,719 Surah At-Tariq 8 00:00:46,719 --> 00:00:48,750 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 9 00:00:48,750 --> 00:00:50,750 Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. 10 00:00:50,750 --> 00:00:53,750 And prayers and peace be upon the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers, 11 00:00:53,750 --> 00:00:56,750 and upon his family and all his Companions. 12 00:00:56,750 --> 00:00:58,750 We have commenced with the Gentle Commentary 13 00:00:58,750 --> 00:01:00,750 on the "Cards of Identification." 14 00:01:00,750 --> 00:01:05,230 And today's discussion is about Surah At-Tariq. 15 00:01:05,230 --> 00:01:07,230 I have three points of reflection regarding it. 16 00:01:07,230 --> 00:01:10,230 The first point of reflection is concerning what is mentioned about the chapter's context. 17 00:01:10,230 --> 00:01:15,230 It is mentioned that its conclusion corresponds to the beginning of Surah Al-Buruj, 18 00:01:15,230 --> 00:01:18,230 in its warning against those who plot against the believers. 19 00:01:18,230 --> 00:01:21,230 This means that in the beginning of the chapter, 20 00:01:21,230 --> 00:01:22,230 Surah Al-Buruj, 21 00:01:22,230 --> 00:01:24,230 there is the account of the People of the Ditch, 22 00:01:24,230 --> 00:01:27,230 and a warning to those who plot against the believers. 23 00:01:27,230 --> 00:01:29,230 And at the end of this chapter (Surah At-Tariq), 24 00:01:29,230 --> 00:01:31,230 it states, "Indeed, they are plotting a plot, 25 00:01:31,230 --> 00:01:35,230 and I am plotting a plot. So give respite to the disbelievers; leave them for a while." 26 00:01:35,230 --> 00:01:37,230 Thus, those who plot against the believers 27 00:01:37,230 --> 00:01:40,230 are losers because they are plotting a plot, 28 00:01:40,230 --> 00:01:43,230 but Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is plotting a plot. 29 00:01:43,230 --> 00:01:47,230 The second point of reflection is, in reality, about another connection between the two chapters. 30 00:01:47,230 --> 00:01:50,230 For connections are not limited to a single aspect; 31 00:01:50,230 --> 00:01:52,230 rather, one can look deeply 32 00:01:52,230 --> 00:01:56,230 and find very many connections between two chapters. 33 00:01:56,230 --> 00:01:58,230 I do not mean only these two chapters, 34 00:01:58,230 --> 00:02:01,230 but between any two consecutive chapters. 35 00:02:01,230 --> 00:02:03,230 Among the connections is 36 00:02:03,230 --> 00:02:05,230 that the last part of the preceding chapter (Al-Buruj) 37 00:02:05,230 --> 00:02:08,229 “Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.” (85:21) 38 00:02:08,229 --> 00:02:09,229 states, "Indeed, it is a decisive word, 39 00:02:09,229 --> 00:02:11,229 and it is not amusement." 40 00:02:11,229 --> 00:02:13,229 And in this chapter (At-Tariq), 41 00:02:13,229 --> 00:02:15,229 it says, "Indeed, it is a decisive word, 42 00:02:15,229 --> 00:02:18,259 and it is not amusement." 43 00:02:18,259 --> 00:02:21,259 This confirms the truthfulness of the Qur'an, 44 00:02:21,259 --> 00:02:24,259 and that it is truth, among other meanings. 45 00:02:24,259 --> 00:02:27,259 This is a second connection. 46 00:02:27,259 --> 00:02:30,259 The third point of reflection is with a third connection. 47 00:02:30,259 --> 00:02:33,259 Observe the relationship 48 00:02:33,259 --> 00:02:36,259 between "Indeed, they are plotting a plot" 49 00:02:36,259 --> 00:02:38,259 and "Rather, it is a glorious Qur'an 50 00:02:38,259 --> 00:02:40,259 preserved in a Preserved Tablet." 51 00:02:40,259 --> 00:02:42,259 So their plotting 52 00:02:42,259 --> 00:02:45,259 cannot change a single letter in the Book of Allah, 53 00:02:45,259 --> 00:02:48,259 nor can it remove a single truth 54 00:02:48,259 --> 00:02:50,259 from this magnificent Book. 55 00:02:50,259 --> 00:02:51,259 With this, I conclude. 56 00:02:51,259 --> 00:02:52,259 And I ask Allah 57 00:02:52,259 --> 00:02:54,259 not to deprive us of the lights of His Book. 58 00:02:54,259 --> 00:02:56,259 And may Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad, 59 00:02:56,259 --> 00:02:57,259 and his family and all his Companions. 60 00:02:57,259 --> 00:02:59,259 And praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.