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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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The concise commentary

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on the book *Profile Cards*

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*of the Surahs of the Noble Qur'an*,

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by Dr. Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Umar Nasif,

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may Allah preserve him.

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Surah at-Taghabun.

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds,

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and peace and blessings be upon the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers,

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and upon all his family and Companions.

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We are still with the concise commentary on the profile cards,

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and we have arrived at Surah at-Taghabun.

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I have three observations regarding it.

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The first observation

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concerns the central theme of the surah.

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For it is stated here

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that its theme is the call to faith

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and its prerequisites,

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through introducing Allah, His attributes, and His actions.

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It is better to adjust this

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to state that

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its theme is

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the call to faith and its prerequisites,

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along with a warning

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against what hinders from it,

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and we remove "through introducing Allah, His attributes, and His actions."

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This

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is superfluous detail.

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There is no doubt that the call to faith includes

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introducing Allah and His attributes,

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and through this, the call to faith was made.

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Therefore, as is evident to us, this introductory prelude came

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at the beginning by introducing Allah,

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His attributes, and His actions.

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However, what I have proposed is better

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so that it encompasses the entire surah;

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for it contains a call to faith,

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and it contains a warning against what hinders

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from faith.

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The second observation relates

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to the surah's placement [in the Qur'anic order].

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For it comes after Surah

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al-Munafiqun. It has been mentioned

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in the book regarding the placement

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of the surah, based on what is derived

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from the book of Imam as-Suyuti,

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that al-Munafiqun concluded

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with the urging to spend before the arrival of death,

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while this surah mentions mutual disillusion (at-Taghabun).

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Also among these connections is that the former

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urged remembrance, while this one mentions

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the continuous glorification of all creation.

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All of this is sound, and it can

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be added to this that

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this surah preserves

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faith, and preserving

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faith protects, by Allah's

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leave, from hypocrisy.

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Perhaps what was pointed out

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by Imam as-Suyuti—that the former,

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meaning al-Munafiqun, concluded

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with the urging toward remembrance, while this one mentions

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the continuous glorification of all creation—

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highlights here the benefit

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of the present-tense verb here.

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For the surah that opened with glorification

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using the present-tense verb is al-Jumu'ah,

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and it has already been discussed, as well as this surah.

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For after

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He said, "Let not your wealth

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or your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah," He said in this surah:

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"Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth glorifies Allah."

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It is as though He is pointing out

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that those who engage in remembrance

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are simply joining the procession

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of all creation that glorifies

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Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.

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Therefore, the opening of the surah

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should be amended; of course, it is written here

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that it opened with a declarative sentence, which is an error;

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rather, it is among the surahs that open

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with glorification (Tasbih),

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and the glorification came

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in the present-tense verbal form.

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That is, the phrasing should be adjusted to match

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what was amended in Surah al-Jumu'ah.

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So let the section

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of the concise commentary on Surah al-Jumu'ah be consulted.

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There remains

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the third and final observation.

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We notice

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that the surah contains an introduction,

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a first passage commanding faith,

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and a second passage

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addressing the people of faith: "O you who have believed,

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indeed, among your spouses

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and your children are enemies to you,

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so beware of them."

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If you compare this

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second passage in Surah at-Taghabun

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with the second passage

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in Surah al-Munafiqun, you will find

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a similarity between them. There,

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it explained the states of the hypocrites,

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then directed

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an address to the believers

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urging them to remember Allah;

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and here,

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with an address to the believers

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and an urging toward faith:

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"So believe in Allah and His Messenger

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and the Light which We have sent down."

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Then He warned them,

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just as He warned them there: "Let not your wealth [or your children distract you],"

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“O ye who believe! Let not your wealth nor your children distract you from remembrance of Allah. Those who do so, they are the losers.” (63:9)

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so He said: "Indeed, among your spouses and your children

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are enemies to you."

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Thus we find that the two passages—

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the final ones in each surah—

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we find between these two passages

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a clear similarity.

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We also find them alongside

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the end of Surah al-Jumu'ah:

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"And when they saw a transaction or a diversion,

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they rushed to it and left you standing."

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These intertextual correspondences (munasabat)

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are endless to discuss,

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and I merely suffice here

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with such brief indications.

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Whoever explores further will find

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a great deal more than

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what I have mentioned. I ask Allah to grant opening to me and to you.

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May Allah send blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad,

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and upon all his family

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and Companions,

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and all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.