1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,700 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,399 --> 00:00:08,099 A Gentle Commentary on the Book of Identification Cards 3 00:00:08,099 --> 00:00:10,300 Featuring Images of the Noble Qur'an 4 00:00:11,300 --> 00:00:15,099 By Dr. Muhammad ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Omar Nassif 5 00:00:15,099 --> 00:00:16,399 May Allah protect him. 6 00:00:16,899 --> 00:00:19,870 Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun) 7 00:00:19,870 --> 00:00:24,070 All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. 8 00:00:24,070 --> 00:00:26,570 We continue with the Gentle Commentary 9 00:00:26,670 --> 00:00:28,670 on the Identification Cards 10 00:00:28,670 --> 00:00:30,670 and with Surah Ash-Shams. 11 00:00:30,670 --> 00:00:32,670 I have three points of reflection regarding it. 12 00:00:32,670 --> 00:00:34,670 The first point of reflection. 13 00:00:34,670 --> 00:00:36,670 What is mentioned about the location of the Surah 14 00:00:36,670 --> 00:00:38,700 and how it suits the context of the chapter [referring to Surah Al-Balad, mentioned earlier in the book]. 15 00:00:38,700 --> 00:00:40,700 As it has reiterated 16 00:00:40,700 --> 00:00:42,700 the mention of the two groups 17 00:00:42,700 --> 00:00:44,700 who were mentioned in Al-Balad, in another style. 18 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:46,700 This is common in the Qur'an, 19 00:00:46,700 --> 00:00:48,729 the mention of two groups. 20 00:00:48,729 --> 00:00:50,729 It is common in the Qur'an, 21 00:00:50,729 --> 00:00:52,729 but the style always differs. 22 00:00:52,729 --> 00:00:54,729 This teaches that the subject matter 23 00:00:54,829 --> 00:00:57,020 cannot be presented 24 00:00:57,020 --> 00:00:59,020 through different means. 25 00:00:59,020 --> 00:01:01,020 Therefore, the Friday preacher 26 00:01:01,020 --> 00:01:03,020 who reminds people 27 00:01:03,020 --> 00:01:05,019 of the great truths of the religion, 28 00:01:05,019 --> 00:01:07,019 what does he say? He often needs to 29 00:01:07,019 --> 00:01:09,019 refer to known topics 30 00:01:09,019 --> 00:01:11,019 and tries to search for 31 00:01:11,019 --> 00:01:13,019 a new subject. 32 00:01:13,019 --> 00:01:15,019 The truth is, it is better to search for 33 00:01:15,019 --> 00:01:17,019 a new presentation of the 34 00:01:17,019 --> 00:01:19,019 old subject. 35 00:01:19,019 --> 00:01:21,019 Because the fundamental subjects 36 00:01:21,019 --> 00:01:23,060 in the religion 37 00:01:23,159 --> 00:01:25,219 are well-known, 38 00:01:25,219 --> 00:01:27,219 and it is necessary to remind people of them and solidify them, 39 00:01:27,219 --> 00:01:29,219 and to dispel doubts about them, 40 00:01:29,219 --> 00:01:31,219 and so forth. 41 00:01:31,219 --> 00:01:33,219 So they are repeated in a different way 42 00:01:33,219 --> 00:01:35,219 that serves the current situation 43 00:01:35,219 --> 00:01:37,250 of the addressees, 44 00:01:37,250 --> 00:01:39,250 and the temporal and spatial context. 45 00:01:39,250 --> 00:01:41,250 Therefore, it might take 46 00:01:41,250 --> 00:01:43,250 a short time to prepare the sermon 47 00:01:43,250 --> 00:01:45,250 in terms of information, 48 00:01:45,250 --> 00:01:47,250 because we are dealing with fundamentals. 49 00:01:47,250 --> 00:01:49,250 But thinking 50 00:01:49,250 --> 00:01:51,250 about the method of presenting them 51 00:01:51,349 --> 00:01:53,349 requires great effort from 52 00:01:53,349 --> 00:01:55,700 the preacher. 53 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:57,700 As for the second point of reflection, 54 00:01:57,700 --> 00:01:59,700 and it is related to the first point, 55 00:01:59,700 --> 00:02:01,700 because we said that 56 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:03,700 the style is new, and the subject 57 00:02:03,700 --> 00:02:05,700 is repeated, which is the subject of the two groups, 58 00:02:05,700 --> 00:02:07,700 but here it focuses on the description 59 00:02:07,700 --> 00:02:09,699 mentioned in the subject of the Surah: 60 00:02:09,699 --> 00:02:12,090 "He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who corrupts it." 61 00:02:12,090 --> 00:02:14,219 The successful one who purifies, 62 00:02:14,219 --> 00:02:16,219 and the failed one who corrupts. 63 00:02:16,219 --> 00:02:18,219 Purification is well-known; 64 00:02:18,219 --> 00:02:20,219 most people generally know 65 00:02:20,319 --> 00:02:22,319 that it means growth and purity, 66 00:02:22,319 --> 00:02:24,319 and so forth. 67 00:02:24,319 --> 00:02:26,729 But what is corruption (tadsiya)? 68 00:02:26,729 --> 00:02:28,729 It might be unknown to many. 69 00:02:28,729 --> 00:02:30,729 Corruption (tadsiya) is still 70 00:02:30,729 --> 00:02:32,919 used by us with a close meaning in colloquial Arabic. 71 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,560 We say "dassahu" (he hid it) 72 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,849 or "nudassuhu" (we hide it). 73 00:02:37,849 --> 00:02:39,849 "Nudassuhu" means he disappeared and hid himself. 74 00:02:39,849 --> 00:02:42,430 "Dassaha" means he hid it, 75 00:02:42,430 --> 00:02:44,430 concealed it. 76 00:02:44,430 --> 00:02:46,430 He covered it with mud, 77 00:02:46,430 --> 00:02:48,430 with doubts, desires, 78 00:02:48,430 --> 00:02:50,430 and vices. 79 00:02:50,530 --> 00:02:52,530 This is corruption (tadsiya). 80 00:02:52,530 --> 00:02:54,530 And this leads us to the third point of reflection, 81 00:02:54,530 --> 00:02:56,689 which is the relationship of the oath 82 00:02:56,689 --> 00:02:58,689 to the answer of the oath. 83 00:02:58,689 --> 00:03:00,879 This long oath, 84 00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:02,879 "By the sun and its brightness, and by the moon when it follows it," 85 00:03:02,879 --> 00:03:04,879 "and by the day when it reveals it," 86 00:03:04,879 --> 00:03:07,199 a long oath until He said: 87 00:03:07,199 --> 00:03:09,199 "He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who corrupts it." 88 00:03:09,199 --> 00:03:11,710 This hints 89 00:03:11,710 --> 00:03:13,710 at the issue of the answer to the oath. 90 00:03:13,710 --> 00:03:15,710 Its relationship to the oath is not a matter of certainty, 91 00:03:15,710 --> 00:03:17,710 and it is not something that is explicitly stated, but it hints 92 00:03:17,710 --> 00:03:19,810 that considering 93 00:03:19,909 --> 00:03:21,909 these mentioned verses, 94 00:03:21,909 --> 00:03:24,039 the sun, 95 00:03:24,039 --> 00:03:28,210 the moon, and so forth, 96 00:03:28,210 --> 00:03:30,210 are great cosmic signs. 97 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:32,599 Whoever hides himself from them 98 00:03:32,599 --> 00:03:35,039 is the one who corrupts himself. 99 00:03:35,039 --> 00:03:37,039 And whoever looks at them and contemplates them 100 00:03:37,039 --> 00:03:39,039 is on the path of purification. 101 00:03:39,039 --> 00:03:41,039 If you want to purify yourself 102 00:03:41,039 --> 00:03:43,039 and be among the successful, 103 00:03:43,039 --> 00:03:45,039 contemplate these 104 00:03:45,039 --> 00:03:47,039 great verses. 105 00:03:47,039 --> 00:03:49,039 As for he who averts himself from seeing them, 106 00:03:49,039 --> 00:03:51,039 we ask Allah for safety. 107 00:03:51,139 --> 00:03:53,139 May they not be among the corrupted, 108 00:03:53,139 --> 00:03:57,270 and may they not be among the failed. 109 00:03:57,270 --> 00:03:59,270 I ask Allah to protect us, 110 00:03:59,270 --> 00:04:01,270 and protect our offspring, 111 00:04:01,270 --> 00:04:03,270 and the Muslims. 112 00:04:03,270 --> 00:04:05,270 And may Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad, 113 00:04:05,270 --> 00:04:07,270 and his family and all his Companions. 114 00:04:07,270 --> 00:04:09,270 And all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.