WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.700 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.399 --> 00:00:08.099 A Gentle Commentary on the Book of Identification Cards 00:00:08.099 --> 00:00:10.300 Featuring Images of the Noble Qur'an 00:00:11.300 --> 00:00:15.099 By Dr. Muhammad ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Omar Nassif 00:00:15.099 --> 00:00:16.399 May Allah protect him. 00:00:16.899 --> 00:00:19.870 Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun) 00:00:19.870 --> 00:00:24.070 All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. 00:00:24.070 --> 00:00:26.570 We continue with the Gentle Commentary 00:00:26.670 --> 00:00:28.670 on the Identification Cards 00:00:28.670 --> 00:00:30.670 and with Surah Ash-Shams. 00:00:30.670 --> 00:00:32.670 I have three points of reflection regarding it. 00:00:32.670 --> 00:00:34.670 The first point of reflection. 00:00:34.670 --> 00:00:36.670 What is mentioned about the location of the Surah 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]. 00:00:38.700 --> 00:00:40.700 As it has reiterated 00:00:40.700 --> 00:00:42.700 the mention of the two groups 00:00:42.700 --> 00:00:44.700 who were mentioned in Al-Balad, in another style. 00:00:44.700 --> 00:00:46.700 This is common in the Qur'an, 00:00:46.700 --> 00:00:48.729 the mention of two groups. 00:00:48.729 --> 00:00:50.729 It is common in the Qur'an, 00:00:50.729 --> 00:00:52.729 but the style always differs. 00:00:52.729 --> 00:00:54.729 This teaches that the subject matter 00:00:54.829 --> 00:00:57.020 cannot be presented 00:00:57.020 --> 00:00:59.020 through different means. 00:00:59.020 --> 00:01:01.020 Therefore, the Friday preacher 00:01:01.020 --> 00:01:03.020 who reminds people 00:01:03.020 --> 00:01:05.019 of the great truths of the religion, 00:01:05.019 --> 00:01:07.019 what does he say? He often needs to 00:01:07.019 --> 00:01:09.019 refer to known topics 00:01:09.019 --> 00:01:11.019 and tries to search for 00:01:11.019 --> 00:01:13.019 a new subject. 00:01:13.019 --> 00:01:15.019 The truth is, it is better to search for 00:01:15.019 --> 00:01:17.019 a new presentation of the 00:01:17.019 --> 00:01:19.019 old subject. 00:01:19.019 --> 00:01:21.019 Because the fundamental subjects 00:01:21.019 --> 00:01:23.060 in the religion 00:01:23.159 --> 00:01:25.219 are well-known, 00:01:25.219 --> 00:01:27.219 and it is necessary to remind people of them and solidify them, 00:01:27.219 --> 00:01:29.219 and to dispel doubts about them, 00:01:29.219 --> 00:01:31.219 and so forth. 00:01:31.219 --> 00:01:33.219 So they are repeated in a different way 00:01:33.219 --> 00:01:35.219 that serves the current situation 00:01:35.219 --> 00:01:37.250 of the addressees, 00:01:37.250 --> 00:01:39.250 and the temporal and spatial context. 00:01:39.250 --> 00:01:41.250 Therefore, it might take 00:01:41.250 --> 00:01:43.250 a short time to prepare the sermon 00:01:43.250 --> 00:01:45.250 in terms of information, 00:01:45.250 --> 00:01:47.250 because we are dealing with fundamentals. 00:01:47.250 --> 00:01:49.250 But thinking 00:01:49.250 --> 00:01:51.250 about the method of presenting them 00:01:51.349 --> 00:01:53.349 requires great effort from 00:01:53.349 --> 00:01:55.700 the preacher. 00:01:55.700 --> 00:01:57.700 As for the second point of reflection, 00:01:57.700 --> 00:01:59.700 and it is related to the first point, 00:01:59.700 --> 00:02:01.700 because we said that 00:02:01.700 --> 00:02:03.700 the style is new, and the subject 00:02:03.700 --> 00:02:05.700 is repeated, which is the subject of the two groups, 00:02:05.700 --> 00:02:07.700 but here it focuses on the description 00:02:07.700 --> 00:02:09.699 mentioned in the subject of the Surah: 00:02:09.699 --> 00:02:12.090 "He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who corrupts it." 00:02:12.090 --> 00:02:14.219 The successful one who purifies, 00:02:14.219 --> 00:02:16.219 and the failed one who corrupts. 00:02:16.219 --> 00:02:18.219 Purification is well-known; 00:02:18.219 --> 00:02:20.219 most people generally know 00:02:20.319 --> 00:02:22.319 that it means growth and purity, 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:24.319 and so forth. 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:26.729 But what is corruption (tadsiya)? 00:02:26.729 --> 00:02:28.729 It might be unknown to many. 00:02:28.729 --> 00:02:30.729 Corruption (tadsiya) is still 00:02:30.729 --> 00:02:32.919 used by us with a close meaning in colloquial Arabic. 00:02:32.919 --> 00:02:35.560 We say "dassahu" (he hid it) 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:37.849 or "nudassuhu" (we hide it). 00:02:37.849 --> 00:02:39.849 "Nudassuhu" means he disappeared and hid himself. 00:02:39.849 --> 00:02:42.430 "Dassaha" means he hid it, 00:02:42.430 --> 00:02:44.430 concealed it. 00:02:44.430 --> 00:02:46.430 He covered it with mud, 00:02:46.430 --> 00:02:48.430 with doubts, desires, 00:02:48.430 --> 00:02:50.430 and vices. 00:02:50.530 --> 00:02:52.530 This is corruption (tadsiya). 00:02:52.530 --> 00:02:54.530 And this leads us to the third point of reflection, 00:02:54.530 --> 00:02:56.689 which is the relationship of the oath 00:02:56.689 --> 00:02:58.689 to the answer of the oath. 00:02:58.689 --> 00:03:00.879 This long oath, 00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:02.879 "By the sun and its brightness, and by the moon when it follows it," 00:03:02.879 --> 00:03:04.879 "and by the day when it reveals it," 00:03:04.879 --> 00:03:07.199 a long oath until He said: 00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:09.199 "He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who corrupts it." 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:11.710 This hints 00:03:11.710 --> 00:03:13.710 at the issue of the answer to the oath. 00:03:13.710 --> 00:03:15.710 Its relationship to the oath is not a matter of certainty, 00:03:15.710 --> 00:03:17.710 and it is not something that is explicitly stated, but it hints 00:03:17.710 --> 00:03:19.810 that considering 00:03:19.909 --> 00:03:21.909 these mentioned verses, 00:03:21.909 --> 00:03:24.039 the sun, 00:03:24.039 --> 00:03:28.210 the moon, and so forth, 00:03:28.210 --> 00:03:30.210 are great cosmic signs. 00:03:30.210 --> 00:03:32.599 Whoever hides himself from them 00:03:32.599 --> 00:03:35.039 is the one who corrupts himself. 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:37.039 And whoever looks at them and contemplates them 00:03:37.039 --> 00:03:39.039 is on the path of purification. 00:03:39.039 --> 00:03:41.039 If you want to purify yourself 00:03:41.039 --> 00:03:43.039 and be among the successful, 00:03:43.039 --> 00:03:45.039 contemplate these 00:03:45.039 --> 00:03:47.039 great verses. 00:03:47.039 --> 00:03:49.039 As for he who averts himself from seeing them, 00:03:49.039 --> 00:03:51.039 we ask Allah for safety. 00:03:51.139 --> 00:03:53.139 May they not be among the corrupted, 00:03:53.139 --> 00:03:57.270 and may they not be among the failed. 00:03:57.270 --> 00:03:59.270 I ask Allah to protect us, 00:03:59.270 --> 00:04:01.270 and protect our offspring, 00:04:01.270 --> 00:04:03.270 and the Muslims. 00:04:03.270 --> 00:04:05.270 And may Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad, 00:04:05.270 --> 00:04:07.270 and his family and all his Companions. 00:04:07.270 --> 00:04:09.270 And all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.