1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,039 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 3 00:00:08,580 --> 00:00:12,740 Abridged by Dr. Aqil Ibn Salim al-Shammar. 4 00:00:14,099 --> 00:00:16,339 Surah Yasin. 5 00:00:16,579 --> 00:00:22,559 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:22,839 --> 00:00:26,480 Yasin. 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,719 By the Qur'an, full of wisdom. 8 00:00:29,719 --> 00:00:33,759 Indeed, you are among the messengers. 9 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:38,960 Upon a straight path. 10 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:43,240 A revelation of the Almighty, the Merciful. 11 00:00:44,509 --> 00:00:45,670 Yasin. 12 00:00:45,990 --> 00:00:49,350 By the Qur'an, perfected in its rulings and laws. 13 00:00:49,710 --> 00:00:54,350 Indeed, O Muhammad, you are among the messengers sent with Allah’s revelation to His servants. 14 00:00:54,789 --> 00:00:57,909 Upon a path of guidance, free from any crookedness. 15 00:00:58,109 --> 00:00:59,469 And that is Islam. 16 00:00:59,990 --> 00:01:03,030 Sent down by the Almighty in His retribution. 17 00:01:03,270 --> 00:01:05,469 The Merciful to those who repent to Him. 18 00:01:07,140 --> 00:01:15,420 “That thou mayst warn a folk whose fathers were not warned, so they are heedless.” (36:6) 19 00:01:15,859 --> 00:01:21,780 “Already hath the judgment, (for their infidelity) proved true of most of them, for they believe not.” (36:7) 20 00:01:22,939 --> 00:01:26,900 So that you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned before them. 21 00:01:27,340 --> 00:01:31,980 For they are heedless of what Allah will do to His enemies who associate partners with Him. 22 00:01:32,420 --> 00:01:35,340 By inflicting His punishment and power upon them. 23 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,680 The decree of punishment has indeed become binding upon most of them. 24 00:01:39,159 --> 00:01:44,439 Because Allah has ordained in the Mother of the Book that they will not believe in Allah. 25 00:01:44,719 --> 00:01:46,680 Nor will they believe in His Messenger. 26 00:01:48,650 --> 00:01:57,569 “Lo! We have put on their necks carcans reaching unto the chins, so that they are made stiff-necked.” (36:8) 27 00:01:58,129 --> 00:02:10,889 “And We have set a bar before them and a bar behind them, and (thus) have covered them so that they see not.” (36:9) 28 00:02:12,610 --> 00:02:18,689 We have placed shackles upon the necks of these disbelievers, reaching up to their chins. 29 00:02:19,210 --> 00:02:21,569 So they cannot extend their hands toward any good. 30 00:02:22,129 --> 00:02:24,610 They are shackled away from every good deed. 31 00:02:25,449 --> 00:02:29,969 And We have placed a barrier before these polytheists. 32 00:02:30,449 --> 00:02:32,050 And a barrier behind them. 33 00:02:32,569 --> 00:02:35,090 And We have covered their sight with a veil. 34 00:02:35,650 --> 00:02:39,050 So they do not see the guidance, nor do they benefit from it. 35 00:02:40,599 --> 00:02:49,639 “Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not, it is alike for them, for they believe not.” (36:10) 36 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:55,659 It is all the same, O Muhammad, for those against whom the decree has been justified. 37 00:02:56,020 --> 00:02:58,580 Whether you choose one of two things regarding them. 38 00:02:58,979 --> 00:03:01,300 To warn them or to refrain from warning them. 39 00:03:01,860 --> 00:03:03,500 For they will not believe. 40 00:03:03,900 --> 00:03:06,819 Because Allah has already decreed that for them. 41 00:03:08,620 --> 00:03:16,219 “Thou warnest only him who followeth the Reminder and feareth the Beneficent in secret. To him bear tidings of forgiveness and a rich reward.” (36:11) 42 00:03:16,780 --> 00:03:22,300 “Thou warnest only him who followeth the Reminder and feareth the Beneficent in secret. To him bear tidings of forgiveness and a rich reward.” (36:11) 43 00:03:23,939 --> 00:03:27,979 Your warning, O Muhammad, only benefits those who believe in the Qur'an. 44 00:03:28,379 --> 00:03:31,979 And fear Allah, even when He is unseen by the eyes of the beholders. 45 00:03:32,780 --> 00:03:36,900 So give glad tidings, O Muhammad, to such a person of forgiveness from Allah for his sins. 46 00:03:37,379 --> 00:03:39,659 And a generous reward in the Hereafter. 47 00:03:40,060 --> 00:03:41,460 And that is Paradise. 48 00:03:42,979 --> 00:03:49,620 “Lo! We it is Who bring the dead to life. We record that which they send before (them, and their footprints. And all things We have kept in a clear Register.” (36:12) 49 00:03:50,139 --> 00:03:55,340 “Lo! We it is Who bring the dead to life. We record that which they send before (them, and their footprints. And all things We have kept in a clear Register.” (36:12) 50 00:03:56,939 --> 00:03:59,740 Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life from among Our creation. 51 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:03,699 And We record what they have sent forth in the world of good and evil. 52 00:04:04,259 --> 00:04:06,539 And the traces of their footsteps. 53 00:04:07,099 --> 00:04:12,699 And everything that exists, We have enumerated and recorded in the clear Mother of the Book. 54 00:04:13,219 --> 00:04:16,980 Which clarifies the reality of everything recorded within it. 55 00:04:18,699 --> 00:04:27,019 “Coin for them a similitude: The people of the city when those sent (from Allah) came unto them;” (36:13) 56 00:04:27,540 --> 00:04:31,740 “When We sent unto them twain, and they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: Lo! we have been sent unto you.” (36:14) 57 00:04:31,779 --> 00:04:41,139 “When We sent unto them twain, and they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: Lo! we have been sent unto you.” (36:14) 58 00:04:42,379 --> 00:04:46,899 Present, O Muhammad, to the polytheists of your people the example of the people of the town. 59 00:04:47,420 --> 00:04:51,980 It is mentioned that it was Antioch, when the messengers came to it. 60 00:04:52,699 --> 00:04:57,660 When We sent two messengers to them to call them to Allah, but they denied them. 61 00:04:58,220 --> 00:05:01,740 So We strengthened them with a third, and supported them through him. 62 00:05:02,540 --> 00:05:07,860 The three messengers said, "Indeed, we are messengers sent to you, O people." 63 00:05:08,379 --> 00:05:11,139 To dedicate worship to Allah alone. 64 00:05:12,889 --> 00:05:17,689 “They said: Ye are but mortals like unto us. The Beneficent hath naught revealed. Ye do but lie!” (36:15) 65 00:05:18,170 --> 00:05:28,569 “They said: Ye are but mortals like unto us. The Beneficent hath naught revealed. Ye do but lie!” (36:15) 66 00:05:29,009 --> 00:05:34,850 “They answered: Our Lord knoweth that we are indeed sent unto you,” (36:16) 67 00:05:35,290 --> 00:05:39,209 “And our duty is but plain conveyance (of the message).” (36:17) 68 00:05:40,579 --> 00:05:42,019 The people of the town said. 69 00:05:42,660 --> 00:05:46,019 "You are nothing, O people, but human beings like us." 70 00:05:46,579 --> 00:05:50,620 "And the Most Gracious has not sent down any message or book to you." 71 00:05:51,180 --> 00:05:53,259 "Nor has He commanded you to do anything regarding us." 72 00:05:53,939 --> 00:05:56,100 “They said: Ye are but mortals like unto us. The Beneficent hath naught revealed. Ye do but lie!” (36:15) 73 00:05:56,899 --> 00:06:03,180 The messengers said, "Our Lord knows that we are indeed messengers sent to you regarding what we have called you to." 74 00:06:03,660 --> 00:06:05,300 "And we are truthful." 75 00:06:05,980 --> 00:06:11,779 "And our duty is only to convey to you the message of Allah with which we were sent." 76 00:06:12,259 --> 00:06:15,819 A clear conveyance that proves to you that we have delivered it to you. 77 00:06:17,339 --> 00:06:20,860 “(The people of the city) said: We augur ill of you. If ye desist not, we shall surely stone you, and grievous torture will befall you at our hands.” (36:18) 78 00:06:21,300 --> 00:06:31,379 “(The people of the city) said: We augur ill of you. If ye desist not, we shall surely stone you, and grievous torture will befall you at our hands.” (36:18) 79 00:06:32,829 --> 00:06:34,910 The people of the town said to the messengers. 80 00:06:35,589 --> 00:06:37,389 "Indeed, we consider you an evil omen." 81 00:06:38,029 --> 00:06:40,910 "If any affliction befalls us, it is because of you." 82 00:06:41,430 --> 00:06:47,910 "If you do not desist from what you have mentioned—that you were sent to us to renounce our gods." 83 00:06:48,350 --> 00:06:50,149 "And to forbid our worship." 84 00:06:50,750 --> 00:06:52,790 "We will surely stone you." 85 00:06:53,230 --> 00:06:56,269 "And you will surely suffer a painful punishment from us." 86 00:06:57,939 --> 00:07:02,300 They said, "Your omen is with you." 87 00:07:02,740 --> 00:07:05,019 "Is it because you were reminded?" 88 00:07:05,540 --> 00:07:09,500 "Rather, you are a people who have exceeded all bounds." 89 00:07:10,889 --> 00:07:13,089 The messengers said to the people of the town. 90 00:07:13,730 --> 00:07:18,370 "Your deeds, your provisions, and your share of good and evil are with you." 91 00:07:18,970 --> 00:07:21,250 "All of that is upon your own necks." 92 00:07:21,689 --> 00:07:23,490 "And that is not due to any evil omen from us." 93 00:07:24,250 --> 00:07:27,370 "Is it because we reminded you of Allah that you take us as an evil omen?" 94 00:07:28,009 --> 00:07:31,209 "Rather, you are a people who transgress against Allah." 95 00:07:31,649 --> 00:07:34,649 "Sins and iniquities have overwhelmed you." 96 00:07:36,180 --> 00:07:45,980 “And there came from the uttermost part of the city a man running. He cried: O my people! Follow those who have been sent!” (36:20) 97 00:07:46,339 --> 00:07:53,060 “Follow those who ask of you no fee, and who are rightly guided.” (36:21) 98 00:07:54,680 --> 00:08:00,519 And there came from the farthest end of the city of these people to whom these messengers were sent. 99 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,759 A man running toward them. 100 00:08:03,279 --> 00:08:07,759 This was because the people of the city had resolved to kill these messengers. 101 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,519 And this man heard of that. 102 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,319 His home was at the farthest end of the city. 103 00:08:13,639 --> 00:08:14,920 And he was a believer. 104 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:16,600 The man said. 105 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:21,439 "O my people, follow the messengers whom Allah has sent to you." 106 00:08:22,079 --> 00:08:27,639 "Follow those who do not ask you for your wealth for the guidance they have brought you." 107 00:08:28,199 --> 00:08:31,000 "And they are upon a straight path of truth." 108 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,120 "So be guided, O people, by their guidance." 109 00:08:35,779 --> 00:08:41,820 “For what cause should I not serve Him Who hath created me, and unto Whom ye will be brought back?” (36:22) 110 00:08:42,259 --> 00:08:51,100 "Should I take other than Him as gods? If the Most Gracious intends any harm for me, they cannot help me at all." 111 00:08:51,580 --> 00:08:59,259 "Their intercession will not avail me, nor can they save me." 112 00:08:59,779 --> 00:09:04,830 “Then truly I should be in error manifest.” (36:24) 113 00:09:05,269 --> 00:09:10,529 “Lo! I have believed in your Lord, so hear me!” (36:25) 114 00:09:11,870 --> 00:09:15,669 "And why should I not worship the Lord who created me?" 115 00:09:16,230 --> 00:09:19,190 "And to Him you will all return." 116 00:09:19,659 --> 00:09:25,460 "Should I worship gods other than Allah, if the Most Gracious touches me with harm or distress?" 117 00:09:25,899 --> 00:09:29,820 "They would not avail me anything by being intercessors for me." 118 00:09:30,379 --> 00:09:34,019 "Nor would they save me from that harm if it touches me." 119 00:09:34,620 --> 00:09:39,340 "Indeed, if I were to take gods other than Allah with such characteristics." 120 00:09:39,740 --> 00:09:43,019 "Then I would be in clear error, for anyone who reflects upon it." 121 00:09:43,659 --> 00:09:46,740 “Lo! I have believed in your Lord, so hear me!” (36:25) 122 00:09:47,700 --> 00:09:52,539 This believer said this statement to his people to teach them his faith in Allah. 123 00:09:53,139 --> 00:09:56,299 And it is said that he addressed the messengers with it. 124 00:09:57,019 --> 00:10:02,179 It is mentioned that when he said this, they rushed upon him and killed him. 125 00:10:03,610 --> 00:10:10,250 “It was said (unto him): Enter paradise. He said: Would that my people knew” (36:26) 126 00:10:10,690 --> 00:10:16,490 “With what (munificence) my Lord hath pardoned me and made me of the honoured ones!” (36:27) 127 00:10:17,860 --> 00:10:21,580 Allah said to him when they killed him, "Enter Paradise." 128 00:10:22,259 --> 00:10:25,700 So when he entered it and witnessed what Allah had honored him with. 129 00:10:26,299 --> 00:10:29,340 “It was said (unto him): Enter paradise. He said: Would that my people knew” (36:26) 130 00:10:29,860 --> 00:10:33,259 That the reason for which my sins were forgiven. 131 00:10:33,740 --> 00:10:38,820 And He made me among those whom Allah honored by admitting them into His Paradise. 132 00:10:39,379 --> 00:10:42,059 Was my faith in Allah and my patience for His sake. 133 00:10:42,700 --> 00:10:45,740 So that they might believe in Allah and become deserving of Paradise. 134 00:10:45,740 --> 00:10:52,519 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari.