1 00:00:00,530 --> 00:00:03,730 A Verse and Its Tafsir. 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,549 Allah Almighty said: 3 00:00:07,549 --> 00:00:13,710 “But Allah (Himself) testifieth concerning that which He hath revealeth unto thee; in His knowledge hath He revealed it; and the angels also testify. And Allah is sufficient Witness.” (4:166) 4 00:00:13,710 --> 00:00:20,940 “But Allah (Himself) testifieth concerning that which He hath revealeth unto thee; in His knowledge hath He revealed it; and the angels also testify. And Allah is sufficient Witness.” (4:166) 5 00:00:20,940 --> 00:00:26,910 "And sufficient is Allah as a witness." 6 00:00:26,910 --> 00:00:29,510 The meaning of "He sent it down with His knowledge" 7 00:00:29,510 --> 00:00:33,310 is that this Book—namely, the Qur'an— 8 00:00:33,310 --> 00:00:38,109 contains the knowledge of Allah which He willed to disclose to His servants. 9 00:00:38,109 --> 00:00:41,909 Within it are clear proofs, guidance, and the standard of right and wrong; 10 00:00:41,909 --> 00:00:45,310 within it is that which Allah loves and is pleased with, 11 00:00:45,310 --> 00:00:47,939 as well as that which He hates and rejects; 12 00:00:47,939 --> 00:00:52,340 within it is the knowledge of the unseen from both the past and the future; 13 00:00:52,340 --> 00:00:55,939 and within it is the mention of Allah’s sacred attributes, 14 00:00:55,939 --> 00:01:00,740 which no sent prophet nor near angel knows, 15 00:01:00,740 --> 00:01:03,740 unless Allah Himself teaches it to him. 16 00:01:03,740 --> 00:01:05,939 Just as He Almighty said: 17 00:01:05,939 --> 00:01:11,939 “Allah! There is no deity save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous.” (2:255) 18 00:01:11,939 --> 00:01:13,340 And He said: 19 00:01:13,340 --> 00:01:16,569 “He knoweth (all) that is before them and (all) that is behind them, while they cannot compass it in knowledge.” (20:110) 20 00:01:16,569 --> 00:01:19,370 It is narrated from 'Ata' Ibn al-Sa'ib that he said: 21 00:01:19,370 --> 00:01:23,370 "Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami taught me to recite the Qur'an. 22 00:01:23,569 --> 00:01:28,569 Whenever one of us recited the Qur'an to him, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman 23 00:01:28,569 --> 00:01:29,969 would say to him: 24 00:01:29,969 --> 00:01:32,569 'Indeed, you have received the knowledge of Allah, 25 00:01:32,569 --> 00:01:36,799 so none is better than you except by deed.' 26 00:01:36,799 --> 00:01:38,459 Then he would recite: 27 00:01:38,459 --> 00:01:42,859 “But Allah (Himself) testifieth concerning that which He hath revealeth unto thee; in His knowledge hath He revealed it; and the angels also testify. And Allah is sufficient Witness.” (4:166) 28 00:01:42,859 --> 00:01:47,859 “But Allah (Himself) testifieth concerning that which He hath revealeth unto thee; in His knowledge hath He revealed it; and the angels also testify. And Allah is sufficient Witness.” (4:166) 29 00:01:47,859 --> 00:01:50,989 'And sufficient is Allah as a witness.'" 30 00:01:50,989 --> 00:01:52,590 And the meaning is 31 00:01:52,590 --> 00:01:55,590 that the one who memorizes the Qur'an and understands it 32 00:01:55,590 --> 00:01:58,189 is among the most knowledgeable and virtuous of people; 33 00:01:58,189 --> 00:02:00,189 none is more virtuous than him, 34 00:02:00,189 --> 00:02:03,189 except one who joins with this knowledge 35 00:02:03,189 --> 00:02:05,189 striving in righteous deeds. 36 00:02:05,189 --> 00:02:07,189 So whoever exceeds in righteous deeds 37 00:02:07,189 --> 00:02:09,189 exceeds in virtue. 38 00:02:09,189 --> 00:02:12,449 We ask Allah of His bounty. 39 00:02:12,449 --> 00:02:14,449 Tafsir Ibn Kathir.