1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,169 --> 00:00:08,050 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 00:00:12,740 --> 00:00:16,440 Surah al-Duha. 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:22,679 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:22,679 --> 00:00:24,160 By the morning brightness. 7 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,760 And by the night when it covers with darkness. 8 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,600 Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor has He become displeased. 9 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:35,179 “And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former,” (93:4) 10 00:00:35,179 --> 00:00:39,560 “And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.” (93:5) 11 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:44,119 Our Lord, may His majesty be exalted, swears by the morning brightness. 12 00:00:44,119 --> 00:00:46,119 Which refers to the entire day. 13 00:00:46,119 --> 00:00:50,259 And by the night when it settles over its inhabitants and remains in its darkness. 14 00:00:50,259 --> 00:00:54,219 Your Lord has not abandoned you, O Muhammad, nor has He detested you. 15 00:00:54,539 --> 00:00:58,380 And the Hereafter, and what Allah has prepared for you therein, 16 00:00:58,380 --> 00:01:01,740 Is better for you than this worldly life and all that it contains. 17 00:01:01,740 --> 00:01:04,939 So do not grieve over what you have missed of it, 18 00:01:04,939 --> 00:01:08,780 For what is with Allah for you is better than that. 19 00:01:08,780 --> 00:01:12,459 And your Lord will surely give you, O Muhammad, in the Hereafter, 20 00:01:12,459 --> 00:01:16,540 From the abundance of His favors until you are satisfied. 21 00:01:16,540 --> 00:01:21,659 Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter? 22 00:01:21,659 --> 00:01:28,260 And find you lost and guide you? 23 00:01:28,260 --> 00:01:33,659 And find you poor and make you self-sufficient? 24 00:01:33,659 --> 00:01:38,400 Did your Lord not find you, O Muhammad, an orphan? 25 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:42,879 So He provided you with a refuge to dwell in and a home to settle in. 26 00:01:42,879 --> 00:01:46,519 And He found you upon a state other than that which you are upon today, 27 00:01:46,519 --> 00:01:49,719 Among a people who were astray, so He guided you. 28 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:53,879 And He found you poor, so He enriched you. 29 00:01:53,879 --> 00:01:58,359 “Therefor the orphan oppress not,” (93:9) 30 00:01:58,359 --> 00:02:03,920 “Therefor the beggar drive not away,” (93:10) 31 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:10,639 “Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.” (93:11) 32 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,080 As for the orphan, O Muhammad, do not oppress him, 33 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,560 By taking away his rights due to your power over him. 34 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,599 And as for the one who asks of you out of need, do not repel him, 35 00:02:21,599 --> 00:02:25,199 But rather feed him and fulfill his need. 36 00:02:25,199 --> 00:02:28,319 “Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.” (93:11) 37 00:02:28,319 --> 00:02:31,590 Meaning: remember Him. 38 00:02:31,590 --> 00:02:35,069 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari.