1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,209 --> 00:00:08,009 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 3 00:00:08,599 --> 00:00:12,679 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammari. 4 00:00:14,150 --> 00:00:16,149 Surah al-Naba'. 5 00:00:18,539 --> 00:00:22,420 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:22,660 --> 00:00:28,219 About what are they asking one another? 7 00:00:28,379 --> 00:00:32,490 About the Great News. 8 00:00:32,770 --> 00:00:36,850 “Concerning which they are in disagreement.” (78:3) 9 00:00:37,170 --> 00:00:39,810 No! They will soon come to know. 10 00:00:40,250 --> 00:00:45,170 Then no! They will soon come to know. 11 00:00:46,820 --> 00:00:53,380 O Muhammad, about what are these polytheists from Quraysh asking one another regarding Allah and His Messenger? 12 00:00:53,979 --> 00:00:56,539 They are asking about the Great News, 13 00:00:57,020 --> 00:01:00,380 concerning which they have become divided into two factions: 14 00:01:00,820 --> 00:01:02,700 a faction that believes in it, 15 00:01:03,020 --> 00:01:05,140 and a faction that denies it. 16 00:01:05,909 --> 00:01:10,109 No, the matter is not as these polytheists claim. 17 00:01:10,709 --> 00:01:15,510 These disbelievers will soon know what Allah will do to them on the Day of Resurrection. 18 00:01:16,069 --> 00:01:18,230 Again, the matter is not as they claim, 19 00:01:18,549 --> 00:01:21,829 in their assertion that Allah will not resurrect them after their death. 20 00:01:22,430 --> 00:01:26,390 They will know that the truth is other than what they said when they meet Allah, 21 00:01:26,829 --> 00:01:30,390 and are brought to account for the evil deeds they committed. 22 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,040 “Have We not made the earth an expanse,” (78:6) 23 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,920 And the mountains as stakes. 24 00:01:38,359 --> 00:01:41,400 And We created you in pairs. 25 00:01:41,799 --> 00:01:45,120 And We made your sleep a rest. 26 00:01:45,519 --> 00:01:48,439 And We made the night a covering. 27 00:01:48,879 --> 00:01:53,120 And We made the day for livelihood. 28 00:01:54,849 --> 00:01:58,370 Have We not made the earth a resting place for you to spread out? 29 00:01:58,810 --> 00:02:02,530 And the mountains as stakes for the earth, so that it does not shake beneath you? 30 00:02:03,159 --> 00:02:05,840 And We created you as males and females, 31 00:02:06,079 --> 00:02:07,879 tall and short, 32 00:02:08,319 --> 00:02:10,680 or of varying degrees of beauty and ugliness. 33 00:02:11,349 --> 00:02:13,870 And We made your sleep a comfort for you. 34 00:02:14,469 --> 00:02:18,469 And We made the night a veil, its darkness covering you, 35 00:02:18,830 --> 00:02:21,030 just as a garment covers the one who wears it. 36 00:02:21,729 --> 00:02:24,250 And We made the day a light for you, 37 00:02:24,490 --> 00:02:26,930 so that you may spread out in it for your livelihood, 38 00:02:27,370 --> 00:02:30,449 and conduct the affairs of your worldly life, 39 00:02:30,849 --> 00:02:33,009 and seek the bounty of Allah therein. 40 00:02:34,770 --> 00:02:39,650 “And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),” (78:12) 41 00:02:40,090 --> 00:02:44,610 And We made a burning lamp. 42 00:02:45,050 --> 00:02:52,409 “And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,” (78:14) 43 00:02:52,849 --> 00:02:57,370 “Thereby to produce grain and plant,” (78:15) 44 00:02:57,689 --> 00:03:01,409 And gardens of thick foliage. 45 00:03:03,020 --> 00:03:05,300 And We built above you a structure, 46 00:03:05,699 --> 00:03:08,060 which are the seven firm heavens, 47 00:03:08,340 --> 00:03:09,699 perfect in creation, 48 00:03:10,139 --> 00:03:12,580 with no cracks or fissures in them, 49 00:03:12,939 --> 00:03:16,300 and which the passing of nights and days does not wear out. 50 00:03:17,030 --> 00:03:20,349 And We made a radiant, luminous lamp. 51 00:03:21,129 --> 00:03:22,969 And We sent down from the rain-clouds, 52 00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:26,770 which are those clouds heavy and saturated with water, 53 00:03:27,210 --> 00:03:30,530 water pouring forth, following one another. 54 00:03:31,169 --> 00:03:32,810 To bring forth with it grain, 55 00:03:33,409 --> 00:03:37,530 and 'grain' refers to everything contained within the husks of crops that are harvested, 56 00:03:38,169 --> 00:03:42,889 and vegetation, which is the fodder, grasses, and crops that are grazed. 57 00:03:43,610 --> 00:03:48,129 And to bring forth with that rain gardens dense and intertwined. 58 00:03:59,259 --> 00:04:04,419 And the heaven is opened, so it becomes gateways. 59 00:04:04,819 --> 00:04:08,740 “And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.” (78:20) 60 00:04:09,939 --> 00:04:13,169 Indeed, the Day when Allah judges between His creation, 61 00:04:13,569 --> 00:04:15,930 taking retribution for some from others, 62 00:04:16,329 --> 00:04:21,850 was a set time for those who denied the Resurrection. 63 00:04:22,370 --> 00:04:24,089 The Day the Trumpet is blown, 64 00:04:24,410 --> 00:04:26,490 and the Trumpet is a horn into which one blows. 65 00:04:26,490 --> 00:04:42,990 The Trumpet is a horn into which one blows, and they will come forth in groups and throngs; the sky will be split asunder and cracked, becoming pathways, whereas before it was firm with no cracks or fissures. 66 00:04:42,990 --> 00:04:59,509 The mountains will be removed, uprooted from their foundations, becoming scattered dust to the eye of the beholder, like a mirage that one sees from afar and thinks is water, while in reality, it is nothing but dust. 67 00:04:59,509 --> 00:05:12,170 Indeed, Hell is a place of ambush, a destination for the transgressors, in which they will remain for ages. 68 00:05:12,170 --> 00:05:27,389 They will not taste therein any coolness or drink, except for scalding water and foul pus, a fitting recompense. 69 00:05:27,389 --> 00:05:40,310 Indeed, Hell is a place of waiting, watching for those who pass by it, lying in wait for the transgressors who transgressed in the world and exceeded the limits of Allah. 70 00:05:40,310 --> 00:05:47,310 It is a dwelling and a place of return to which they go back, and a final destination where they will reside. 71 00:05:47,310 --> 00:05:55,240 Indeed, these transgressors in the world will remain in Hell, dwelling therein for ages. 72 00:05:55,240 --> 00:06:03,399 They will not taste therein any coolness to soothe the heat of the blaze for them, except for the fluid from the freezing cold of Hell, 73 00:06:03,399 --> 00:06:12,699 which is combined with its intense cold, nor any drink to quench the intense thirst they suffer, except for the scalding water. 74 00:06:12,699 --> 00:06:27,500 This punishment, with which these disbelievers are punished in the Hereafter, is what their Lord has inflicted upon them as a recompense for the evil deeds and words they committed in the world. 75 00:06:29,250 --> 00:06:43,610 Indeed, they did not expect a reckoning, and they denied Our signs with a persistent denial, and everything We have recorded in a book. 76 00:06:43,610 --> 00:06:49,610 “So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.” (78:30) 77 00:06:49,610 --> 00:06:59,810 Indeed, these disbelievers in the world did not fear that Allah would hold them accountable in the Hereafter for His blessings upon them, 78 00:06:59,810 --> 00:07:04,810 and His kindness toward them, and their poor gratitude to Him for that. 79 00:07:04,810 --> 00:07:10,810 And these disbelievers denied Our proofs and evidence with a persistent denial. 80 00:07:10,810 --> 00:07:19,899 And everything We have enumerated, recording its number, extent, and measure, so that the knowledge of nothing escapes Us. 81 00:07:19,899 --> 00:07:25,899 It will be said to these disbelievers in Hell when they drink the scalding water and foul pus: 82 00:07:25,899 --> 00:07:31,899 "Taste, O people, the punishment of Allah which you used to deny in the world." 83 00:07:31,899 --> 00:07:36,899 "We will not increase you in anything but punishment upon the punishment you are already in." 84 00:07:53,180 --> 00:08:00,180 “There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -” (78:35) 85 00:08:00,180 --> 00:08:07,939 “Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -” (78:36) 86 00:08:07,939 --> 00:08:14,649 Indeed, for the righteous is a place of safety from the Fire to Paradise, and a triumph in what they sought. 87 00:08:14,649 --> 00:08:22,649 Gardens of date palms, grapevines, and trees enclosed by walls surrounding them. 88 00:08:22,649 --> 00:08:25,649 And companions of equal age. 89 00:08:25,649 --> 00:08:31,649 And a cup filled to the brim, served continuously to those who drink from it due to its abundance and fullness. 90 00:08:31,649 --> 00:08:38,779 They will not hear in Paradise any vain speech, nor will they accuse one another of lying. 91 00:08:38,779 --> 00:08:42,779 This is a grace from Allah upon them as a reward, 92 00:08:42,779 --> 00:08:46,779 and a reckoning for their deeds for the sake of Allah in the world. 93 00:08:54,669 --> 00:08:57,669 “Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.” (78:37) 94 00:08:57,669 --> 00:09:04,669 “On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.” (78:38) 95 00:09:04,669 --> 00:09:11,669 “On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.” (78:38) 96 00:09:11,669 --> 00:09:21,669 “That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.” (78:39) 97 00:09:22,669 --> 00:09:30,340 A reward from your Lord, the Lord of the seven heavens and the earth and all the creation between them, 98 00:09:30,340 --> 00:09:36,340 the Most Gracious, whom none of His creation will be able to address on the Day of Resurrection, 99 00:09:36,340 --> 00:09:40,379 except for those whom He permits, and who speaks what is correct. 100 00:09:40,379 --> 00:09:44,379 “On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.” (78:38) 101 00:09:44,379 --> 00:09:47,379 And the Spirit is a creation from among the creations of Allah. 102 00:09:47,379 --> 00:09:53,409 They will not speak except for those whom the Most Gracious permits to speak, and who speaks what is correct. 103 00:09:53,409 --> 00:09:56,409 That Day is the Day of Resurrection, 104 00:09:56,409 --> 00:09:59,409 and it is a reality that will come to pass, about which there is no doubt. 105 00:09:59,409 --> 00:10:07,409 So whoever among His servants wills, let him take a path of return to his Lord by believing in this true Day and preparing for it. 106 00:10:07,409 --> 00:10:30,850 “Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the disbeliever will cry: "Would that I were dust!"” (78:40) 107 00:10:30,850 --> 00:10:37,549 Indeed, We have warned you, O people, of a punishment that is near to you and approaching. 108 00:10:37,549 --> 00:10:43,549 That is the Day when a person, the believer, will see what his hands have put forth of good that he earned in the world, 109 00:10:43,549 --> 00:10:46,549 or the evil that preceded from him. 110 00:10:46,549 --> 00:10:52,549 He will hope for the reward of Allah for his righteous deeds and fear His punishment for his evil ones. 111 00:10:52,549 --> 00:11:01,549 And the disbeliever will say on that day, wishing for what he encounters of the punishment of Allah which He prepared for those who disbelieved in Him: 112 00:11:01,549 --> 00:11:09,120 "Oh, I wish I were dust," like the animals that were turned into dust. 113 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:13,120 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari.