WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.200 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 00:00:05.169 --> 00:00:08.050 The Summary of Tafsir al-Tabari, 00:00:08.589 --> 00:00:12.710 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammari. 00:00:14.220 --> 00:00:16.500 Surah Al 'Imran. 00:00:17.739 --> 00:00:22.059 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 00:00:22.809 --> 00:00:29.769 “Say: Shall I inform you of something better than that? For those who keep from evil, with their Lord, are Gardens underneath which rivers flow wherein they will abide, and pure companions, and contentment from Allah. Allah is Seer of His bondmen,” (3:15) 00:00:30.089 --> 00:00:44.170 “Say: Shall I inform you of something better than that? For those who keep from evil, with their Lord, are Gardens underneath which rivers flow wherein they will abide, and pure companions, and contentment from Allah. Allah is Seer of His bondmen,” (3:15) 00:00:44.170 --> 00:00:52.969 “Say: Shall I inform you of something better than that? For those who keep from evil, with their Lord, are Gardens underneath which rivers flow wherein they will abide, and pure companions, and contentment from Allah. Allah is Seer of His bondmen,” (3:15) 00:00:52.969 --> 00:00:57.009 And good pleasure from Allah, 00:00:57.170 --> 00:01:02.250 And Allah is Seeing of His servants. 00:01:03.240 --> 00:01:07.480 Say, O Muhammad, to the people for whom the love of worldly desires has been adorned: 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:13.200 "Shall I inform you of something better for you than what has been adorned for you in this worldly life?" 00:01:13.560 --> 00:01:16.079 For those who fear Allah and obey Him, 00:01:16.359 --> 00:01:22.799 There are gardens beneath whose trees rivers flow, in the presence of their Lord, abiding eternally therein, 00:01:23.359 --> 00:01:27.920 And purified spouses, free from every ailment and impurity common to the women of this world, 00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:31.040 Such as menses, prostatic discharge, urine, and post-natal bleeding, 00:01:31.640 --> 00:01:32.599 As well as the good pleasure of Allah. 00:01:33.239 --> 00:01:38.519 And Allah is all-seeing of those who fear Him among His servants and those who do not, 00:01:39.159 --> 00:01:43.560 Recompensing the doer of good for his good deeds and the wrongdoer for his evil deeds. 00:01:44.780 --> 00:01:52.980 “Those who say: Our Lord! Lo! we believe. So forgive us our sins and guard us from the punishment of Fire;” (3:16) 00:01:53.540 --> 00:02:00.019 “Those who say: Our Lord! Lo! we believe. So forgive us our sins and guard us from the punishment of Fire;” (3:16) 00:02:01.250 --> 00:02:05.730 "Indeed, we have believed in You, in Your Prophet, and in what he has brought from You, 00:02:06.409 --> 00:02:10.370 So conceal our sins through Your pardon and shield us from the punishment of the Fire." 00:02:11.379 --> 00:02:19.580 “The steadfast, and the truthful, and the obedient, those who spend (and hoard not), those who pray for pardon in the watches of the night.” (3:17) 00:02:20.139 --> 00:02:27.180 And those who spend their wealth and those who seek forgiveness before dawn. 00:02:28.699 --> 00:02:32.580 Those who are patient in extreme poverty, hardship, and during battle, 00:02:33.139 --> 00:02:35.620 And those who are true to Allah in their speech, 00:02:36.139 --> 00:02:39.139 By validating their affirmation of Him and His Messenger, 00:02:39.699 --> 00:02:40.979 And those who are obedient to Him, 00:02:41.539 --> 00:02:43.780 And those who pay the zakat due on their wealth, 00:02:44.419 --> 00:02:48.060 And those who spend their wealth in the avenues Allah has permitted, 00:02:48.780 --> 00:02:53.740 And those who entreat their Lord before dawn to conceal their shame. 00:02:55.169 --> 00:02:59.969 “Allah (Himself) is Witness that there is no Allah save Him. And the angels and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no Allah save Him the Almighty, the Wise.” (3:18) 00:03:00.289 --> 00:03:03.889 And the angels and those endowed with knowledge, 00:03:04.530 --> 00:03:12.449 And the angels and those endowed with knowledge, maintaining justice. 00:03:13.090 --> 00:03:17.409 There is no deity worthy of worship except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise. 00:03:18.639 --> 00:03:22.000 “Allah (Himself) is Witness that there is no Allah save Him. And the angels and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no Allah save Him the Almighty, the Wise.” (3:18) 00:03:22.479 --> 00:03:25.680 And the angels and those endowed with knowledge have likewise testified to that. 00:03:26.319 --> 00:03:28.960 And Allah is the One Who administers justice among His creation; 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:32.479 Nothing is worthy of worship except Him, 00:03:32.879 --> 00:03:36.000 The One from Whom nothing He wills can be withheld, 00:03:36.479 --> 00:03:38.400 The All-Wise in His governance. 00:03:39.379 --> 00:03:45.460 “Lo! religion with Allah (is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.” (3:19) 00:03:46.180 --> 00:03:57.060 “Lo! religion with Allah (is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.” (3:19) 00:03:57.780 --> 00:04:05.780 “Lo! religion with Allah (is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.” (3:19) 00:04:07.069 --> 00:04:09.389 Truly, the only acceptable submission and humility before Allah, 00:04:09.949 --> 00:04:10.990 Is sincere obedience to Him, 00:04:11.629 --> 00:04:15.550 Along with the acknowledgment of tongues and hearts of servitude and humility before Him, 00:04:16.110 --> 00:04:19.790 And their yielding to Him in obedience regarding what He has commanded and prohibited. 00:04:20.430 --> 00:04:25.389 And those who were given the Gospel differed concerning Jesus and their fabrications against Allah 00:04:25.949 --> 00:04:30.029 Only after the truth had come to them concerning what they disputed of his affair, 00:04:30.670 --> 00:04:33.629 So they did not say what they said out of ignorance of their error, 00:04:34.189 --> 00:04:36.910 But rather out of mutual transgression and envy among themselves, 00:04:37.470 --> 00:04:39.470 And seeking worldly leadership and dominion. 00:04:40.269 --> 00:04:44.509 And whoever denies the signs of Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in reckoning, 00:04:45.149 --> 00:04:47.550 Preserving the deeds of every worker, 00:04:48.110 --> 00:04:52.829 Having no need for counting with the fingers as His creation does with their hands, 00:04:53.230 --> 00:04:55.230 Or retaining counts in their hearts. 00:04:56.560 --> 00:05:05.180 “And if they argue with thee, (O Muhammad), say: I have surrendered my purpose to Allah and (so have) those who follow me. And say unto those who have received the Scripture and those who read not: Have ye (too) surrendered? If they surrender, then truly they are rightly guided, and if they turn away, then it is thy duty only to convey the message (unto them). Allah is Seer of (His) bondmen.” (3:20) 00:05:05.819 --> 00:05:13.180 And say to those who were given the Scripture and to the unlettered people: "Have you submitted?" 00:05:13.819 --> 00:05:17.019 “And if they argue with thee, (O Muhammad), say: I have surrendered my purpose to Allah and (so have) those who follow me. And say unto those who have received the Scripture and those who read not: Have ye (too) surrendered? If they surrender, then truly they are rightly guided, and if they turn away, then it is thy duty only to convey the message (unto them). Allah is Seer of (His) bondmen.” (3:20) 00:05:17.500 --> 00:05:24.379 “And if they argue with thee, (O Muhammad), say: I have surrendered my purpose to Allah and (so have) those who follow me. And say unto those who have received the Scripture and those who read not: Have ye (too) surrendered? If they surrender, then truly they are rightly guided, and if they turn away, then it is thy duty only to convey the message (unto them). Allah is Seer of (His) bondmen.” (3:20) 00:05:25.100 --> 00:05:30.139 And Allah is Seeing of His servants. 00:05:31.389 --> 00:05:35.470 If this delegation of the Christians of Najran disputes with you, O Muhammad, 00:05:35.949 --> 00:05:38.430 Concerning the matter of Jesus, may the blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:05:38.910 --> 00:05:40.910 Contentiously arguing with you on the basis of falsehood, 00:05:41.550 --> 00:05:47.470 Then say: "I have surrendered myself to Allah alone, with my tongue, my heart, and all my limbs, 00:05:47.949 --> 00:05:51.629 And whoever follows me has likewise surrendered his face to Allah along with me." 00:05:52.350 --> 00:05:56.750 And say, O Muhammad, to those who were given the Scripture among the Jews and the Christians, 00:05:57.230 --> 00:06:01.230 And to the unlettered who have no scripture among the Arab polytheists: 00:06:01.790 --> 00:06:03.389 "Have you singled out Allah in devotion, 00:06:03.870 --> 00:06:07.550 And made your worship and divinity exclusively for the Lord of the worlds?" 00:06:08.110 --> 00:06:12.750 If they submit by affirming the oneness of Allah and devoting worship sincerely to Him, 00:06:13.310 --> 00:06:15.310 Then they have certainly hit upon the path of truth; 00:06:16.220 --> 00:06:20.220 But if they turn away, rejecting the Islam to which you call them, 00:06:20.860 --> 00:06:23.180 Then you are only a messenger tasked with conveying the message, 00:06:23.819 --> 00:06:27.019 And Allah is fully aware of whoever obeys you by embracing Islam, 00:06:27.500 --> 00:06:30.060 As well as whoever among them turns away in heedlessness. 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:45.600 “Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophets wrongfully, and slay those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom.” (3:21) 00:06:46.319 --> 00:06:51.120 “Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophets wrongfully, and slay those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom.” (3:21) 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:57.120 “Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophets wrongfully, and slay those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom.” (3:21) 00:06:57.680 --> 00:07:01.680 So give them tidings of a painful punishment. 00:07:03.220 --> 00:07:07.220 Indeed, those who deny the signs and proofs of Allah, treating them as lies, 00:07:07.860 --> 00:07:10.420 And kill the prophets of Allah without right, 00:07:11.060 --> 00:07:14.899 And kill those who enjoin justice according to Allah's commands and prohibitions— 00:07:15.379 --> 00:07:20.100 Then inform them, O Muhammad, that they shall have a painful punishment from Allah. 00:07:21.149 --> 00:07:33.300 “Those are they whose works have failed in the world and the Hereafter; and they have no helpers.” (3:22) 00:07:33.300 --> 00:07:41.040 Those are the ones We have mentioned: 00:07:41.519 --> 00:07:44.399 They are the ones whose works have come to nothing in this worldly life, 00:07:44.879 --> 00:07:47.759 So they attained no praise from people through them, 00:07:48.240 --> 00:07:51.360 And in the Hereafter, punishment has been prepared for them, 00:07:52.000 --> 00:07:56.000 And these people will have no helpers to protect them from Allah 00:07:56.480 --> 00:07:58.480 When He takes retribution against them. 00:07:59.500 --> 00:08:04.699 Have you not considered those who were given a portion of the Scripture? 00:08:05.100 --> 00:08:12.699 “Hast thou not seen how those who have received a portion of the Scripture invoke the Scripture of Allah (in their disputes) that it may judge between them; then a faction of them turn away, being opposed (to it)?” (3:23) 00:08:13.100 --> 00:08:22.699 Then a party of them turns away, 00:08:23.019 --> 00:08:25.980 While they are averse. 00:08:27.490 --> 00:08:31.490 Have you not considered, O Muhammad, those who were granted a share of the Scripture, 00:08:32.049 --> 00:08:36.529 When they are invited to the Scripture which they themselves acknowledge to be from Allah, 00:08:37.009 --> 00:08:41.490 To settle some of what they dispute regarding the affair of Muhammad and his prophethood, 00:08:42.049 --> 00:08:45.090 Or regarding Abraham, the close friend of the Most Merciful, and his religion, 00:08:45.649 --> 00:08:49.970 Or regarding what was made obligatory upon them to comply with in their own faith, 00:08:50.450 --> 00:08:51.649 Yet they refused it, 00:08:52.129 --> 00:08:56.370 And then turned their backs on the Book of Allah, averse and walking away? 00:08:57.649 --> 00:09:07.809 “That is because they say: The Fire will not touch us save for a certain number of days. That which they used to invent hath deceived them regarding their religion.” (3:24) 00:09:08.370 --> 00:09:14.769 “That is because they say: The Fire will not touch us save for a certain number of days. That which they used to invent hath deceived them regarding their religion.” (3:24) 00:09:16.029 --> 00:09:17.870 That is because they 00:09:18.350 --> 00:09:22.909 Refused to comply with the ruling of the Torah to which they were summoned 00:09:23.470 --> 00:09:24.750 Only because of their claim: 00:09:25.309 --> 00:09:28.350 "The Fire will never touch us except for forty days," 00:09:28.909 --> 00:09:31.789 Meaning the days during which they worshipped the calf, 00:09:32.350 --> 00:09:34.590 "After which our Lord will extract us from it," 00:09:35.070 --> 00:09:39.710 Being deluded by the lies and falsehoods they used to invent, 00:09:40.110 --> 00:09:43.950 Such as their claiming to be the children of Allah and His beloved ones. 00:09:45.179 --> 00:09:49.899 “How (will it be with them) when We have brought them all together to a Day of which there is no doubt, when every soul will be paid in full what it hath earned, and they will not be wronged.” (3:25) 00:09:49.899 --> 00:10:00.210 “How (will it be with them) when We have brought them all together to a Day of which there is no doubt, when every soul will be paid in full what it hath earned, and they will not be wronged.” (3:25) 00:10:01.490 --> 00:10:06.529 How then will it be for these people who made this claim 00:10:07.090 --> 00:10:11.250 When He gathers them together on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt, 00:10:11.889 --> 00:10:14.850 A day when every soul will be paid in full for what it has earned, 00:10:15.409 --> 00:10:16.690 And they will not be wronged? 00:10:17.330 --> 00:10:19.970 The doer of good will not be deprived of the reward for his good deeds, 00:10:20.289 --> 00:10:23.490 Nor will the wrongdoer be punished for a crime he did not commit. 00:10:51.169 --> 00:11:01.970 “Say: O Allah! Owner of Sovereignty! Thou givest sovereignty unto whom Thou wilt, and Thou withdrawest sovereignty from whom Thou wilt. Thou exaltest whom Thou wilt, and Thou abasest whom Thou wilt. In Thy hand is the good. Lo! Thou art Able to do all things.” (3:26) 00:11:03.090 --> 00:11:09.039 Indeed, You are over all things competent. 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:12.379 Say, O Muhammad: 00:11:12.940 --> 00:11:14.059 "O Allah, 00:11:14.460 --> 00:11:15.980 Sovereign of all dominion, 00:11:16.539 --> 00:11:21.019 O You to Whom belongs absolute sovereignty over this world and the Hereafter, exclusively and without rival, 00:11:21.019 --> 00:11:50.059 You give dominion to whom You will, granting him reign and authority over whom You will, and You strip it from him; You honor whom You will by granting him reign, sovereignty, and vast power, and You humiliate whom You will by taking away his kingdom and setting an enemy over him; all of that is in Your hand and unto You, and no one is capable of that except You, for You are over all things competent. 00:11:50.059 --> 00:12:14.659 You cause the night to enter into the day, and You cause the day to enter into the night; You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living; and You provide for whom You will without measure. 00:12:14.659 --> 00:12:34.299 You add what is decreased from the hours of the night to the hours of the day, increasing the latter by the reduction of the former, and You add what is decreased from the hours of the day to the hours of the night, increasing the hours of the night by what has been reduced from the day. 00:12:34.299 --> 00:12:47.720 And You bring forth living human beings, livestock, and animals from lifeless drops of fluid, 00:12:47.720 --> 00:12:52.460 And You bestow upon whom You will, granting bounties generously without account, 00:12:52.460 --> 00:12:56.659 Because You fear no diminution entering Your treasures, 00:12:56.659 --> 00:13:00.139 Nor any depletion of what is in Your hand." 00:13:00.299 --> 00:13:09.620 “Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is the journeying.” (3:28) 00:13:09.620 --> 00:13:24.580 “Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is the journeying.” (3:28) 00:13:24.580 --> 00:13:32.980 “Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is the journeying.” (3:28) 00:13:32.980 --> 00:13:37.779 Do not take the disbelievers as allies and supporters, O believers, 00:13:37.779 --> 00:13:42.700 Befriending them on account of their religion, aiding them against the Muslims, 00:13:42.700 --> 00:13:45.620 And exposing the Muslims' vulnerabilities to them. 00:13:45.620 --> 00:13:49.500 For whoever does that has broken all ties with Allah, 00:13:49.500 --> 00:13:53.340 And Allah has dissociated Himself from him due to his apostasy from His religion, 00:13:53.460 --> 00:13:58.539 Except when you are under their dominion and fear for your own safety from them, 00:13:58.539 --> 00:14:04.059 In which case you may show them outward loyalty with your tongues while harboring enmity within your hearts, 00:14:04.059 --> 00:14:07.700 But do not assist them against any Muslim through physical action. 00:14:07.700 --> 00:14:13.940 And Allah warns you of Himself, lest you commit acts of disobedience against Him or ally yourselves with His enemies, 00:14:13.940 --> 00:14:18.460 For to Allah is your return and your final destination after your death, 00:14:18.460 --> 00:14:22.559 So beware of Him, lest severe punishment befall you. 00:14:22.559 --> 00:14:30.919 “Say, (O Muhammad): Whether ye hide that which is in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knoweth it. He knoweth that which is in the heavens and that which is in the earth, and Allah is Able to do all things.” (3:29) 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:35.799 “Say, (O Muhammad): Whether ye hide that which is in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knoweth it. He knoweth that which is in the heavens and that which is in the earth, and Allah is Able to do all things.” (3:29) 00:14:35.799 --> 00:14:42.480 And Allah is over all things competent. 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:44.320 Say, O Muhammad: 00:14:44.320 --> 00:14:49.279 "Whether you conceal what is in your chests regarding loyalty to the disbelievers, keeping it secret, 00:14:49.320 --> 00:14:55.039 Or disclose it yourselves through your words and actions, openly showing it, 00:14:55.039 --> 00:14:58.120 Allah knows it, and nothing is hidden from Him; 00:14:58.120 --> 00:15:03.399 “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) 00:15:03.399 --> 00:15:09.399 And Allah is fully able to hasten your punishment for having allied with them, 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:13.470 As He is over all things He wills." 00:15:13.509 --> 00:15:21.710 “On the Day when every soul will find itself confronted with all that it hath done of good and all that it hath done of evil (every soul) will long that there might be a mighty space of distance between it and that (evil). Allah biddeth you beware of Him. And Allah is Full of Pity for (His) bondmen.” (3:30) 00:15:21.710 --> 00:15:39.750 “On the Day when every soul will find itself confronted with all that it hath done of good and all that it hath done of evil (every soul) will long that there might be a mighty space of distance between it and that (evil). Allah biddeth you beware of Him. And Allah is Full of Pity for (His) bondmen.” (3:30) 00:15:39.830 --> 00:15:50.409 And Allah warns you of Himself, and Allah is Kind to His servants. 00:15:50.409 --> 00:15:58.529 And Allah warns you of Himself regarding a Day when every soul will find what good it has done brought forth in full. 00:15:58.529 --> 00:16:04.769 “On the Day when every soul will find itself confronted with all that it hath done of good and all that it hath done of evil (every soul) will long that there might be a mighty space of distance between it and that (evil). Allah biddeth you beware of Him. And Allah is Full of Pity for (His) bondmen.” (3:30) 00:16:04.809 --> 00:16:11.210 And Allah warns you of Himself, lest you provoke His displeasure by committing what incurs His wrath, 00:16:11.210 --> 00:16:14.649 Meeting Him while He is angry with you; 00:16:14.649 --> 00:16:19.320 Yet Allah is Most Kind to His servants and Merciful toward them. 00:16:19.320 --> 00:16:28.720 “Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (3:31) 00:16:28.720 --> 00:16:33.960 “Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (3:31) 00:16:34.000 --> 00:16:37.840 And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. 00:16:38.740 --> 00:16:42.700 Say, O Muhammad, to the delegation of the Christians of Najran: 00:16:42.700 --> 00:16:49.019 "If you claim that you truly love Allah and that you venerate the Messiah, 00:16:49.019 --> 00:16:56.220 Then substantiate your claim, if you are truthful, by following me. 00:16:56.220 --> 00:17:02.419 For if you follow me and believe me regarding what I have brought to you from Allah, 00:17:02.419 --> 00:17:04.819 He will forgive you your sins, 00:17:04.819 --> 00:17:08.579 For He is indeed Forgiving of the sins of His believing servants, 00:17:08.579 --> 00:17:12.529 And Merciful toward them and toward the rest of His creation." 00:17:12.529 --> 00:17:16.890 “Say: Obey Allah and the messenger. But if they turn away, lo! Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in His guidance).” (3:32) 00:17:16.890 --> 00:17:26.230 “Say: Obey Allah and the messenger. But if they turn away, lo! Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in His guidance).” (3:32) 00:17:26.230 --> 00:17:30.630 Say, O Muhammad, to this delegation of the Christians of Najran: 00:17:30.670 --> 00:17:33.990 "Obey Allah and the Messenger Muhammad." 00:17:33.990 --> 00:17:38.309 But if they turn away from what you have called them to and reject it, 00:17:38.309 --> 00:17:41.869 Then let them know that Allah does not love those who disbelieve 00:17:41.869 --> 00:17:46.140 By denying the truth after having recognized it. 00:17:46.140 --> 00:17:50.220 The Summary of Tafsir al-Tabari.