WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:32.079 The concise commentary 00:00:32.079 --> 00:00:35.079 on the book *Profile Cards* 00:00:35.079 --> 00:00:38.079 *of the Surahs of the Noble Qur'an* 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:42.079 by Dr. Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Umar Nasif, 00:00:42.079 --> 00:00:44.079 may Allah preserve him. 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:46.079 Surah al-Mursalat. 00:00:46.079 --> 00:00:50.079 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. 00:00:50.079 --> 00:00:52.179 We continue with our concise commentary 00:00:52.179 --> 00:00:54.179 on the profile cards, 00:00:54.179 --> 00:00:56.179 focusing on Surah al-Mursalat. 00:00:56.179 --> 00:00:58.179 Regarding this surah, 00:00:58.179 --> 00:01:00.179 I have three reflections. The first reflection 00:01:00.179 --> 00:01:02.179 concerns what has been narrated about the circumstances of its revelation. 00:01:02.179 --> 00:01:06.180 It was mentioned that 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:01:06.180 --> 00:01:10.180 said: "While we were with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in a cave at Mina, 00:01:10.180 --> 00:01:13.180 'By the emissary winds sent forth' (al-Mursalat) was revealed to him." 00:01:13.180 --> 00:01:15.180 The word "al-Mursalat" was omitted here— 00:01:15.180 --> 00:01:16.180 "in it," 00:01:16.180 --> 00:01:18.180 meaning in this cave. 00:01:18.180 --> 00:01:20.180 "And indeed, he was reciting it, 00:01:20.180 --> 00:01:22.180 while I was taking it directly from his mouth, 00:01:22.180 --> 00:01:24.180 and his mouth was still moist with it..." 00:01:24.180 --> 00:01:26.180 to the end of the hadith. 00:01:26.180 --> 00:01:28.180 The takeaway here, 00:01:28.180 --> 00:01:30.180 and the point I wish to dwell upon, 00:01:30.180 --> 00:01:32.180 is the sheer precision 00:01:32.180 --> 00:01:34.180 in receiving and transmitting the Qur'an. 00:01:34.180 --> 00:01:36.209 For our religion 00:01:36.209 --> 00:01:38.209 is one built upon oral reception 00:01:38.209 --> 00:01:40.209 and absolute precision in that transmission. 00:01:40.209 --> 00:01:42.209 Ponder how Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:01:42.209 --> 00:01:44.209 remembers 00:01:44.209 --> 00:01:46.209 the exact place where 00:01:46.209 --> 00:01:48.209 this surah was revealed, with complete accuracy, 00:01:48.209 --> 00:01:50.209 and remembers 00:01:50.209 --> 00:01:52.209 his own state and that of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:01:52.209 --> 00:01:54.209 as well as the exact moment 00:01:54.209 --> 00:01:56.209 of the recitation 00:01:56.209 --> 00:01:58.340 of these verses. 00:01:58.340 --> 00:02:00.340 Indeed, this instills in us profound confidence 00:02:00.340 --> 00:02:02.340 in this religion, 00:02:02.340 --> 00:02:04.340 which has been preserved and handed down to us 00:02:04.340 --> 00:02:06.340 with a transmission unlike 00:02:06.340 --> 00:02:08.340 that of any other religion 00:02:08.340 --> 00:02:10.340 on earth, 00:02:10.340 --> 00:02:12.340 or indeed any body of knowledge on earth. 00:02:12.340 --> 00:02:14.340 So all praise is due to Allah, first and last. 00:02:14.340 --> 00:02:16.340 Whoever traces 00:02:16.340 --> 00:02:18.340 instances like this will find astonishing 00:02:18.340 --> 00:02:20.340 and marvelous details in the books of hadith, 00:02:20.340 --> 00:02:22.340 the Seerah, and biographical accounts. 00:02:22.340 --> 00:02:24.340 Up to this very day, the Qur'an continues 00:02:24.340 --> 00:02:26.340 to be received through direct, oral transmission from teacher to student, 00:02:26.340 --> 00:02:28.340 by the grace of Allah, Glorified and Exalted be He. 00:02:28.340 --> 00:02:30.340 The second reflection 00:02:30.340 --> 00:02:32.340 relates to His saying, Exalted is He: 00:02:32.340 --> 00:02:34.340 "Woe, that Day, to the deniers." 00:02:34.340 --> 00:02:36.340 For this verse 00:02:36.340 --> 00:02:38.340 is repeated, as is readily apparent, in this surah 00:02:38.340 --> 00:02:40.500 many times. 00:02:40.500 --> 00:02:42.500 Whatever is repeated in the speech of Allah, 00:02:42.500 --> 00:02:44.500 Glorified and Exalted is He, 00:02:44.500 --> 00:02:46.500 must possess immense significance. 00:02:46.500 --> 00:02:48.560 However, when something is repeated 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:50.560 and we fail to give it due heed, 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:52.560 its impact upon our souls weakens, 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:54.560 leading to an outcome 00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:56.590 entirely contrary to what was intended; 00:02:56.590 --> 00:02:58.590 instead of that repetition serving 00:02:58.590 --> 00:03:00.590 as a prompt for greater mindfulness, 00:03:00.590 --> 00:03:02.590 it turns into a cause 00:03:02.590 --> 00:03:04.590 for skimming through quickly without reflection. 00:03:04.590 --> 00:03:06.590 Therefore, 00:03:06.590 --> 00:03:08.590 each of us should increase 00:03:08.590 --> 00:03:10.590 in vigilance and care. 00:03:10.590 --> 00:03:12.590 Matters that are reiterated in the Shari'ah 00:03:12.590 --> 00:03:14.590 carry great importance 00:03:14.590 --> 00:03:16.590 and profound wisdom, 00:03:16.590 --> 00:03:18.590 and we should pay closer attention to them 00:03:18.590 --> 00:03:20.590 lest their impact upon our souls diminish 00:03:20.590 --> 00:03:22.590 due to mere familiarity and repetition. 00:03:22.590 --> 00:03:24.590 The same applies 00:03:24.590 --> 00:03:26.590 here in this surah, 00:03:26.590 --> 00:03:28.590 and to this specific verse: 00:03:28.590 --> 00:03:30.590 "Woe, that Day, to the deniers," for it is repeated 00:03:30.590 --> 00:03:32.590 across many places. 00:03:32.590 --> 00:03:34.590 One ought to consult books of Tafsir 00:03:34.590 --> 00:03:36.620 regarding the reason for its repeated occurrence, 00:03:36.620 --> 00:03:38.620 and one must reflect, 00:03:38.620 --> 00:03:40.620 not rushing past it heedlessly, 00:03:40.620 --> 00:03:42.620 but rather granting it each time 00:03:42.620 --> 00:03:44.620 a measure of deliberate attention 00:03:44.620 --> 00:03:46.620 and contemplating its words: 00:03:46.620 --> 00:03:48.620 "Woe, that Day, 00:03:48.620 --> 00:03:50.620 to the deniers." 00:03:50.620 --> 00:03:52.620 Doing so leaves a tremendous impact upon the heart. 00:03:52.620 --> 00:03:54.620 The third reflection 00:03:54.620 --> 00:03:56.620 is that this surah is predominantly characterized 00:03:56.620 --> 00:03:58.620 by themes of warning and intimidation, 00:03:58.620 --> 00:04:00.620 far more than good tidings, 00:04:00.620 --> 00:04:02.620 in contrast to Surah al-Insan, 00:04:02.620 --> 00:04:04.620 which we previously reviewed. 00:04:04.620 --> 00:04:06.620 Therefore, 00:04:06.620 --> 00:04:08.620 whoever reads the Qur'an 00:04:08.620 --> 00:04:10.620 and continuously completes its recitations 00:04:10.620 --> 00:04:12.620 time after time 00:04:12.620 --> 00:04:14.620 will attain balance, 00:04:14.620 --> 00:04:16.620 kept upright through the uprightness of the Qur'an, 00:04:16.620 --> 00:04:18.620 far removed from exaggeration 00:04:18.620 --> 00:04:20.620 where excess is unwarranted. 00:04:20.620 --> 00:04:22.620 One who stays close to the Qur'an 00:04:22.620 --> 00:04:24.620 lives between fear and hope, 00:04:24.620 --> 00:04:26.620 encouragement and deterrence. 00:04:26.620 --> 00:04:28.620 Even so, 00:04:28.620 --> 00:04:30.620 one needs to ponder why encouragement abounds 00:04:30.620 --> 00:04:32.620 in one surah 00:04:32.620 --> 00:04:34.620 while deterrence predominates in another, 00:04:34.620 --> 00:04:36.620 thereby learning from the wisdom of this Wise Book. 00:04:36.620 --> 00:04:38.720 And may the peace and blessings of Allah 00:04:38.720 --> 00:04:40.720 be upon the Messenger of Allah, 00:04:40.720 --> 00:04:42.720 upon his family and Companions, 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:44.720 and upon whoever follows his guidance. 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:46.720 All praise is due to Allah, first and last, outwardly and inwardly.