1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,160 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:39,240 Concise Commentary, 3 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,240 by Dr. Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Umar Nassif, 4 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,270 may Allah preserve him. 5 00:00:45,270 --> 00:00:46,270 Surah al-Muzzammil. 6 00:00:46,270 --> 00:00:49,270 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 7 00:00:49,270 --> 00:00:52,270 Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. 8 00:00:52,270 --> 00:00:55,270 *Concise Commentary on the Overview Cards*. 9 00:00:55,270 --> 00:00:58,560 We have reached Surah al-Muzzammil, 10 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,560 and I wish to pause over three observations regarding it. 11 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,560 The first concerns the order of the Surah's revelation. 12 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,909 He stated that it is considered the third, revealed after al-Qalam and before al-Muddaththir, 13 00:01:07,909 --> 00:01:09,939 as you know, 14 00:01:09,939 --> 00:01:15,099 since the book relies on citing this well-known narration. 15 00:01:15,099 --> 00:01:19,099 Thus, according to the famous narration, it is counted as the third, 16 00:01:19,099 --> 00:01:21,099 coming after al-Qalam and before al-Muddaththir. 17 00:01:21,099 --> 00:01:24,099 That is to say, after al-'Alaq, al-Qalam was revealed, 18 00:01:24,099 --> 00:01:26,099 then al-Muzzammil, and then al-Muddaththir— 19 00:01:26,099 --> 00:01:28,140 such is the well-known narration. 20 00:01:28,140 --> 00:01:31,489 However, there are qualifications regarding this, 21 00:01:31,489 --> 00:01:37,670 as authentic narrations refute the idea that al-Qalam preceded it, 22 00:01:37,670 --> 00:01:41,670 just as the explicit texts in the *Sahih* indicate that al-Muddaththir directly followed al-'Alaq, 23 00:01:41,670 --> 00:01:45,219 as will be discussed regarding the revelation of al-Muddaththir. 24 00:01:45,219 --> 00:01:48,219 So the authentic view is the well-known, correct timeline 25 00:01:48,219 --> 00:01:51,599 which you will find in the discussion on these surahs. 26 00:01:51,599 --> 00:01:53,599 For al-'Alaq, naturally, is the first, 27 00:01:53,599 --> 00:02:01,730 then al-Muddaththir, then al-Muzzammil, and then al-Qalam might be the fourth. 28 00:02:01,730 --> 00:02:05,079 Of course, when we say it is the first, second, or third, 29 00:02:05,079 --> 00:02:07,079 we do not mean that they were revealed entirely all at once. 30 00:02:07,079 --> 00:02:12,080 Surah al-'Alaq is the first only in terms of its initial portion, 31 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:18,080 but it was not completed until a period during which several other surahs had been revealed. 32 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:25,240 Meaning, Surah al-'Alaq is not temporally continuous from its beginning to its end, 33 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,240 and it certainly was not revealed all at once. 34 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,430 Rather, other surahs intervened between its parts. 35 00:02:30,430 --> 00:02:36,430 So if it is said that a certain surah is the third or fourth in revelation, it refers to its initial portion; 36 00:02:36,430 --> 00:02:39,430 it does not require that the entire surah was revealed all at once, 37 00:02:39,430 --> 00:02:45,430 nor does it mean it was revealed piecemeal until completion before another surah began. 38 00:02:46,430 --> 00:02:49,430 The second observation is that he mentioned only a single cause of revelation for it, 39 00:02:49,430 --> 00:02:51,430 which might draw one's attention, 40 00:02:51,430 --> 00:02:54,909 as a person might assume that its opening was revealed for a specific cause. 41 00:02:54,909 --> 00:02:58,909 In truth, this is a matter subject to scholarly disagreement. 42 00:02:58,909 --> 00:03:01,909 Some scholars hold that its opening was revealed for a specific cause— 43 00:03:01,909 --> 00:03:04,199 referring to Surah al-Muzzammil— 44 00:03:04,199 --> 00:03:09,199 unlike al-Muddaththir, where the initial verse was undeniably revealed for a clear cause reported in the *Sahih*. 45 00:03:09,199 --> 00:03:13,199 But as for whether the beginning of Surah al-Muzzammil was revealed 46 00:03:13,199 --> 00:03:17,199 for a specific cause or not, that is the question here, 47 00:03:17,199 --> 00:03:19,199 or rather, that is the point of discussion here. 48 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:24,229 Many books on the causes of revelation do not mention a cause for the beginning of the Surah; 49 00:03:24,229 --> 00:03:27,229 instead, they mention a cause for the revelation of its ending, 50 00:03:27,229 --> 00:03:31,360 and that is what the author confined himself to mentioning. 51 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,460 However, the possibility that its beginning was revealed for a specific cause remains plausible, 52 00:03:35,460 --> 00:03:40,460 and you will also find this discussed in *Tafsir al-Tahrir*. 53 00:03:41,580 --> 00:03:45,710 As for the third observation, it pertains to the primary theme of the Surah. 54 00:03:45,710 --> 00:03:52,939 Contemplating its passages reveals that it serves as spiritual preparation for callers to Allah, 55 00:03:52,939 --> 00:03:57,939 prior to the public call and warning that comes in Surah al-Muddaththir. 56 00:03:57,939 --> 00:04:03,939 Surah al-Muzzammil was equipping the callers, led by their Master, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 57 00:04:03,939 --> 00:04:05,939 with spiritual preparation 58 00:04:05,939 --> 00:04:10,419 through the night prayer, remembrance, and devotion to Allah. 59 00:04:10,419 --> 00:04:20,019 This is a matter that educators should pay attention to when preparing those who will advocate for the Truth, 60 00:04:20,019 --> 00:04:23,439 just as they must cultivate it within themselves. 61 00:04:23,439 --> 00:04:27,439 Glad tidings to whoever is blessed with such guidance from his early beginnings— 62 00:04:27,439 --> 00:04:32,439 at the start of his commitment, his pursuit of knowledge, 63 00:04:32,439 --> 00:04:37,439 and his desire to do good and rescue humanity from its plight. 64 00:04:37,439 --> 00:04:44,019 Blessed is the one who is granted a mentor at that stage to guide him toward spiritual preparation 65 00:04:44,019 --> 00:04:49,019 and toward these sublime meanings found in Surah al-Muzzammil. 66 00:04:49,019 --> 00:04:54,019 Callers to Allah and educators ought to devote themselves to these verses, 67 00:04:54,019 --> 00:05:02,019 pondering them and extracting from them a methodology to nurture the youth of the Ummah—the callers of the future. 68 00:05:02,019 --> 00:05:06,019 And may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. 69 00:05:06,019 --> 00:05:08,019 And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.