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 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,679 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammar. 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,179 Surah Qaf. 5 00:00:18,890 --> 00:00:22,850 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 6 00:00:23,910 --> 00:00:34,109 His companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he was in deep error." 7 00:00:35,350 --> 00:00:42,590 The companion of this disbelieving human is the devil who was assigned to him in this worldly life. 8 00:00:43,149 --> 00:00:48,229 [The devil will say], "Our Lord, I did not make him a tyrant, nor did I lead him to what was not for him." 9 00:00:48,710 --> 00:00:53,909 "Rather, he was far astray from the path of guidance." 10 00:00:55,570 --> 00:01:03,009 “He saith: Contend not in My presence, when I had already proffered unto you the warning.” (50:28) 11 00:01:03,450 --> 00:01:10,209 “The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves.” (50:29) 12 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:16,920 Allah will say to these polytheists, "Do not dispute before Me today." 13 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,480 "For I had already warned you in the worldly life before this dispute of yours." 14 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,560 "With the threat of punishment for whoever disbelieved in Me, disobeyed Me, and opposed My command and prohibition." 15 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,680 "The word that I spoke to you in the worldly life shall not be changed." 16 00:01:31,239 --> 00:01:36,840 “And if We had so willed, We could have given every soul its guidance, but the word from Me concerning evildoers took effect: that I will fill hell with the jinn and mankind together.” (32:13) 17 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:41,400 "Nor am I one to punish any of My creation for the crime of another." 18 00:01:43,060 --> 00:01:51,099 “On the day when We say unto hell: Art thou filled? and it saith: Can there be more to come?” (50:30) 19 00:01:52,659 --> 00:01:54,859 “The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves.” (50:29) 20 00:01:55,500 --> 00:02:00,180 The day We say to Hell, "Are you full?"—and that is on the Day of Resurrection. 21 00:02:00,780 --> 00:02:05,980 Because of His prior promise that He would fill it with jinn and mankind together. 22 00:02:06,700 --> 00:02:08,580 “On the day when We say unto hell: Art thou filled? and it saith: Can there be more to come?” (50:30) 23 00:02:09,180 --> 00:02:11,780 Until Allah places His foot upon it. 24 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:20,879 “And the Garden is brought nigh for those who kept from evil, no longer distant.” (50:31) 25 00:02:21,439 --> 00:02:26,479 “(And it is said): This is that which ye were promised. (It is) for every penitent and heedful one,” (50:32) 26 00:02:26,879 --> 00:02:34,680 “Who feareth the Beneficent in secret and cometh with a contrite heart.” (50:33) 27 00:02:36,150 --> 00:02:40,349 Paradise will be brought near for those who feared their Lord. 28 00:02:41,069 --> 00:02:43,789 This is what you were promised, O righteous ones. 29 00:02:44,270 --> 00:02:47,870 For everyone who returns from disobedience to Allah to His obedience. 30 00:02:48,389 --> 00:02:49,909 Repentant for his sins. 31 00:02:50,430 --> 00:02:55,229 Mindful of all the obligatory duties and acts of worship that brought him closer to his Lord. 32 00:02:55,909 --> 00:02:59,310 And mindful of the sins he committed in the past, seeking repentance for them. 33 00:02:59,990 --> 00:03:03,110 Whoever feared Allah in the worldly life before meeting Him. 34 00:03:03,629 --> 00:03:06,909 And came to Allah with a heart repentant for his sins. 35 00:03:08,580 --> 00:03:12,219 "Enter it in peace." 36 00:03:12,740 --> 00:03:15,939 That is the day of eternity. 37 00:03:16,419 --> 00:03:24,020 “There they have all that they desire, and there is more with Us.” (50:35) 38 00:03:25,340 --> 00:03:30,060 Enter this Paradise in safety from anxiety, anger, and torment. 39 00:03:30,699 --> 00:03:33,300 This is what I have described to you, O people. 40 00:03:33,659 --> 00:03:35,979 It is the day people enter Paradise. 41 00:03:36,620 --> 00:03:39,219 Remaining therein forever. 42 00:03:39,939 --> 00:03:43,860 For these righteous ones is whatever they desire in this Paradise. 43 00:03:44,379 --> 00:03:47,580 And We have more for them, which We shall increase for them. 44 00:03:48,219 --> 00:03:51,500 It has been said that the "more" refers to looking upon Allah. 45 00:03:53,099 --> 00:04:00,300 “And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were mightier than these in prowess so that they overran the lands! Had they any place of refuge (when the judgment came)?” (50:36) 46 00:04:00,780 --> 00:04:07,539 “And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were mightier than these in prowess so that they overran the lands! Had they any place of refuge (when the judgment came)?” (50:36) 47 00:04:09,250 --> 00:04:14,050 How many generations before these polytheists of Quraysh have We destroyed? 48 00:04:14,650 --> 00:04:16,610 They were mightier in power than Quraysh. 49 00:04:17,370 --> 00:04:19,769 They traversed the lands, traveling through them. 50 00:04:20,089 --> 00:04:23,290 They roamed and penetrated to the furthest reaches of them. 51 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:30,050 Did they find any escape from destruction when Our command came to them? 52 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,800 Indeed, in Our destruction of the generations before Quraysh. 53 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,319 There is a reminder for whoever possesses a heart. 54 00:04:48,759 --> 00:04:53,560 So he desists from the deeds they used to commit, such as disbelieving in their Lord. 55 00:04:54,079 --> 00:04:59,399 Or he who listens to Our account of these generations We destroyed with his ears. 56 00:04:59,879 --> 00:05:01,560 So he hears the news about them. 57 00:05:01,959 --> 00:05:05,079 How We dealt with them when they disbelieved in their Lord. 58 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:08,720 While he is understanding of what is being told to him about them. 59 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:10,839 Witnessing it with his heart. 60 00:05:11,319 --> 00:05:13,800 Neither heedless of it nor distracted. 61 00:05:19,180 --> 00:05:23,019 And what is between them in six days. 62 00:05:23,660 --> 00:05:29,579 “And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six Days, and naught of weariness touched Us.” (50:38) 63 00:05:31,180 --> 00:05:37,339 We created the seven heavens and the earth and all the creatures between them in six days. 64 00:05:38,019 --> 00:05:39,939 And no weariness touched Us. 65 00:05:41,550 --> 00:05:46,350 So be patient over what they say, and exalt with the praise of your Lord. 66 00:05:46,750 --> 00:05:53,670 “Therefor (O Muhammad) bear with what they say, and hymn the praise of thy Lord before the rising and before the setting of the sun;” (50:39) 67 00:05:54,069 --> 00:05:59,110 “And in the night-time hymn His praise, and after the (prescribed) prostrations.” (50:40) 68 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:04,240 So be patient, O Muhammad, over what these Jews say. 69 00:06:04,519 --> 00:06:06,160 And what they fabricate against Allah. 70 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,800 And perform the morning prayer with the praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun. 71 00:06:11,199 --> 00:06:13,360 And the afternoon prayer before sunset. 72 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:17,240 And during the night, exalt Him—this refers to the night prayer. 73 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,439 And exalt Him with the praise of your Lord after the prostrations of your prayer. 74 00:06:22,079 --> 00:06:24,800 The scholars of Tafsir differed regarding the meaning of this "exaltation." 75 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,680 Some said it refers to the two rak'ahs after the Maghrib prayer. 76 00:06:28,319 --> 00:06:31,560 Others said it refers to the glorification after the obligatory prayers. 77 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,240 Others said it refers to the voluntary prayers following the obligatory ones. 78 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:37,240 This is the view of Ibn Zayd. 79 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,959 The most correct of these views is the opinion of those who said: 80 00:06:41,439 --> 00:06:43,480 It refers to the two rak'ahs after the Maghrib prayer. 81 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,560 Due to the consensus of the authorities among the scholars of Tafsir. 82 00:06:47,199 --> 00:06:49,800 And were it not for what I mentioned regarding their consensus on it. 83 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:54,000 I would have held that the correct view is what Ibn Zayd said. 84 00:06:55,500 --> 00:07:02,100 And listen for the day when the Caller calls from a near place. 85 00:07:02,579 --> 00:07:06,100 “The day when they will hear the (Awful) Cry in truth. That is the day of coming forth (from the graves).” (50:42) 86 00:07:06,579 --> 00:07:09,620 That is the day of emergence. 87 00:07:11,180 --> 00:07:14,180 And listen, O Muhammad, for the cry of the Day of Resurrection. 88 00:07:14,660 --> 00:07:18,339 The day our Caller calls out from a near place. 89 00:07:19,060 --> 00:07:22,620 The day the creatures hear the cry of resurrection from the graves. 90 00:07:23,060 --> 00:07:26,819 With the command to respond to Allah for the place of reckoning. 91 00:07:27,459 --> 00:07:31,019 That is the day the people of the graves emerge from their graves. 92 00:07:43,100 --> 00:07:46,459 Indeed, it is We who give life to the dead and cause the living to die. 93 00:07:47,019 --> 00:07:50,939 And to Us is the final destination of them all on the Day of Resurrection. 94 00:07:51,420 --> 00:07:55,339 The day the earth splits open for them, and they emerge from it quickly. 95 00:07:55,939 --> 00:07:58,980 Gathering them all to Us is easy and simple. 96 00:07:59,779 --> 00:08:03,220 We are most knowing of what they say. 97 00:08:03,699 --> 00:08:09,769 And you are not over them a tyrant. 98 00:08:10,769 --> 00:08:15,889 “We are Best Aware of what they say, and thou (O Muhammad) art in no wise a compeller over them. But warn by the Qur'an him who feareth My threat.” (50:45) 99 00:08:16,449 --> 00:08:22,329 “We are Best Aware of what they say, and thou (O Muhammad) art in no wise a compeller over them. But warn by the Qur'an him who feareth My threat.” (50:45) 100 00:08:23,860 --> 00:08:29,500 We, O Muhammad, are most knowing of what these polytheists say in their fabrication against Allah. 101 00:08:30,220 --> 00:08:34,100 And you are not a tyrant over them to compel or force them. 102 00:08:34,940 --> 00:08:38,899 So remind, O Muhammad, by this Qur'an which I have revealed to you. 103 00:08:38,899 --> 00:08:44,100 Whoever fears the threat I have promised to those who disobey Me and oppose My command.