WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:05.209 --> 00:00:08.009 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:12.679 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammar. 00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:16.179 Surah Qaf. 00:00:18.890 --> 00:00:22.850 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 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." 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. 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." 00:00:48.710 --> 00:00:53.909 "Rather, he was far astray from the path of guidance." 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) 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) 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:16.920 Allah will say to these polytheists, "Do not dispute before Me today." 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:21.480 "For I had already warned you in the worldly life before this dispute of yours." 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." 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:30.680 "The word that I spoke to you in the worldly life shall not be changed." 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) 00:01:37.480 --> 00:01:41.400 "Nor am I one to punish any of My creation for the crime of another." 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) 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) 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. 00:02:00.780 --> 00:02:05.980 Because of His prior promise that He would fill it with jinn and mankind together. 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) 00:02:09.180 --> 00:02:11.780 Until Allah places His foot upon it. 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) 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) 00:02:26.879 --> 00:02:34.680 “Who feareth the Beneficent in secret and cometh with a contrite heart.” (50:33) 00:02:36.150 --> 00:02:40.349 Paradise will be brought near for those who feared their Lord. 00:02:41.069 --> 00:02:43.789 This is what you were promised, O righteous ones. 00:02:44.270 --> 00:02:47.870 For everyone who returns from disobedience to Allah to His obedience. 00:02:48.389 --> 00:02:49.909 Repentant for his sins. 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. 00:02:55.909 --> 00:02:59.310 And mindful of the sins he committed in the past, seeking repentance for them. 00:02:59.990 --> 00:03:03.110 Whoever feared Allah in the worldly life before meeting Him. 00:03:03.629 --> 00:03:06.909 And came to Allah with a heart repentant for his sins. 00:03:08.580 --> 00:03:12.219 "Enter it in peace." 00:03:12.740 --> 00:03:15.939 That is the day of eternity. 00:03:16.419 --> 00:03:24.020 “There they have all that they desire, and there is more with Us.” (50:35) 00:03:25.340 --> 00:03:30.060 Enter this Paradise in safety from anxiety, anger, and torment. 00:03:30.699 --> 00:03:33.300 This is what I have described to you, O people. 00:03:33.659 --> 00:03:35.979 It is the day people enter Paradise. 00:03:36.620 --> 00:03:39.219 Remaining therein forever. 00:03:39.939 --> 00:03:43.860 For these righteous ones is whatever they desire in this Paradise. 00:03:44.379 --> 00:03:47.580 And We have more for them, which We shall increase for them. 00:03:48.219 --> 00:03:51.500 It has been said that the "more" refers to looking upon Allah. 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) 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) 00:04:09.250 --> 00:04:14.050 How many generations before these polytheists of Quraysh have We destroyed? 00:04:14.650 --> 00:04:16.610 They were mightier in power than Quraysh. 00:04:17.370 --> 00:04:19.769 They traversed the lands, traveling through them. 00:04:20.089 --> 00:04:23.290 They roamed and penetrated to the furthest reaches of them. 00:04:23.930 --> 00:04:30.050 Did they find any escape from destruction when Our command came to them? 00:04:42.800 --> 00:04:45.800 Indeed, in Our destruction of the generations before Quraysh. 00:04:46.120 --> 00:04:48.319 There is a reminder for whoever possesses a heart. 00:04:48.759 --> 00:04:53.560 So he desists from the deeds they used to commit, such as disbelieving in their Lord. 00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:59.399 Or he who listens to Our account of these generations We destroyed with his ears. 00:04:59.879 --> 00:05:01.560 So he hears the news about them. 00:05:01.959 --> 00:05:05.079 How We dealt with them when they disbelieved in their Lord. 00:05:05.759 --> 00:05:08.720 While he is understanding of what is being told to him about them. 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:10.839 Witnessing it with his heart. 00:05:11.319 --> 00:05:13.800 Neither heedless of it nor distracted. 00:05:19.180 --> 00:05:23.019 And what is between them in six days. 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) 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. 00:05:38.019 --> 00:05:39.939 And no weariness touched Us. 00:05:41.550 --> 00:05:46.350 So be patient over what they say, and exalt with the praise of your Lord. 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) 00:05:54.069 --> 00:05:59.110 “And in the night-time hymn His praise, and after the (prescribed) prostrations.” (50:40) 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:04.240 So be patient, O Muhammad, over what these Jews say. 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:06.160 And what they fabricate against Allah. 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. 00:06:11.199 --> 00:06:13.360 And the afternoon prayer before sunset. 00:06:13.920 --> 00:06:17.240 And during the night, exalt Him—this refers to the night prayer. 00:06:17.839 --> 00:06:21.439 And exalt Him with the praise of your Lord after the prostrations of your prayer. 00:06:22.079 --> 00:06:24.800 The scholars of Tafsir differed regarding the meaning of this "exaltation." 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:27.680 Some said it refers to the two rak'ahs after the Maghrib prayer. 00:06:28.319 --> 00:06:31.560 Others said it refers to the glorification after the obligatory prayers. 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:35.240 Others said it refers to the voluntary prayers following the obligatory ones. 00:06:35.800 --> 00:06:37.240 This is the view of Ibn Zayd. 00:06:38.000 --> 00:06:40.959 The most correct of these views is the opinion of those who said: 00:06:41.439 --> 00:06:43.480 It refers to the two rak'ahs after the Maghrib prayer. 00:06:44.040 --> 00:06:46.560 Due to the consensus of the authorities among the scholars of Tafsir. 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:49.800 And were it not for what I mentioned regarding their consensus on it. 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:54.000 I would have held that the correct view is what Ibn Zayd said. 00:06:55.500 --> 00:07:02.100 And listen for the day when the Caller calls from a near place. 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) 00:07:06.579 --> 00:07:09.620 That is the day of emergence. 00:07:11.180 --> 00:07:14.180 And listen, O Muhammad, for the cry of the Day of Resurrection. 00:07:14.660 --> 00:07:18.339 The day our Caller calls out from a near place. 00:07:19.060 --> 00:07:22.620 The day the creatures hear the cry of resurrection from the graves. 00:07:23.060 --> 00:07:26.819 With the command to respond to Allah for the place of reckoning. 00:07:27.459 --> 00:07:31.019 That is the day the people of the graves emerge from their graves. 00:07:43.100 --> 00:07:46.459 Indeed, it is We who give life to the dead and cause the living to die. 00:07:47.019 --> 00:07:50.939 And to Us is the final destination of them all on the Day of Resurrection. 00:07:51.420 --> 00:07:55.339 The day the earth splits open for them, and they emerge from it quickly. 00:07:55.939 --> 00:07:58.980 Gathering them all to Us is easy and simple. 00:07:59.779 --> 00:08:03.220 We are most knowing of what they say. 00:08:03.699 --> 00:08:09.769 And you are not over them a tyrant. 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) 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) 00:08:23.860 --> 00:08:29.500 We, O Muhammad, are most knowing of what these polytheists say in their fabrication against Allah. 00:08:30.220 --> 00:08:34.100 And you are not a tyrant over them to compel or force them. 00:08:34.940 --> 00:08:38.899 So remind, O Muhammad, by this Qur'an which I have revealed to you. 00:08:38.899 --> 00:08:44.100 Whoever fears the threat I have promised to those who disobey Me and oppose My command.