Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation | Episode (39-1) | Surat Al-Zumar

0:00 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

0:05 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari.

0:08 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammar.

0:14 Surah al-Zumar.

0:18 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

0:23 The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise.

0:30 “Lo! We have revealed the Scripture unto thee (Muhammad) with truth; so worship Allah, making religion pure for Him (only).” (39:2)

0:41 The revelation of the Book which We have sent down to you, O Muhammad, is from Allah.

0:46 He is the Almighty in His retribution against His enemies.

0:49 He is the All-Wise in His management of His creation.

0:52 We have sent down the Qur'an to you, O Muhammad, commanding justice.

0:57 Therefore, humble yourself before Allah, O Muhammad, through obedience.

1:00 Devote your divinity to Him alone and single Him out for worship.

1:06 “Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate.” (39:3)

1:09 “Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate.” (39:3)

1:20 “Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate.” (39:3)

1:27 “Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate.” (39:3)

1:36 Know that worship and obedience belong to Allah alone.

1:40 It must be sincere, with no one else associated with Him in it.

1:43 As for those who have taken protectors other than Allah, whom they follow,

1:48 they say to them:

1:49 "We do not worship you, O deities, except that you may bring us closer to Allah in status and rank,"

1:56 "and intercede for us before Him regarding our needs."

1:59 Allah will judge between these factions

2:03 who took protectors other than Allah in this world, on the Day of Resurrection,

2:08 regarding the matters of worship in which they differed.

2:12 He will cast them all into Hell.

2:15 Indeed, Allah does not guide to the truth one who is a liar against Allah,

2:19 fabricating falsehoods about Him.

2:23 “If Allah had willed to choose a son, He could have chosen what He would of that which He hath created. Be He Glorified! He is Allah, the One, the Absolute.” (39:4)

2:33 “If Allah had willed to choose a son, He could have chosen what He would of that which He hath created. Be He Glorified! He is Allah, the One, the Absolute.” (39:4)

2:41 Had Allah intended to take a son—though it does not befit Him to do so—

2:46 He would have chosen whatever He willed from His creation.

2:49 This is to declare Allah far above having a son.

2:53 He is Allah, whom everything worships.

2:56 He is the One who has no partner in His dominion and authority.

3:01 He is the Subduer of His creation by His power.

3:04 Everything is humbled before Him.

3:08 He created the heavens and the earth in truth.

3:12 “He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth. He maketh night to succeed day, and He maketh day to succeed night, and He constraineth the sun and the moon to give service, each running on for an appointed term. Is not He the Mighty, the Forgiver?” (39:5)

3:21 He subjected the sun and the moon, each running for a specified term.

3:30 “He hath created the heavens and the earth with truth. He maketh night to succeed day, and He maketh day to succeed night, and He constraineth the sun and the moon to give service, each running on for an appointed term. Is not He the Mighty, the Forgiver?” (39:5)

3:36 He created the heavens and the earth in truth.

3:39 He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night.

3:45 He subjected the sun and the moon for His servants,

3:48 so that they may know by them the number of years and the calculation of time.

3:52 Both the sun and the moon run their course until the Hour is established.

3:56 It has been said that each of them has stations

4:01 which they neither exceed nor fall short of.

4:04 Know that Allah, who performed these actions,

4:07 is the Almighty in His retribution against those who oppose Him,

4:11 and the Ever-Forgiving of the sins of His repentant servants.

4:16 “He created you from one being, then from that (being) He made its mate; and He hath provided for you of cattle eight kinds. He created you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, in a threefold gloom. Such is Allah, your Lord. His is the Sovereignty. There is no Allah save Him. How then are ye turned away?” (39:6)

4:25 “He created you from one being, then from that (being) He made its mate; and He hath provided for you of cattle eight kinds. He created you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, in a threefold gloom. Such is Allah, your Lord. His is the Sovereignty. There is no Allah save Him. How then are ye turned away?” (39:6)

4:28 “He created you from one being, then from that (being) He made its mate; and He hath provided for you of cattle eight kinds. He created you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, in a threefold gloom. Such is Allah, your Lord. His is the Sovereignty. There is no Allah save Him. How then are ye turned away?” (39:6)

4:36 “He created you from one being, then from that (being) He made its mate; and He hath provided for you of cattle eight kinds. He created you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, in a threefold gloom. Such is Allah, your Lord. His is the Sovereignty. There is no Allah save Him. How then are ye turned away?” (39:6)

4:40 And He creates you, stage after stage, in three layers of darkness.

4:47 That is Allah, your Lord; to Him belongs the dominion.

4:51 There is no deity except Him, so how are you turned away?

4:58 He created you, O people, from a single soul,

5:02 meaning from Adam, then He created from Adam his wife, Hawwa' (Eve).

5:06 This is because Allah created her from one of his ribs.

5:11 He provided for you from the livestock eight pairs:

5:15 two of camels and two of cattle,

5:19 and two of sheep and two of goats.

5:23 He initiates your creation, O people, in the wombs of your mothers.

5:28 “He created you from one being, then from that (being) He made its mate; and He hath provided for you of cattle eight kinds. He created you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, in a threefold gloom. Such is Allah, your Lord. His is the Sovereignty. There is no Allah save Him. How then are ye turned away?” (39:6)

5:30 This is by forming a drop, then He makes it a clinging substance,

5:34 then a lump of flesh, then bones,

5:38 then He clothes the bones with flesh.

5:40 He creates you in three layers of darkness:

5:43 in the darkness of the abdomen, the darkness of the womb, and the darkness of the placenta.

5:48 This One who performed these actions, O people,

5:52 is your Lord.

5:54 To Him belongs the dominion of this world and the Hereafter, and their authority; it belongs to no one else.

5:59 It is not fitting that there be any object of worship other than Him,

6:01 and worship is not valid except for Him.

6:05 So where are you being turned away, O people?

6:08 You turn away from the worship of your Lord to the worship of those who possess neither harm nor benefit for you.

6:15 “If ye are thankless, yet Allah is Independent of you, though He is not pleased with thanklessness for His bondmen; and if ye are thankful He is pleased therewith for you. No laden soul will bear another's load. Then unto your Lord is your return; and He will tell you what ye used to do. Lo! He knoweth what is in the breasts (of men).” (39:7)

6:22 “If ye are thankless, yet Allah is Independent of you, though He is not pleased with thanklessness for His bondmen; and if ye are thankful He is pleased therewith for you. No laden soul will bear another's load. Then unto your Lord is your return; and He will tell you what ye used to do. Lo! He knoweth what is in the breasts (of men).” (39:7)

6:26 And if you are grateful, He is pleased with it for you.

6:29 No bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another.

6:35 Then to your Lord is your return,

6:39 and He will inform you of what you used to do.

6:45 Indeed, He is Knowing of that which is within the breasts.

6:51 If you disbelieve in Allah, O disbelievers,

6:55 then Allah is free of need of your faith and your worship of Him.

7:01 He does not approve of disbelief for His servants.

7:04 But if you believe in your Lord and obey Him, He will be pleased with your gratitude to Him.

7:09 No soul shall bear the sin of another soul.

7:14 And no one shall be held accountable except for their own sin.

7:17 To your Lord is your destination after your death,

7:20 and He will inform you of what you used to do in this world, of good and evil,

7:26 and He will recompense you for all of that.

7:29 Indeed, Allah is not unaware of what your breasts conceal, O people.

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