Part of Tafsir al-Tabari (the series is complete)
· Lesson 6 of 308
Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation | Episode (54-1) | Surah Al-Qamar | Verses from (1) to (8)
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari.
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Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammari.
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Surah al-Qamar.
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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“The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.” (54:1)
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The Hour has drawn near, the time when the Resurrection shall take place.
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And the moon has split asunder.
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This occurred, according to what has been mentioned, during the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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This was in Makkah, before his migration to Madinah.
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It happened because the disbelievers of Makkah asked him for a sign.
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So he, peace be upon him, showed them the splitting of the moon.
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“And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.” (54:2)
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And if the polytheists see a sign that points them to the truth of the prophethood of Muhammad, peace be upon him,
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they turn away from it, turning their backs while denying and rejecting it.
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And they say, in their denial,
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"This is magic; Muhammad has bewitched us."
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It is continuous and fleeting.
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“They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision” (54:3)
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These polytheists have denied the signs of Allah,
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and they have chosen to follow their own desires by persisting in that denial.
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Every matter, whether of good or evil, has a settled outcome.
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Good is settled for its people in Paradise,
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and evil is settled for its people in the Fire.
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“And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,” (54:4)
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There has certainly come to these polytheists news of the nations of the past,
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who were, in their denial of the messengers of Allah, just like those who are currently in that state.
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And Allah brought upon them His punishments, which should deter them from the denial they are currently in.
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A profound wisdom, yet warnings are of no avail.
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There has come to them a profound wisdom, which is the Qur'an.
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It is said: There has come to them of the reports that which contains a deterrent.
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That is a profound wisdom, or it is a profound wisdom.
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So the warnings are of no use to them because of their turning away.
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It is said: What could the warnings possibly avail them?
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So turn away from them, on the day the Caller calls to a terrible thing.
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“With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,” (54:7)
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“Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.” (54:8)
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So turn away, O Muhammad, from these polytheists.
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For on the day the Caller of Allah calls them to the station of the Resurrection,
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their eyes will be humbled and downcast as they emerge from the graves.
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As if they were, in their spreading out and rushing toward the place of reckoning, locusts scattered.
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Hastening with their eyes fixed toward the Caller to that station.
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The disbelievers in Allah will say, "This is a difficult day," due to the intensity of its terrors.
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A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari.