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Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation | Episode (1) | Surah Al-Fatihah

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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-Shammari.
0:12 Surah al-Fatihah.
0:17 I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.
0:21 I seek the protection of Allah, to the exclusion of all His creation.
0:25 From Satan, that he might harm me in my religion.
0:29 The accursed and reviled one.
0:31 The term "Satan" in the speech of the Arabs.
0:34 Refers to every rebellious entity among the jinn, mankind, beasts, and all things.
0:39 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
0:45 Allah disciplined His Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
0:49 By teaching him to invoke His Beautiful Names before all his actions.
0:55 And by presenting them to him as a description before all his important tasks.
1:00 He made this discipline and instruction that He taught him.
1:04 A Sunnah for all His creation to follow.
1:08 And a path for them to pursue.
1:11 The meaning is: I begin by naming Allah and mentioning Him before all things.
1:17 Allah, whom all things worship and turn to.
1:20 And whom all creation serves.
1:23 The Most Gracious to all His creation in this world and the Hereafter.
1:27 And the Most Merciful specifically to the believers in this world and the Hereafter.
1:32 All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
1:38 Praise is exclusively for Allah, to the exclusion of all that is worshipped besides Him.
1:43 For the blessings He has bestowed upon His servants without any merit on their part.
1:48 The Master who has no equal or likeness in His sovereignty.
1:53 The One who rectifies the affairs of His creation through the blessings He has lavished upon them.
1:58 "Worlds" (al-'alamin) is a name for the various categories of nations.
2:01 Every category among them is a "world."
2:04 The people of every era from every category constitute the "world" of that era and that time.
2:10 Thus, mankind is a world, and the jinn are a world.
2:14 Likewise are all other species of creation.
2:17 Each species among them is the world of its time.
2:21 The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
2:25 The Most Gracious to all His creation in this world and the Hereafter.
2:30 And the Most Merciful specifically to the believers in this world and the Hereafter.
2:35 Master of the Day of Judgment.
2:41 Allah possesses the authority to judge between them and deliver the final verdict.
2:45 He is unique in this, to the exclusion of all His creation.
2:48 No one shares with Him any authority on the Day of Reckoning and recompense for deeds.
2:54 “Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.” (1:5)
3:01 To You, O Allah, we humble ourselves, submit, and yield.
3:05 Acknowledging You, our Lord, as the sole Lord, and none other.
3:09 And in You, our Lord, we seek help to worship You and obey You.
3:15 And in all our affairs, there is no one besides You.
3:19 Guide us to the straight path.
3:25 Grant us success in remaining steadfast upon the path You are pleased with, which You granted to those whom You favored among Your prophets and those who obey You.
3:33 The path and clear methodology that has no crookedness in it.
3:38 “The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.” (1:7)
3:44 Nor of those who have gone astray.
3:53 Guide us, O our Lord, to the straight path.
3:56 The path of those upon whom You have bestowed Your favor through obedience and worship of You.
4:01 From among Your angels, Your prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous.
4:07 Not of those who have incurred Your wrath, whom Allah described by His saying:
4:12 “Shall I tell thee of a worse (case) than theirs for retribution with Allah? (Worse is the case of him) whom Allah hath cursed, him on whom His wrath hath fallen and of whose sort Allah hath turned some to apes and swine, and who serveth idols. Such are in worse plight and further astray from the plain road.” (5:60)
4:19 And not of the Christians whom Allah caused to go astray by His saying:
4:24 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Stress not in your religion other than the truth, and follow not the vain desires of folk who erred of old and led many astray, and erred from a plain road.” (5:77)
4:29 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Stress not in your religion other than the truth, and follow not the vain desires of folk who erred of old and led many astray, and erred from a plain road.” (5:77)