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The nice comment on the book of cards identifying the surahs of the Holy Qur’an | D. Muhammad Nassif | Surah Al-Ghashiya
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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A Gentle Commentary
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on the book "Identification Cards"
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for the Noble Qur'anic Chapters
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by Dr. Muhammad ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Omar Nassif,
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may Allah protect him.
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Surah Al-Ghashiyah
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
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We have adorned the identification cards
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with this gentle commentary on them,
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and with Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
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And with it are three points of reflection.
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The first is regarding the position of the Surah.
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For it contains a detailed explanation
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of what was summarized at the end of Surah Al-A'la.
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As mentioned in the book.
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This is taken from the words of Imam Al-Suyuti.
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For he, may Allah have mercy on him, observed
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that at the end of Surah Al-A'la,
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it mentions those who fear and avoid it,
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the most wretched who will enter the Great Fire,
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“Wherein he will neither die nor live.” (87:13)
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and will not live nor die.
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So, a detailed explanation of that came
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in this Surah,
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in the mention of the humbled faces
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and the blissful faces.
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We ask Allah to make us, on that Day,
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among the successful.
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As for the second point of reflection,
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it combines
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the beginning of the Surah and its name.
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For in its beginning, it says: "Has there come to you
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the report of Al-Ghashiyah?"
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And the question now is:
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Now that the report of Al-Ghashiyah has come to us,
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what is the action that
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we have performed in preparation
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for the Day of Al-Ghashiyah?
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What is the action that we have performed
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after knowing that it
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will cover people with its horrors,
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and that this is the state of people:
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"Faces that Day will be humbled,"
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"Faces that Day will be blissful."
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Is there any action that I have presented
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in return for my knowledge?
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For knowledge necessitates acting upon it.
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“Hath there come unto thee tidings of the Overwhelming?” (88:1)
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Ask yourself this question.
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As for the third point of reflection,
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and the last one,
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it is with the second section of the Surah's sections.
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For in it is a hadith,
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and a call to look at the sky,
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and the mountains, and the earth: "Have they not looked..."
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“And the heaven, how it is raised?” (88:18)
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“And the hills, how they are set up?” (88:19)
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“And the earth, how it is spread?” (88:20)
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This is frequent
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and appears in several places when mentioning the Hereafter.
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If the hadith of Al-Ghashiyah has not affected you,
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then contemplate the occurrence
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of these matters, even if only practically.
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So, reflect on these creations,
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for your reflection upon them
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will make you feel the power of Allah,
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Exalted is He.
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This will bring the matter of the Resurrection closer to you
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and make you remember it.
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I ask Allah
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to make these words beneficial.
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And may Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad
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and his family and all his Companions.
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And praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.