Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation | Episode (56-2) | Surat Al-Waqi'ah

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-Waqi'ah.

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

0:23 “Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -” (56:75)

0:29 “And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew -” (56:76)

0:37 "So I swear by the setting of the stars and their positions in the sky."

0:42 This oath that I have sworn—

0:45 is an oath, if you only knew its nature and its magnitude—

0:49 is a momentous oath.

0:50 This is a case of a delayed expression that is intended to be understood as preceding the subject.

0:54 It is indeed a momentous oath, if you only knew its magnitude.

1:01 "Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an."

1:06 "In a protected Book."

1:11 “Which none toucheth save the purified,” (56:79)

1:17 "A revelation from the Lord of the worlds."

1:24 “Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -” (56:75)

1:26 This Qur'an is indeed a noble Qur'an.

1:30 It resides in a preserved Book in the presence of Allah.

1:33 It is not touched by anything, neither dust nor anything else.

1:37 No one touches that protected Book—

1:40 except those whom Allah has purified from sins.

1:44 This Qur'an is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

1:49 “Is it this Statement that ye scorn,” (56:81)

1:56 “And make denial thereof your livelihood?” (56:82)

2:03 Are you, O people, treating this Qur'an, whose nature I have just described to you—

2:08 with such indifference, while you appease those who deny it?

2:11 And do you respond to Allah’s provision for you with denial?

2:16 It is like the saying of another:

2:18 "I offered you kindness, and you returned it with offense toward me."

2:23 “Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)” (56:83)

2:27 "And you are, at that moment, looking on."

2:35 “- And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not -” (56:85)

2:42 Why then, when the soul reaches the throat at the time of death, O people—

2:50 and those of you present from among their family are looking on—

2:55 while Our messengers, who take the soul, are closer to him than you—

3:00 yet you do not see them?

3:03 “Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us),” (56:86)

3:09 “Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful?” (56:87)

3:16 Why then, if you, O people, are not to be held accountable and recompensed for your deeds—

3:22 do you not return that soul to its body—

3:27 if you are truthful and can prevent death, accountability, and recompense?

3:33 “Thus if he is of those brought nigh,” (56:88)

3:39 "Then [for him is] rest, bounty, and a garden of bliss."

3:47 As for the deceased, if he is among those brought near to Allah—

3:51 those whom Allah has drawn close to His proximity in His gardens—

3:55 then for him is mercy, forgiveness, and wholesome, pleasant provision.

3:59 Their souls depart their bodies at death with a fragrance they inhale.

4:05 Along with that, he has a garden of bliss in which he enjoys himself.

4:10 "But if he is of the companions of the right—"

4:16 “Then (the greeting) "Peace be unto thee" from those on the right hand.” (56:91)

4:22 And if the deceased is among the companions of the right—

4:25 those who are led to Paradise from their right side—

4:30 "Then [the greeting], 'Peace be upon you,' from the companions of the right."

4:34 You are safe from the punishment of Allah and from all that you dislike—

4:37 because you are among the companions of the right.

4:41 “But if he is of the rejecters, the erring,” (56:92)

4:51 "Then [for him is] a meal of scalding water."

4:55 "And burning in Hellfire."

5:00 But if the deceased is among those who denied the signs of Allah—

5:04 then for him is a meal of scalding water—

5:07 which has been heated until its temperature is extreme, and it is his drink.

5:11 And the burning of the Fire with which he is scorched.

5:14 “Lo! this is certain truth.” (56:95)

5:20 "So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great."

5:28 This information that I have conveyed to you, O people—

5:33 regarding those brought near, the companions of the right, and the deniers—

5:37 is the absolute truth, in which there is no doubt.

5:40 So glorify your Lord, the Most Great, by His most beautiful names.

Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation | Episode (56-2) | Surat Al-Waqi'ah | Verses from (75) to (96)

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