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The nice comment on the book of cards identifying the surahs of the Holy Qur’an | D. Muhammad Nassif | Surat Al-Shams
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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A Gentle Commentary on the Book of Identification Cards
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Featuring Images of the Noble Qur'an
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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 Ash-Shams (The Sun)
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All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
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We continue with the Gentle Commentary
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on the Identification Cards
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and with Surah Ash-Shams.
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I have three points of reflection regarding it.
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The first point of reflection.
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What is mentioned about the location of the Surah
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and how it suits the context of the chapter [referring to Surah Al-Balad, mentioned earlier in the book].
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As it has reiterated
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the mention of the two groups
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who were mentioned in Al-Balad, in another style.
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This is common in the Qur'an,
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the mention of two groups.
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It is common in the Qur'an,
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but the style always differs.
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This teaches that the subject matter
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cannot be presented
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through different means.
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Therefore, the Friday preacher
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who reminds people
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of the great truths of the religion,
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what does he say? He often needs to
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refer to known topics
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and tries to search for
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a new subject.
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The truth is, it is better to search for
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a new presentation of the
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old subject.
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Because the fundamental subjects
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in the religion
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are well-known,
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and it is necessary to remind people of them and solidify them,
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and to dispel doubts about them,
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and so forth.
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So they are repeated in a different way
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that serves the current situation
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of the addressees,
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and the temporal and spatial context.
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Therefore, it might take
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a short time to prepare the sermon
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in terms of information,
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because we are dealing with fundamentals.
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But thinking
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about the method of presenting them
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requires great effort from
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the preacher.
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As for the second point of reflection,
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and it is related to the first point,
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because we said that
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the style is new, and the subject
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is repeated, which is the subject of the two groups,
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but here it focuses on the description
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mentioned in the subject of the Surah:
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"He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who corrupts it."
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The successful one who purifies,
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and the failed one who corrupts.
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Purification is well-known;
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most people generally know
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that it means growth and purity,
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and so forth.
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But what is corruption (tadsiya)?
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It might be unknown to many.
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Corruption (tadsiya) is still
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used by us with a close meaning in colloquial Arabic.
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We say "dassahu" (he hid it)
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or "nudassuhu" (we hide it).
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"Nudassuhu" means he disappeared and hid himself.
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"Dassaha" means he hid it,
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concealed it.
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He covered it with mud,
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with doubts, desires,
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and vices.
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This is corruption (tadsiya).
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And this leads us to the third point of reflection,
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which is the relationship of the oath
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to the answer of the oath.
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This long oath,
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"By the sun and its brightness, and by the moon when it follows it,"
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"and by the day when it reveals it,"
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a long oath until He said:
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"He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who corrupts it."
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This hints
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at the issue of the answer to the oath.
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Its relationship to the oath is not a matter of certainty,
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and it is not something that is explicitly stated, but it hints
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that considering
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these mentioned verses,
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the sun,
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the moon, and so forth,
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are great cosmic signs.
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Whoever hides himself from them
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is the one who corrupts himself.
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And whoever looks at them and contemplates them
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is on the path of purification.
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If you want to purify yourself
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and be among the successful,
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contemplate these
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great verses.
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As for he who averts himself from seeing them,
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we ask Allah for safety.
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May they not be among the corrupted,
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and may they not be among the failed.
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I ask Allah to protect us,
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and protect our offspring,
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and the Muslims.
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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 all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.