Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation | Episode (3-2) | Surah Al Imran

0:00 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

0:05 The Summary of Tafsir al-Tabari,

0:08 Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammari.

0:14 Surah Al 'Imran.

0:17 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

0:22 “Say: Shall I inform you of something better than that? For those who keep from evil, with their Lord, are Gardens underneath which rivers flow wherein they will abide, and pure companions, and contentment from Allah. Allah is Seer of His bondmen,” (3:15)

0:30 “Say: Shall I inform you of something better than that? For those who keep from evil, with their Lord, are Gardens underneath which rivers flow wherein they will abide, and pure companions, and contentment from Allah. Allah is Seer of His bondmen,” (3:15)

0:44 “Say: Shall I inform you of something better than that? For those who keep from evil, with their Lord, are Gardens underneath which rivers flow wherein they will abide, and pure companions, and contentment from Allah. Allah is Seer of His bondmen,” (3:15)

0:52 And good pleasure from Allah,

0:57 And Allah is Seeing of His servants.

1:03 Say, O Muhammad, to the people for whom the love of worldly desires has been adorned:

1:08 "Shall I inform you of something better for you than what has been adorned for you in this worldly life?"

1:13 For those who fear Allah and obey Him,

1:16 There are gardens beneath whose trees rivers flow, in the presence of their Lord, abiding eternally therein,

1:23 And purified spouses, free from every ailment and impurity common to the women of this world,

1:27 Such as menses, prostatic discharge, urine, and post-natal bleeding,

1:31 As well as the good pleasure of Allah.

1:33 And Allah is all-seeing of those who fear Him among His servants and those who do not,

1:39 Recompensing the doer of good for his good deeds and the wrongdoer for his evil deeds.

1:44 “Those who say: Our Lord! Lo! we believe. So forgive us our sins and guard us from the punishment of Fire;” (3:16)

1:53 “Those who say: Our Lord! Lo! we believe. So forgive us our sins and guard us from the punishment of Fire;” (3:16)

2:01 "Indeed, we have believed in You, in Your Prophet, and in what he has brought from You,

2:06 So conceal our sins through Your pardon and shield us from the punishment of the Fire."

2:11 “The steadfast, and the truthful, and the obedient, those who spend (and hoard not), those who pray for pardon in the watches of the night.” (3:17)

2:20 And those who spend their wealth and those who seek forgiveness before dawn.

2:28 Those who are patient in extreme poverty, hardship, and during battle,

2:33 And those who are true to Allah in their speech,

2:36 By validating their affirmation of Him and His Messenger,

2:39 And those who are obedient to Him,

2:41 And those who pay the zakat due on their wealth,

2:44 And those who spend their wealth in the avenues Allah has permitted,

2:48 And those who entreat their Lord before dawn to conceal their shame.

2:55 “Allah (Himself) is Witness that there is no Allah save Him. And the angels and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no Allah save Him the Almighty, the Wise.” (3:18)

3:00 And the angels and those endowed with knowledge,

3:04 And the angels and those endowed with knowledge, maintaining justice.

3:13 There is no deity worthy of worship except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

3:18 “Allah (Himself) is Witness that there is no Allah save Him. And the angels and the men of learning (too are witness). Maintaining His creation in justice, there is no Allah save Him the Almighty, the Wise.” (3:18)

3:22 And the angels and those endowed with knowledge have likewise testified to that.

3:26 And Allah is the One Who administers justice among His creation;

3:29 Nothing is worthy of worship except Him,

3:32 The One from Whom nothing He wills can be withheld,

3:36 The All-Wise in His governance.

3:39 “Lo! religion with Allah (is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.” (3:19)

3:46 “Lo! religion with Allah (is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.” (3:19)

3:57 “Lo! religion with Allah (is) the Surrender (to His Will and Guidance). Those who (formerly) received the Scripture differed only after knowledge came unto them, through transgression among themselves. Whoso disbelieveth the revelations of Allah (will find that) lo! Allah is swift at reckoning.” (3:19)

4:07 Truly, the only acceptable submission and humility before Allah,

4:09 Is sincere obedience to Him,

4:11 Along with the acknowledgment of tongues and hearts of servitude and humility before Him,

4:16 And their yielding to Him in obedience regarding what He has commanded and prohibited.

4:20 And those who were given the Gospel differed concerning Jesus and their fabrications against Allah

4:25 Only after the truth had come to them concerning what they disputed of his affair,

4:30 So they did not say what they said out of ignorance of their error,

4:34 But rather out of mutual transgression and envy among themselves,

4:37 And seeking worldly leadership and dominion.

4:40 And whoever denies the signs of Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in reckoning,

4:45 Preserving the deeds of every worker,

4:48 Having no need for counting with the fingers as His creation does with their hands,

4:53 Or retaining counts in their hearts.

4:56 “And if they argue with thee, (O Muhammad), say: I have surrendered my purpose to Allah and (so have) those who follow me. And say unto those who have received the Scripture and those who read not: Have ye (too) surrendered? If they surrender, then truly they are rightly guided, and if they turn away, then it is thy duty only to convey the message (unto them). Allah is Seer of (His) bondmen.” (3:20)

5:05 And say to those who were given the Scripture and to the unlettered people: "Have you submitted?"

5:13 “And if they argue with thee, (O Muhammad), say: I have surrendered my purpose to Allah and (so have) those who follow me. And say unto those who have received the Scripture and those who read not: Have ye (too) surrendered? If they surrender, then truly they are rightly guided, and if they turn away, then it is thy duty only to convey the message (unto them). Allah is Seer of (His) bondmen.” (3:20)

5:17 “And if they argue with thee, (O Muhammad), say: I have surrendered my purpose to Allah and (so have) those who follow me. And say unto those who have received the Scripture and those who read not: Have ye (too) surrendered? If they surrender, then truly they are rightly guided, and if they turn away, then it is thy duty only to convey the message (unto them). Allah is Seer of (His) bondmen.” (3:20)

5:25 And Allah is Seeing of His servants.

5:31 If this delegation of the Christians of Najran disputes with you, O Muhammad,

5:35 Concerning the matter of Jesus, may the blessings of Allah be upon him,

5:38 Contentiously arguing with you on the basis of falsehood,

5:41 Then say: "I have surrendered myself to Allah alone, with my tongue, my heart, and all my limbs,

5:47 And whoever follows me has likewise surrendered his face to Allah along with me."

5:52 And say, O Muhammad, to those who were given the Scripture among the Jews and the Christians,

5:57 And to the unlettered who have no scripture among the Arab polytheists:

6:01 "Have you singled out Allah in devotion,

6:03 And made your worship and divinity exclusively for the Lord of the worlds?"

6:08 If they submit by affirming the oneness of Allah and devoting worship sincerely to Him,

6:13 Then they have certainly hit upon the path of truth;

6:16 But if they turn away, rejecting the Islam to which you call them,

6:20 Then you are only a messenger tasked with conveying the message,

6:23 And Allah is fully aware of whoever obeys you by embracing Islam,

6:27 As well as whoever among them turns away in heedlessness.

6:39 “Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophets wrongfully, and slay those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom.” (3:21)

6:46 “Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophets wrongfully, and slay those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom.” (3:21)

6:51 “Lo! those who disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slay the prophets wrongfully, and slay those of mankind who enjoin equity: promise them a painful doom.” (3:21)

6:57 So give them tidings of a painful punishment.

7:03 Indeed, those who deny the signs and proofs of Allah, treating them as lies,

7:07 And kill the prophets of Allah without right,

7:11 And kill those who enjoin justice according to Allah's commands and prohibitions—

7:15 Then inform them, O Muhammad, that they shall have a painful punishment from Allah.

7:21 “Those are they whose works have failed in the world and the Hereafter; and they have no helpers.” (3:22)

7:33 Those are the ones We have mentioned:

7:41 They are the ones whose works have come to nothing in this worldly life,

7:44 So they attained no praise from people through them,

7:48 And in the Hereafter, punishment has been prepared for them,

7:52 And these people will have no helpers to protect them from Allah

7:56 When He takes retribution against them.

7:59 Have you not considered those who were given a portion of the Scripture?

8:05 “Hast thou not seen how those who have received a portion of the Scripture invoke the Scripture of Allah (in their disputes) that it may judge between them; then a faction of them turn away, being opposed (to it)?” (3:23)

8:13 Then a party of them turns away,

8:23 While they are averse.

8:27 Have you not considered, O Muhammad, those who were granted a share of the Scripture,

8:32 When they are invited to the Scripture which they themselves acknowledge to be from Allah,

8:37 To settle some of what they dispute regarding the affair of Muhammad and his prophethood,

8:42 Or regarding Abraham, the close friend of the Most Merciful, and his religion,

8:45 Or regarding what was made obligatory upon them to comply with in their own faith,

8:50 Yet they refused it,

8:52 And then turned their backs on the Book of Allah, averse and walking away?

8:57 “That is because they say: The Fire will not touch us save for a certain number of days. That which they used to invent hath deceived them regarding their religion.” (3:24)

9:08 “That is because they say: The Fire will not touch us save for a certain number of days. That which they used to invent hath deceived them regarding their religion.” (3:24)

9:16 That is because they

9:18 Refused to comply with the ruling of the Torah to which they were summoned

9:23 Only because of their claim:

9:25 "The Fire will never touch us except for forty days,"

9:28 Meaning the days during which they worshipped the calf,

9:32 "After which our Lord will extract us from it,"

9:35 Being deluded by the lies and falsehoods they used to invent,

9:40 Such as their claiming to be the children of Allah and His beloved ones.

9:45 “How (will it be with them) when We have brought them all together to a Day of which there is no doubt, when every soul will be paid in full what it hath earned, and they will not be wronged.” (3:25)

9:49 “How (will it be with them) when We have brought them all together to a Day of which there is no doubt, when every soul will be paid in full what it hath earned, and they will not be wronged.” (3:25)

10:01 How then will it be for these people who made this claim

10:07 When He gathers them together on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt,

10:11 A day when every soul will be paid in full for what it has earned,

10:15 And they will not be wronged?

10:17 The doer of good will not be deprived of the reward for his good deeds,

10:20 Nor will the wrongdoer be punished for a crime he did not commit.

10:51 “Say: O Allah! Owner of Sovereignty! Thou givest sovereignty unto whom Thou wilt, and Thou withdrawest sovereignty from whom Thou wilt. Thou exaltest whom Thou wilt, and Thou abasest whom Thou wilt. In Thy hand is the good. Lo! Thou art Able to do all things.” (3:26)

11:03 Indeed, You are over all things competent.

11:09 Say, O Muhammad:

11:12 "O Allah,

11:14 Sovereign of all dominion,

11:16 O You to Whom belongs absolute sovereignty over this world and the Hereafter, exclusively and without rival,

11:21 You give dominion to whom You will, granting him reign and authority over whom You will, and You strip it from him; You honor whom You will by granting him reign, sovereignty, and vast power, and You humiliate whom You will by taking away his kingdom and setting an enemy over him; all of that is in Your hand and unto You, and no one is capable of that except You, for You are over all things competent.

11:50 You cause the night to enter into the day, and You cause the day to enter into the night; You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living; and You provide for whom You will without measure.

12:14 You add what is decreased from the hours of the night to the hours of the day, increasing the latter by the reduction of the former, and You add what is decreased from the hours of the day to the hours of the night, increasing the hours of the night by what has been reduced from the day.

12:34 And You bring forth living human beings, livestock, and animals from lifeless drops of fluid,

12:47 And You bestow upon whom You will, granting bounties generously without account,

12:52 Because You fear no diminution entering Your treasures,

12:56 Nor any depletion of what is in Your hand."

13:00 “Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is the journeying.” (3:28)

13:09 “Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is the journeying.” (3:28)

13:24 “Let not the believers take disbelievers for their friends in preference to believers. Whoso doeth that hath no connection with Allah unless (it be) that ye but guard yourselves against them, taking (as it were) security. Allah biddeth you beware (only) of Himself. Unto Allah is the journeying.” (3:28)

13:32 Do not take the disbelievers as allies and supporters, O believers,

13:37 Befriending them on account of their religion, aiding them against the Muslims,

13:42 And exposing the Muslims' vulnerabilities to them.

13:45 For whoever does that has broken all ties with Allah,

13:49 And Allah has dissociated Himself from him due to his apostasy from His religion,

13:53 Except when you are under their dominion and fear for your own safety from them,

13:58 In which case you may show them outward loyalty with your tongues while harboring enmity within your hearts,

14:04 But do not assist them against any Muslim through physical action.

14:07 And Allah warns you of Himself, lest you commit acts of disobedience against Him or ally yourselves with His enemies,

14:13 For to Allah is your return and your final destination after your death,

14:18 So beware of Him, lest severe punishment befall you.

14:22 “Say, (O Muhammad): Whether ye hide that which is in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knoweth it. He knoweth that which is in the heavens and that which is in the earth, and Allah is Able to do all things.” (3:29)

14:30 “Say, (O Muhammad): Whether ye hide that which is in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knoweth it. He knoweth that which is in the heavens and that which is in the earth, and Allah is Able to do all things.” (3:29)

14:35 And Allah is over all things competent.

14:42 Say, O Muhammad:

14:44 "Whether you conceal what is in your chests regarding loyalty to the disbelievers, keeping it secret,

14:49 Or disclose it yourselves through your words and actions, openly showing it,

14:55 Allah knows it, and nothing is hidden from Him;

14:58 “Allah! There is no deity save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous.” (2:255)

15:03 And Allah is fully able to hasten your punishment for having allied with them,

15:09 As He is over all things He wills."

15:13 “On the Day when every soul will find itself confronted with all that it hath done of good and all that it hath done of evil (every soul) will long that there might be a mighty space of distance between it and that (evil). Allah biddeth you beware of Him. And Allah is Full of Pity for (His) bondmen.” (3:30)

15:21 “On the Day when every soul will find itself confronted with all that it hath done of good and all that it hath done of evil (every soul) will long that there might be a mighty space of distance between it and that (evil). Allah biddeth you beware of Him. And Allah is Full of Pity for (His) bondmen.” (3:30)

15:39 And Allah warns you of Himself, and Allah is Kind to His servants.

15:50 And Allah warns you of Himself regarding a Day when every soul will find what good it has done brought forth in full.

15:58 “On the Day when every soul will find itself confronted with all that it hath done of good and all that it hath done of evil (every soul) will long that there might be a mighty space of distance between it and that (evil). Allah biddeth you beware of Him. And Allah is Full of Pity for (His) bondmen.” (3:30)

16:04 And Allah warns you of Himself, lest you provoke His displeasure by committing what incurs His wrath,

16:11 Meeting Him while He is angry with you;

16:14 Yet Allah is Most Kind to His servants and Merciful toward them.

16:19 “Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (3:31)

16:28 “Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (3:31)

16:34 And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

16:38 Say, O Muhammad, to the delegation of the Christians of Najran:

16:42 "If you claim that you truly love Allah and that you venerate the Messiah,

16:49 Then substantiate your claim, if you are truthful, by following me.

16:56 For if you follow me and believe me regarding what I have brought to you from Allah,

17:02 He will forgive you your sins,

17:04 For He is indeed Forgiving of the sins of His believing servants,

17:08 And Merciful toward them and toward the rest of His creation."

17:12 “Say: Obey Allah and the messenger. But if they turn away, lo! Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in His guidance).” (3:32)

17:16 “Say: Obey Allah and the messenger. But if they turn away, lo! Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in His guidance).” (3:32)

17:26 Say, O Muhammad, to this delegation of the Christians of Najran:

17:30 "Obey Allah and the Messenger Muhammad."

17:33 But if they turn away from what you have called them to and reject it,

17:38 Then let them know that Allah does not love those who disbelieve

17:41 By denying the truth after having recognized it.

17:46 The Summary of Tafsir al-Tabari.

Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation | Episode (3-2) | Surah Al Imran | Verses from (15) to (32)

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