Part of Tafsir al-Tabari (the series is complete)
· Lesson 225 of 308
Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation | Episode (85) | Surah Al-Buruj
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari.
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Abridged by Dr. 'Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammari.
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Surah al-Buruj.
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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By the sky containing constellations.
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And by the promised day.
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And by a witness and what is witnessed.
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Allah, whose praise is exalted, swears by the sky, which contains the stations of the sun and the moon.
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And He, the Exalted, says:
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And He swears by the day He has promised His servants for the final judgment between them.
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That is the Day of Resurrection.
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And Allah swears by a witness and what is witnessed.
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Some have said:
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The witness is the day of Jumu'ah (Friday).
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And what is witnessed is the day of 'Arafah.
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Others have said:
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The witness is Muhammad, peace be upon him.
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And what is witnessed is the Day of Resurrection.
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Others have said:
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The witness is man.
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And what is witnessed is the Day of Resurrection.
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Others have said:
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The witness is Allah.
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And what is witnessed is the Day of Resurrection.
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Others have said:
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The witness is the day of al-Adha.
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And what is witnessed is the day of 'Arafah.
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Everything the scholars have mentioned
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is of that which deserves
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to be called a witness and what is witnessed.
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Cursed were the companions of the trench.
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The fire full of fuel.
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“When they sat by it,” (85:6)
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“And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.” (85:7)
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“They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,” (85:8)
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To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth.
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And Allah is Witness over all things.
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Cursed were the companions of the trench.
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Those who cast the believing men and women into the trench.
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And the companions of the fire, full of fuel, were destroyed.
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For these disbelievers among the companions of the trench
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were sitting on the edge of the trench.
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And the disbelievers were witnesses to what they did to the believers.
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And they did not do to them what they did except because they believed in Allah.
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The Severe in retribution against those who take vengeance upon Him.
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The Praiseworthy for His benevolence toward His creation.
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To whom belongs the sovereignty of the seven heavens, the earths, and all that is within them.
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And Allah is a witness to the deeds of these disbelievers.
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“Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.” (85:10)
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“Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.” (85:10)
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Indeed, those who afflicted the believing men and women in Allah by torturing them with fire,
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then did not repent from their disbelief and their actions,
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for them is the punishment of Hell in the Hereafter.
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And for them is the punishment of the burning fire in this world.
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Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens.
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They will have gardens beneath which rivers flow.
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That is the great attainment.
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Indeed, those who affirmed the oneness of Allah and acted in obedience to Him
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will have in the Hereafter gardens beneath which rivers flow.
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And this is the great triumph.
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“Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.” (85:12)
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“Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,” (85:13)
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And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate.
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The Owner of the Glorious Throne.
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The Accomplisher of what He intends.
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Indeed, the grip of your Lord, O Muhammad, upon those of His creation whom He seizes
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—that is, His retribution against those who take vengeance upon Him—is severe.
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Indeed, Allah initiates the punishment for the people of disbelief in this world,
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and He will repeat it for them in the Hereafter.
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And He is the Possessor of forgiveness for those who repent, and the Possessor of love for them.
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The Owner of the Noble Throne.
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No obstacle can prevent Him from doing what He intends to do.
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“Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts” (85:17)
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Pharaoh and Thamud.
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Rather, those who disbelieved are in denial.
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“And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.” (85:20)
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But it is a glorious Qur'an.
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In a Preserved Tablet.
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Has there reached you, O Muhammad, the story of the hosts?
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Those who gathered against Allah and His Messenger with their harm and malice.
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They are Pharaoh, his people, and Thamud.
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The consequence for those who do not believe you
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is like the destruction and ruin that befell these hosts.
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What is the matter with these people who deny the promise of Allah?
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It is not that the news of those who came before them from the nations has not reached them.
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Rather, they are in denial of the revelation of Allah and His descent.
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And Allah is encompassing them from behind, recording their deeds.
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Then He, whose praise is exalted, refutes those who say of the Qur'an:
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"It is poetry and rhymed prose."
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It is not as they say.
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Rather, it is a noble Qur'an.
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Preserved in a Tablet, protected from any addition or subtraction from what Allah has established within it.