Moutasem al-Hameedy – The Monumental Tafsir #67 Surah Ar Rahman

We continue with Surat

Ar Rahman.

And,

again, keep in mind that the main theme

of the Surah is the name of Allah

and the attribute of Allah, Ar Rahman.

Ar Rahman.

Ar Rahman. I think we explained the meaning

in detail,

and we said that mercy

really captures a very

tiny bit of the meaning of al Rahman.

It's much more than

just mercy. It's a profound

meaning. One of the greatest names of Allah

Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala.

So I think we reached,

no,

verse number 31, 30

That is we shall attend to your reckoning

and requite you for the deeds that you

did in the previous world.

That is when Allah gathers them on the

day of resurrection. He will tell them of

their helplessness and weakness, and of the perfect

nature of his power and how his will

is always done.

Then he will say, highlighting their helplessness,

oh jinn and humans,

if you are able to pass beyond the

confines of the heavens and the earth, that

is, if you can find a way by

means of which you can pass beyond the

dominion and power of Allah,

then do so. But you cannot pass beyond

them unless you have power.

You can never pass beyond them unless

that

or to cause death, give life or resurrect?

In that place of standing, no one will

speak except by Allah's leave, and nothing will

be heard except whispers.

In that place of standing kings and slaves,

leaders and followers,

rich and poor will all be equal.

So Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala here starts talking

about the Day of Judgment. So the conversation

changes

from the signs of Allah's Rahmah in the

creation

and His blessings

and also His,

His might and His power to

the Day of Judgment conversation on the Day

of Judgment. And this is one of the

types

in, in rhetoric. This is called an Iltifat.

An Iltifat, which is a switch

or a change

in speech.

So there is different types of Iltifat in

the Arabic language.

You either change from the first person to

the third person

or you are speaking about a topic then

you shift to another topic.

And sometimes an 'ltifat' 'ltifat' means to turn

your head somewhere.

To turn to the left or to the

right. That's an 'ltifat'.

It would say, tafata.

He turned and looked. Right? That's Iltifat. Linguistically,

in in in in

rhetorically,

what that means

is that there is a shift

in the language.

Sometimes it's abrupt

and sometimes it's smooth. Here it's

pretty,

I would say smooth. It's a conclusion. Logically

it's a conclusion. Of all of this being

put together, part of Allah's rahmah

is that everything is purposeful.

Everything is pur is purposeful. So the the

the perfection that you see in the creation

is not just for its own sake.

Whole.

And that is to serve as a setting

or as an environment, as a home for

you until you are tested.

And when that test comes to an end,

the world would cease will cease to exist.

Has has done its job.

So what about the wonders

and the miracles in it? They've done they've

run their course. They did their job. There's

no need for them.

When the earth and the heavens will be

turned into another earth and the heavens.

Okay? It's a different creation from now on.

So So Allah says here,

and subhanAllah, this kind of transition in the

language is suitable because Allah is speaking throughout

the surah to humans and jinn.

Right? Allah is talking addressing 2.

The ins and jinn.

Allah is saying which of the signs or

the miracles of Allah are you denying?

Then Allah says to him after counting his

glory and the blessings that that he offered

them out of his rahma, Allah says,

don't think that's that's gonna run forever.

There will come a time

when we will engage with your reckoning,

with your hisaab. We will hold you accountable.

So we will set the stage for that

and when we will hold you accountable.

The time will come.

So this perfection in the creation

leads and is designed for this purpose.

So don't see the world out of context.

Don't ever develop a world view that is

void of the purpose.

And that's the difference between

Islam

and

any other ways of life.

In Islam, everything

cannot be seen independently.

Anything in the world, the world view in

Islam is that nothing stands alone.

Things are designed for a purpose.

An end.

A purpose.

An end purpose.

And that is

holding you accountable on the day of judgment.

Cause you are given a mission to fulfill

in this world a test that is to

worship Allah, to be the slaves and the

servants of Allah.

So if you see anything in the world

without it being attached

to the ultimate purpose, you're going to see

it wrong. Your perception will be skewed.

This is why when people ask, you know,

is wealth good or bad?

Is looking good

good or bad?

Is

being rich or poor good or bad?

This job, is it good or bad?

This situation, is it good or bad?

It's always

part of a context.

Don't look at it independently. So people say,

oh, wealth is always good.' No.

Wealth could lead you to the hellfire

and wealth could lead you

to paradise.

But Muslims today who are so much focused

on success, they're unanimously, no, no. Will leads

you to Jannah.'

Allah says,

that Allah spreads and opens, expands the provision

to some

and He limits

it to others.

From Abdullah ibn Mas'ukh radiAllahu anhu,

it's from his statement,

he says that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and

obviously, Mas'ukh radiAllahu could not have said this

from himself but it is meaning

it's attributed to Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. He doesn't

say the prophet salallahu alaihi wa sallam said

it but again we know and this is

a rule with the scholars of hadith.

This is something that cannot be said out

of own, like, understanding. It must be something

that he took from the Prophet sallallahu alaihi

wa sallam. He said

that,

a servant or a believer

engages in a transaction

or a business.

Allah says to the Angels,

deter him from that business or that transaction.

Don't let it work out for him.

If he gets

it, I'll punish him in the hellfire.

We need to understand this intelligently.

Allah is saying, if this person gets this

business or gets this transaction, it's going to

spoil him.

It's going to corrupt him, and he will

end up being punished by Me in the

hellfire.

So the servant says, why this and why

that? Why it doesn't happen? Why it doesn't

work out for me?'

And he doesn't know that. And

he doesn't know that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

is pushing him away from the hellfire.

So we can't see anything

in as an independent or stand alone reality.

Everything for the believer.

That extension is always present. It's the hereafter.

So Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

says You have to see everything in existence

in relation to that end goal which is

You're going to be held accountable and then

you will be recompensed.

So we will engage with your reckoning.

Then Allah says to him, He says to

the, again humans and jinn,