Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "A Book We have revealed to you, full of blessing"

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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.

The questioner:
What is the meaning of the noble verse? The questioner, Abu 'Abdullah, asks about the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:

[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.

كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ

[Sad 38:29]

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The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:

[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you

كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ

[Sad 38:29]

that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.

لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ

[Sad 38:29]

"A Book" is a predicate for a deleted subject, estimated to be "This is His Book," which is the great Qur'an. It is called the Qur'an, it is called the Book, and it is called al-Furqan. It has many names; the more numerous the names, the more they indicate the greatness of the named entity. "We revealed it to you"—the address is to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); Allah revealed it to him through the intermediary of Jibril (peace be upon him).

⁽¹⁹³⁾ The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down ⁽¹⁹⁴⁾ Upon your heart, [O Muhammad] - that you may be of the warners - ⁽¹⁹⁵⁾ In a clear Arabic language.

نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُّبِينٍ

[Ash-Shu'ara 26:193-195]

This great Qur'an.

a blessed Book which We have revealed to you

أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ

[Sad 38:29]

This Qur'an is full of blessing in all aspects of blessing, because it is the speech of the Lord of the worlds. So it is full of blessing in its recitation, full of blessing in its learning and teaching, full of blessing in its contemplation, and full of blessing in acting upon it. All types of blessing are in this great Qur'an. But what is required of us is "so that they may reflect upon its verses." This is required of us: to contemplate this Qur'an, to ponder it, and to know its meanings and secrets in order to act upon it. It is an argument against us, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The Qur'an is an argument for you or against you."

that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.

لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ

[Sad 38:29]

After contemplation and knowing what is easy of its meanings, remembrance is achieved: remembrance and not being heedless of the Book of Allah and the obedience of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. So it is a reminder of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, for "those of understanding," the owners of intellects. Because those whose intellects are foolish do not benefit from this Qur'an; it merely passes over them and does not affect them, and we seek refuge in Allah from that.
As for those of understanding, the owners of sound and bright intellects, they are reminded by this Qur'an. They are reminded of the greatness of Allah, they are reminded of the meanings of this Qur'an and what is required by it and what is obligatory for us regarding it, and so on. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.

Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/097 — archive.org (0:52)

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