Exegesis of Verses from Surat al-Balad
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Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
To proceed: This is the sixty-ninth of the weekly gatherings known as (The Open Door), which take place every Thursday, and this is the tenth Thursday of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal of the year: (1451 AH).
We begin this gathering with the exegesis of Surat al-Balad; because we have started the exegesis of Part 'Amma from Surat al-Naba'.
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says: [al-Fatihah:1]: The Basmala is a distinct verse, and it is from the speech of Allah; but it is not part of the surah before it, nor part of the surah after it, but rather it is a distinct verse with which the surahs are opened, except for Surat al-Bara'ah, for opening Surat al-Bara'ah with the Basmala is an innovation and a departure from the methodology of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). Indeed, we know that the Basmala was not revealed between Surat al-Anfal and Surat al-Tawbah; because if it had been revealed, it would have been preserved,By the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He): [al-Hijr:9]; but it was not revealed; however, when the Companions were gathering the Qur'an and writing its final written copy, the matter of Surat al-Bara'ah was difficult for them: whether it was part of Surat al-Anfal, or whether it was independent, so they placed a separator before the Basmala.
And I will make a brief detour to what was mentioned in the previous lesson regarding the saying of the Exalted: [al-Fajr:25-26] For I read them thus with the fathah on both (yu'adhdhabu) and (yu'thaqu), and I interpreted them according to this reading;Because in the two verses mentioned there are two readings: The first reading: with the kasrah, which is the one in the mushaf, [al-Fajr:25-26],Meaning: No one punishes with the punishment of Allah, rather the punishment of Allah is more severe, and no one binds with the binding of Allah, rather the binding of Allah is more severe.
The second reading: With the fathah,and she: [al-Fajr:25-26],Meaning: No one punishes with the punishment of this man, and no one binds with the binding of this man, and this is what we read the two verses upon, and we interpreted them by it.
So for this reason, the note was made.
To proceed: This is the sixty-ninth of the weekly gatherings known as (The Open Door), which take place every Thursday, and this is the tenth Thursday of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal of the year: (1451 AH).
We begin this gathering with the exegesis of Surat al-Balad; because we have started the exegesis of Part 'Amma from Surat al-Naba'.
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِIndeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَAnd I will make a brief detour to what was mentioned in the previous lesson regarding the saying of the Exalted:
(25) So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment, (26) And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لا يُعَذَّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ * وَلا يُوثَقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ(25) So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment, (26) And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ * وَلا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌThe second reading: With the fathah,and she:
(25) So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment, (26) And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لا يُعَذَّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ * وَلا يُوثَقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌSo for this reason, the note was made.