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 upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
To proceed: This is Thursday, the eighteenth of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal, in which the meeting with the brothers takes place every week.
This is the seventyth meeting, which takes place in the month of Rabi' al-Awwal of the year (1415 AH).
It is our custom to first speak about the interpretation of verses we have been with, from Surat al-Naba' until we reached the beginning of Surat al-Balad, in the words of Blessed and Exalted is He: [al-Balad:4-7],We clarified that His saying, the Exalted: [al-Balad:4] has two meanings according to the scholars of knowledge: the first meaning is completeness and elevation in creation, intellect, and so on.
The second meaning: Striving through hardships in worldly and hereafter deeds.
And the rule in interpreting the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, O our brothers: if a verse can be understood in two meanings that do not contradict each other, then it is to be understood in both meanings; because that is broader in interpretation and knowledge.
To proceed: This is Thursday, the eighteenth of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal, in which the meeting with the brothers takes place every week.
This is the seventyth meeting, which takes place in the month of Rabi' al-Awwal of the year (1415 AH).
It is our custom to first speak about the interpretation of verses we have been with, from Surat al-Naba' until we reached the beginning of Surat al-Balad, in the words of Blessed and Exalted is He:
(4) We have certainly created man into hardship. (5) Does he think that never will anyone overcome him? (6) He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance." (7) Does he think that no one has seen him?
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ * أَيَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَنْ يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ * يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالاً لُبَداً * أَيَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌWe have certainly created man into hardship.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍThe second meaning: Striving through hardships in worldly and hereafter deeds.
And the rule in interpreting the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, O our brothers: if a verse can be understood in two meanings that do not contradict each other, then it is to be understood in both meanings; because that is broader in interpretation and knowledge.