Surah Takathur
Introduction:
Al Qariah - its ended abt certain ppl ending with hell-fire
Al Takathur-
1) reason for ppl to end up in hell-fire
2) it is where Allah(swt) talking to them
3) it has relationship with surah Al-Qariah & Surah Al-Adiyat
At-Takaathur : 1
أَلْهٰىكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Lahu -
1) that which keeps you busy and stop you doing something that is productive- this is exactly what entertainment does
To you.
2)Money and Children will deludes us by being distracted instead of bring closer to Allah by reminding abt Allah
Takathur
Deluded /Distracted you
1) it is a desire to have alot which distracted you
-example you want MORE savings ,new cars etc
2) competing with others to want more.
Example
- when you are competing with someone in a job for even a silly thing like you are desiring your colleague's office seat. Or, desiring someone's car.
-this takes place for wealth or even social issues such as grander wedding=more debt
-job promotions
-it is rooted even in children's heart when they want sticker as same as their classmates etc
#natural tendency
3)Taking pride to have more
Example
-taking pride abt your school or cars.
-you have the urge to tell people abt it
4) All of you share the same tendency/urge to compete more
- all the people have in common in terms of the the tendency to have more.
Allah (swt) does not want to specify which things that distracts us but he let us ponder abt it.
Ulama said this distracts you away from:
1) from the truth
2) reflecting upon yourself-
Example , when you have new games, you want it be so badly, but after playing with it, you will stop playing. Or after watching new movies ,you will start to complan abt it
-never feel happy or contentment from it though thats why people are engaged in the entertainment.
3) kept away from the msg (Quran)
4) kept away from thinking abt Al-Qariah
Most of recite this surah in salah because its short but even then , irony ,the takathur deluded us from Al-Qariah (which is the reality)
Others commentary.
-love of the things are so intense that you kept yourself busy from the truth.
-distractions are money and children. The Words for Distractions in Quran are mainly described as wealth and children. Because, we want them more and thks keep us away from truth.
-being prideful of the distractions
*For more children, it is not really meant that people want more children.
-it also means that you want more for your children. For example: you want your children to have higher grades than the other children.
Interesting to take Note:
Some people say that more children is bad for economy etc. And, nations like china made laws that are against nature and now, SubhanAllah they are suffering from inadequate work force.
Ibn Abbas used to add extra hamza in the beginning
-because he wants to put in as question. For example is like saying: Is that how you do it?- its like yelling or scolding someone.
Connection with Surah Kahf
-this is how the wealthy gardener compared himself with poor farmer by talking abt his wealth and children- this is the takathur of the wealthy gardener
Arabic Science when not letting know what you are distracted:
Takathur kept you busy from everything from Allah and working for Akhira.
At-Takaathur : 2
حَتّٰى زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ
Until you visit the graveyards.
Ziyara -
1) meet/visit them
2) so you are looking forward to meet someone for something intense/important -eg to give them a hug
3) for part time time visit
*Allah(swt) doesn't not use this word for akhira or Jannah or Jahannam but he is using it here for the graveyard bcoz it is temporary
Visit..
Surah Adiyat relationship
-Qubbor used in Adiyat
-Ziyara used in Takathur
This is more proper bcoz it is start with ma which means a place.
4) if you are busy , you wont visit the graveyard. You only visit when you are dead
5) in olden tribal days where people take pride by going to the graveyards and being prideful abt the leaders etc. And compare them with other leaders in the graves
-Nowdays, in Muslim countries people do the same thing by building memorial places
-so Allah is saying that how ironic it is that you visit the graveyard and you are being prideful abt your favourite leaders instead of opening your eyes to reflect that it is next your turn
-so Allah is saying that you are hopeless case where you are turning the graves into takathur instead of reflection abt death.
At-Takaathur : 3
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
No! You are going to know.
At-Takaathur : 4
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Then no! You are going to know.
Kalla means literally means -NO WAY
Allah saying that after you wake up you will think why was I deluded-(after you go into the graves)
Thouma kalla sawfa -means death is so close.
Ali(RA) used to say that people who are alive are sleeping and after they have died , they wake up .
After you go the graves- you will start to question yourself how messed you are /distracted you are
Commentary for thouma kalla sawfa...
1) it is for questioning yourself during the judgment day as that will be more intense compare to questioning yourself.
2) when you are repeating the warning -the warning is more serious/urgency. When you are saying STOP,STOP... instead of STOP
-for us the Quran is being presented as book but in the PBUH times it is being recited. So, the recitor can have more emotions when he is reciting and the people will be moved.
-thats the reason on why we are moved when we hear Qur'an instead of just merely reading it.
-same thing applied for practical life, you listen to people advice when they speak to you directly instead of just reading it from email.
-it is MORE closer to the heart.
-that is why when read abt the companions in Quran we see that they said "we heard and obeyed" and not "we read and obeyed"
-speech is more powerful. And, it also revives the Sunnah because Quran is meant to be heard. Its power is being reduced when it is used only for reading. So, in Shaa Allah, there should be more Quran lectures and we should attend more of it.
At-Takaathur : 5
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
Lawe-used for regret
Allah is saying that he is regretting- abt our the knowledge certainty.
Ilmul Yaqin, Aqmul.Yaqin, *haqul yaqin(not used in this surah but elsewhere in the Quran)
It is important to understand the differences of the three Yaqeen to understand the ayat.
Yaqin-common denominator for all the three types of yaqin
-its kind of knowledge of more than just knowing.
-solid conviction
- this is stronger than Eeman.
- you are so convinced and you feel satisfied with it. Like you say , "For sure" - its a firm belief
-its absolute reality and you dont visit again and you dont doubt yourself
Used-
-Maut .why? - bcoz even a kuffar wont deny the death if he is in right mind
When ppl are said abt the HOUR
-they will say Muslims have interesting theology but they wont go deeper into it
So the difference between them...
For example :
-When you are driving you see smoke but you dont see the fire. So, you are concluding the fire due to your knowledge that you know there is a fire by just seeing the smoke. -this is ILMUL YAQEEN.
This can be used when you see the trees or leaves are wet and conclude there was a rain though you have not seen it.
- And, if you really see the fire and then the smoke it is -AYNUL YAQEEN
-when you felt the heat of the fire - it is HAKUL YAQEEN
These are the 3 degrees of YAQEEN
Allah(swt) is offering us ILMUL YAQEEN by his creations and his most perfects words from the Quran.
At-Takaathur : 7
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
If you have studied the revalation(Quran), you will know the AYNUL YAQEEN.
HAKUL YAQEEN
- when you feel the fire - this happens by amount of ikhlaas you have
-when you pray that feeling that Allah is seeing you.
-to come to this place , you can actually skip all the Ilmul Yaqeen.
* the problem is that the Kuffar wanted the AYNUL QAKEEN - they wanted to see the real Jahannam or Jannah when the Qur'an was recited to them
*have you heard ppl saying that "I will believe when I have seen it"
-But Allah is saying that you are human and not the animal. You have capability to understand the truth by your knowledge and you do not have to see it.
Ulama commentary
Yaqin-knowledge of death
-Even people who dont believe in Akhira but they still want to live when they die.
-those millionaire ppl like to give grants or they want to build monuments after they have passed away so they will do it just before they died( not when they are young)
-they are not expecting the sadaqah jariah-but they want people to know them even after their death and they do not want their life to go futile or not memorable
-this eeman where- to live even after death is rooted in all our hearts.
At-Takaathur : 6
لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ
You will surely see the Hellfire?
-its like prey will be terrified and do not even run because of its fear by seeing the predator, face to face.
This is how we will be feared when we see the hellfire.
-lam and noon in this ayat -its an another emphasise
Ulama commentary:
1) believers and non believers will be seeing the hell fire
-the believer will at least be apppreciative on what he has just escaped
*while some Ulama said it is not meant for the believers because
-the surah beginned by saying people who are distracted.
-so, is the believers distracted? NO, they are not.
-LAM &NOON - more emphasis(saying for SURE!SURE! DEFINITELY!DEFINITELY)
-used for classical Arabic as an oath to be understood.
*Thuma Aynal Yaqeen
The Thuma here is used not only for THEN but also used for MOREOVER.
-Allah is saying that you want to see it.
At-Takaathur : 8
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
1)You will be interogated thoroughly
-this time it is further emphasised 4 times, Allah saying definitely 4 times.
-Allah is in a state of a rage, it is not a normal speech.
-the person who is questioned abt is in scarier position
Naieem comes from the root word NIAMAH
-it is person who lived a life with the blessings.
-having blessings in the life is not bad but at the same time it is not really good thing also. This can be taken from a scary recount of PBUH seerah""
Scary Story From PBUH Seerah:
-PBUH , Abu Bakr(RA) & Omar (RA) were starving.
-so they wanted to eat from the companion who is well to do then them.
-so they went there, PBUH came to the house and knocked the door and said salam but there was no response.
-after he did the second time, there was a response and the companion's wife said she did not respond the first time bcoz she wanted the blessing of PBUH salam twice.
-Then the companion gave them food -little water and little food.
-after they have consumed the food, PBUH told the companions that this niama will be questioned by Allah(swt)
-this is the scary part bcoz we are getting more niama than them, good food , good shelter etc.
Again, niama it is not bad thing but is also means that it is a test from Allah(swt).
When you have beatiful house you should say Alhumdu’lillah and at the same time you should be thinking , Astaghfirullah how am I going to answer to Allah about this.
*this is how Muslims should think.
Wrong Attitude:
-The Christian Protestants have a belief that which they are conflicting with the Catholic that "God loves you if you got that job promotion or more wealth"
-Somehow, this mindset has seeped into muslims minds too -We all know that rich people are not always the best people .Firawn was very rich but he is not a good guy.While Ibrahim(AS) was poor, deported(lost emigration) , homeless-but he was one of the best human being.
2nd meaning of NIAMA:
-means constant supply like the constant water supply from the water tape, the eyesight etc
Commentary from Ulama :
-Niama is (from Allah) -which distracts us
-However, if we only understand where it comes from, we will come closer Allah.
-All the NIAMA is given to us by Allah. It also means that it is not ours and it can always be taken away.
3rd meaning NIAMA:
-Knowledge, the Truth, the Messenger of Allah, the Quran.
-what are you doing with those blessings? Bcoz Allah will certainly ask us about it.
-80% of population in the world doesn't not have it but you have it., SubhanAllah
-------------------------------------------------------Summary:
1) The urge deluding us = it is deluding us from the obedience of Allah.
2) if you are deluded, you will not know until its too late
2.I) when in the graves
2.2) when questioning from Allah
3) Yaqin -only if you had the Yaqin
3.2) Aynal Yaqin -you will be seeing Jahannam where all the people will see it including believers and non believers . The non believers will fall into the fire while the believers will be not. Ask Allah that you will be saved from hellfire and you will be one of those believer
4) You will be asked about your favours such as
-physical stature, abilities such as your eyesight etc
-sweetness of sleep when you are taking nap etc
-cold water
-food that will fill you stomach
-ETC.
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