Sunday Tafsīr with Shaykh Amin Kholwadia

Surah Al-Saffat (37:167-182). The ultimate destiny of man is Jannah. In this lecture: wahy is unconstrained; the greatest of triumphs; shahaadah (martyrdom); witnessing divine punishment; observing the Haqq; Rabbul 'Izzah; the Prophet (S) as the final authority; Salaam as a code of governance; order within and across the worlds; conclusive comments.

Surah Al-Saffat (37:149-166). Angels are a genderless, intelligent creation, arranged in ranks in the order of their commission and committed to fulfilling it. In this lecture: the Quraysh’s belief in angels; accountability for jinnkind; the two-step process of purification; Divine selection; the authority of a Nabi; the ultimate influencing; the throne-bearers; Jibreel (AS); Bait-al-Ma’moor; Mikaail (AS) Izraeel (AS); the actions of Bani Aadam have consequences.

Surah Al-Saffat (37:112-148). Deliverance and Divine assistance come in many different ways, through the order inherent in the ranks of angels, and this is best manifested in how Allah (S) delivered his dearest prophets from their tests and tribulations. In this lecture: Ibrahim (AS) and his children, and the legacy of nubuwwah they left behind; Musa (AS) and Haroon (AS), and their deliverance from Fir'awn; the laws of the Torah revealed in a desert; guidance for a Nabi; Dawud (AS) and Sulayman (AS) applied the Torah in their administrations; the story of Ilyas (AS); the message of Lut (AS); the story of Yunus (AS).

Surah Al-Saffat (37:100-111). Shaykh Amin explains the Islamic understanding of what comprises a family. The family of Ibrahim gives us a prototype and code for sacrifice. In this lecture: children as a gift from Allah (S); Ibrahim’s (AS) prayer; the dream of Ibrahim (AS); submission and confirmation; a divine paradox; Allah’s (S) Fadl upon Ibrahim (AS); the infallibility of prophets.

Surah Al-Saffat (37:75-99). Allah (S) recognizes the incredible stamina shown by Nuh (AS) through the many centuries of his prophethood. His message was global, but restricted to his time on earth. In this lecture: the family of believers; Nuh (AS) as a prototype for Salaam; the culture that surrounded Ibrahim (AS); his wit and abilities; the constancy of a sound heart; the angelic elements of rescue in the surah.

Surah Al-Saffat (37:27-74). The prophet always confirms the truth and the prophethood of all the messengers who came before. In this lecture: the fate of those who belie the messenger; the fruits of Paradise and its enlivening wines among its countless pleasures; the social setting in Jannah; the greatest triumph; the tree of zaqqum.

Surah Al-Saffat (37:11-26). Surah Fatir (37:11-26). Allah (S) encourages His messenger to compare and contrast the natures of all His creation, and to make an observation. In this lecture: the reality of the Day of Judgment; the transience of the dunya; the transportation of minds across worlds; dzulm in theology; the sorting of souls; the turmoil of the questioned.

Surah Al-Saffat (37:1-10). Angelic order exemplifies the order of and in the heavens, and points toward Allah's Oneness. In this lecture: the nature of the oaths of Allah (S); the three groups of angels invoked in the opening oath; the terrestrial and the celestial; the intervention of devils; wahy and science.

Surah Yasin (36:71-83). Allah (S), the Mun'im, calls attention to His blessings in making animals subservient to man among His other manifestations of divine creativity. In this lecture: societal roles and gratitude; the origins of man and resurrection; evidences of tauheed; man's unsophisticated process of creation as a sign of Allah's creativity; Al-Khallaaq; the divine command behind the process of creation; conclusory comments.

Surah Yasin (36:68-70). Human longevity as decreed by Allah (S) culminates in the reduction of man to nothing. In this lecture: the intellect of the unlettered Nabi who depicts reality through reality; dhikr transcends time and space; the Companions’ intuitive and instantaneous grasp of the beauty of the Quran; the Quran’s eternal as well as residual effects on those who recite it.