Tabarani, the leading authority on Prophetic Traditions, in his hitab-us-Sunnah, has collected all the interpretations of the Divine attribute As-samad and concluded that they are all authentic, and comprehend all the attributes of our Lord that have been assigned to Him,īut originally it refers to ‘the chief who has no superior and to whom the people turn for the fulfilment of their desires and needs thus all people depend on him, but he does not depend on any one.’. Therefore, the Qur’anic exegetical scholars have assigned different meanings to this verse. The word samad bears several literal senses. Verse 2 (Allah is Besought of all, needing none) If analyzed properly, this brief sentence covers all the detailed discussions expounded in voluminous books of theology. The imperative qul points to the messengership of the Holy Prophet SAW. This concise statement covers all aspects of discussion on the Divine Being and His attributes. This is a response to those who asked about Allah whether He is made of gold or silver or pearls. The epithets ahad and tawhid are both applied to Allah which are normally translated as ‘One’ but the word ahad includes an additional sense which signifies that Allah is beyond composition, plurality and resemblance, which means that He is neither composed of any elements, nor does He have any partner, nor has He any resemblance to anything. He comprises all the attributes of perfection and is free from, or above, or overrides all kinds of imperfections. ‘Allah’ is the personal name of that Necessary Being Whose non-existence is inconceivable. This verse directs and commands him to convey Allah’s message to mankind. The imperative qul (Say) is directly addressed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad SAW, thus indicating that he is Allah’s Prophet and Messenger. Verse 1 Say, (The truth is: Allah is One.) In another narration, the wordings are: “They will suffice him against every affliction.”]. the last two surahs of the Holy Qur’an) in morning and evening duas, they shall be sufficient for him.” □ Lastly, if you want to take it one step further you can go to the individual ayat pages where you’ll find the Quranic commentaries by Ibn Katheer and Abul Ala Maududi which expound on each verse in detail.“Anyone who recites Surah Al-Ikhlas and the mu’awwadhatain (i.e. (keyboard shortcuts, s=settings, t=tafsir, and q= Qur’an navigational menu). You can turn this feature off in the settings. □ Once you press play it will automatically scroll to the correct verse giving a hands-free experience so you can just focus on reading and don’t need to scroll. For faster navigation use the keyboard shortcuts spacebar, d, and/or arrow keys. □ You can listen to the MP3 audio of Surah Asrwith the beautiful recitation by Mishary Al-Alfasy, just press play. Currently, this includes Hindi, Urdu, and Malay. We’re also expanding to include more languages to help people understand these verses in their native tongue. □ For the knowledge seekers we’ve incorporated various respected English translations to help understand the meaning of each verse. □ Here you can read Surah Asr in Arabic text but for those not strong in reading Arabic, we’ve included the roman transliteration to help you with the pronunciation. Our mission is to make it easy to read and understand the Qur’an. It is said that although Surah Asr is one of the shortest Surahs of the Qur’an with 3 verses, it contains the core message of the Qur’an. It also touches on the importance of being righteous, going towards the truth, and practicing and encouraging Sabr (patience) among the ummah. This message of this Surah is a reminder that all human beings are in perpetual loss, except those who have strong imaan (faith). Sayyidna Ubaidullah Ibn Hisn (رض) reports that whenever two Companions of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) met, they would not part company until one of them had recited Surah Al-Asr in its entirety to the other It translates to mean the declining day referring to late afternoon. Surah Al-Asr is considered a Meccan surah which takes from the first word of the Surah. Indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
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