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Surah Al-’Asr
One of the earliest surahs of the Qur-an
One of the shortest surahs of the Qur-an
It is very simple and easy to understand
Four fundamental points about this Surah
ر� ص� ص� ل� ۃ ا ص� ل ۃ�ر�• ص� ع� ص� (By the passage of time) ع اص��• خ� ص� ر� ع� ع� ع�ا ص� ر� ص� ع�� ا (Indeed man is in loss)را
ع��� (Except )راص�ا• خ� ع� اا ع� ص� �ر �� ع ( Those who believed )ا•�ر �ا ر� ا�� ص�ا ا� خ� ر ع! And they did righteous ) ع
deeds ) ر�"• �ع ل� ر$ا ل�ا ع% ع�ا ع& And they directed each)ع
other with truth )ر� • ل' ع�� ر$ا� ل�ا ع% ع�ا ع& And they directed each)ع
other with patience )
This surah alone is enough for man’s guidance
•Those who believed
•And they did righteous deeds
•And they directed each other with truth
•And they directed each other with patience
We all have a
criterion of
success and
failure
worldly criterion of success
& failure
&
wealth
property
status
honour
fame
power
All but few run after it
But
Surah Al-’Asr tells us something
different
Criterion of man’s success & failure is:
His belief
Is a righteous deed indeed
Directing each other with truth
Directing each other with patience
A person who doesn’t possess the above qualities is unsuccessful
Though he might be
A billionaire and have: high status Position Power Kingship
A successful person might be
• Penniless
• Homeless
• Friendless
• Unknown
• Dishonoured
• Starving
And may be not
)By the passage of time( ر� ص� ع� ص� ع ا
Al-’Asr
• Time
• Period that passes quickly
Time bears witness that….
Meaning
ص�� خ� ص� ر� ع� ع� ع�ا ص� ر� ص� ع�� ا را )Indeed man is in loss(
Not a monetary loss of a few millions
Complete
destruction
What is Complete Destruction?
Problems in this world
And Hell in the Hereafter
Exception Ones who • Have belief
• Do righteous deeds
• Direct each other with truth
• Direct each other with patience
Even one thing
missing in your life
can cause destruction
.
ص�ا خ� ع� اا ع� ص� �ر �� ع ع��� ا را )Except those who believed(
belief in:• Allah (swt)
• Prophets
• Books
• Life after death
• Day of Judgement
• Reward and punishment
• Hell and Jannah
�ر �ا ر� ا�� ص�ا ا� خ� ر ع! ع ) And they did
righteous deeds (
righteous deeds belief
Can you
guess his
belief?
hers ?
theirs?
And What about
yours?
There are two types of Muslims
• Muslims by deeds• Practicing Muslims• True Muslims in
Allah (swt)’s book
• Muslims by name• Non practicing
Muslims• Disbeleivers in
Allah (swt)’s book
Your deeds
indicate
your identity
• Allah (swt) exists?
• He is All-Seeing, All-Hearing, All-Knowing?
• He will take full account of all our deeds?
• He will punish us and reward us?
Do you believe that
A Muslim just in name
What does it mean?
And they direct each other with truth
ل�ا ع% ع�ا ع& ع"� ر �ع ل� ر$ا
Meaning Teaching good & stopping
people from sins
They direct
each other
with patience
ر� ل' ع�� ر$ا� ل�ا ع% ع�ا ع& ع
patience truth
Advice is usually disliked by people
They frown
They can be curt
This is a real test of your patience
We get influenced by our environment
And influence it too
But how can I change it
alone?
Remember
Interpretation of Hadith “If any one of you observes a vice, it is his duty to
change it by force. If he is not able to do so , he should protest against it
verbally.
If he does not posses even this much of courage, his
heart should regard it as bad, and he should regret that he could not stop it,
and this is the weakest degree of faith.”
At least repel it !
Are your ways different from the norm?
If yes
Two things can happen
They tell you
Allah (swt) tells you
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
Even in Rome, do as the Muslims do
They tell you
The minimum conditions for salvation
This is just
Passing Grade
Anything less would be failure
False notions in society
• Just saying the kalimah is enough for salvation
• Spreading the word of Allah (swt) is not an obligation
• Religion is a personal matter
• We must mind our own business
Surah Al-’Asr are The words of Allah (swt)
It’s timeto