Surah 76: al-Insan سورة الإنسان by Mohammad Siddiq Minshawi

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Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. We thank Allah for the blessing of Islam and humbly ask Him to raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad, his kind Al and Companions, and to protect his nation from that which he fears for it. May Allah grant us the sincere intentions and the proper comprehension.

{لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ}

This means Adam and his offspring will face the hardships of this life and the hereafter. The adjuration ends here and the answer statement that reveals its subject matter begins here. Allah adjures by whatever He willed among His creations to draw our attention to their grand status. Al-insan (الإنْسَانَ) here is used for the humankind, that is, refers to Adam and his offspring. Al-Bukhariyy said: Fi kabad (فِي كَبَدٍ) means into hardships. Ibn ^Abbas said it means toil. Al-Hasan said: He faces the hardships of this life and the Hereafter.

Al-Qurtubiyy said:

"Our scholars said that the first hardship man encounters is the cutting off of his umbilical cord followed by the hardship of being strapped into cloths, then the hardship of nursing, without which he would die, then the hardship of teething and movement of his tongue, then he is weaned, which is harder on him than hitting. He encounters circumcision, pain, and grief. He encounters the strictures of his teacher, the policy of his moralizer, and the strong presence of his tutor. Then he encounters marriage and its obligations. He is occupied with children, servants, and soldiers. He builds houses and palaces. Then he faces old age, with accompanying knee and foot pains. One faces many calamities too lengthy to enumerate: eye, ear, tooth, and headaches. He has financial responsibilities and faces the burden of debt. He might be beaten, or imprisoned. Every day that passes one faces calamities and hardships. After all of that he faces death. Then the questioning by the two angels, the closing in of the grave and its darkness, the Resurrection and facing his deeds--and until he ends up in Paradise or in Hellfire. Had the matter been ones own choice one would not have chosen all of these hardships. This signifies that the human being has a Creator who manages him and decreed for him these situations. So let one submit to the orders of the Creator."

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  • mashALLAH this is the best rectior i like this sheik as well as the otherssubhanALLAH thanks forthe upload you did a 100% good thumpsup if this was heart touching please

  • ALLAHU AKBAR!

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