surah al-’asr. one of the earliest surahs of the qur-an

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)

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