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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
‫ص‬
َ‫ُس ۡو َر ُۃ الۡ َع ر‬
(By the passage of time) ‫ص‬
‫• َو الۡ َع ۡ ر‬
(Indeed man is in loss)‫• را َّن ا ۡ رۡلن ۡ َس َان لَ رف ۡی ُخ ۡس‬
(Except) ‫را َّۡل‬
(Those who believed) ‫ َّ راَّل ۡی َن ٰا َمنُ ۡوا‬.1
( And they did righteous deeds ) ‫ َو َ رَعلُ ۡوا ٰالص رل ٰح رت‬.2
(And they directed each other with truth) ‫ َوتَ َو َاص ْوا رِبلْ َح رق‬.3
(And they directed each other with patience) ‫ َوتَ َو َاص ْوا رِب َّلص ْ رْب‬.4
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
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Penniless
Homeless
Friendless
Unknown
Dishonoured
Starving
And may be not
(By the passage of time) ‫ص‬
‫َو الۡ َع ۡ ر‬
Al-’Asr
• Time
• Period
that
passes
quickly
Meaning
Time bears witness
that….
ۡ
‫ر‬
َ
‫ر‬
‫ر‬
ۡ
‫ا َّن ا ۡلن َس َان لف ۡی ُخ ۡس‬
(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
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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
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َّ
‫ر‬
ٰ
‫ر‬
‫اۡل اَّل ۡی َن ا َمنُ ۡوا‬
(Except those who believed)
belief in:
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Allah (swt)
Prophets
Books
Life after death
Day of Judgement
Reward and punishment
Hell and Jannah
‫َو َ رَعلُ ۡوا ٰالص رل ٰح رت‬
( And they did
righteous deeds )
righteous deeds
belief
Can
you
guess
his
belief?
hers ?
theirs?
And
What about
yours?
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There
are two
types of
Muslims
Muslims by name
Non practicing
Muslims
• Muslims by deeds
Disbeleivers in
• Practicing Muslims
Allah (swt)’s book
• True Muslims in
Allah (swt)’s book
Your
deeds
indicate
your
identity
Do you believe that
• Allah (swt) exists?
• He is All-Seeing, All-Hearing, AllKnowing?
• He will take full account of all our deeds?
• He will punish us and reward us?
A Muslim just
in name
What does it
mean?
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‫َوتَ َو َاص ْوا رِبل َح رق‬
And they
direct
each
other
with truth
Meaning
Teaching good & stopping
people from sins
‫َوتَ َو َاص ْوا رِب َّلص ْ رْب‬
They direct
each other
with patience
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
faith.”
degree of
At least repel it !
Are your ways different
from the norm?
If yes
Two things can happen
They
Theytell
tellyou
Allah (swt) tells
you
When in Rome,
do as the
Romans do
Even in Rome,
do as the
Muslims do
you
Faith
Directing
each other
to patience
Doing
righteous
deeds
Directing
each other
to truth
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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