Why Are Humans Created from Haste?
Tafseer of Surat Al-Anbiya: The Meccans' Mockery and Human Nature of Haste
Summary
In this episode of Tafseer Surat Al-Anbiya, Sh. Ali Mashhour explains the Quranic verses addressing the antagonism faced by Prophet Muhammad. The Meccans mocked the Prophet, claiming he would die and they would inherit the earth, forgetting that they too are mortal. The Sheikh elaborates on the concept that all souls must experience death and that Allah tests humanity with both good and evil. The lecture emphasizes how the disbelievers would mock the Prophet regarding his message against their idols, demonstrating their rejection of the remembrance of Al-Rahman. A significant portion focuses on the verse stating that humans are created from haste, explaining this as an exaggerated expression of humanity's inherent nature to be hasty. The Sheikh clarifies that this is a metaphorical statement about human psychology rather than physical composition, and addresses the context where disbelievers mockingly demanded the Day of Resurrection be hastened upon them.
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That the prophet he's going to die and so you'll be rid of him sooner or later. This is what the prophet antagonist would say. And they forgot themselves in this statement. Because yes he will pass away. As he did. But that doesn't mean that they will inherit the inherit the earth and and live on after him forever. They will pass away as well. And so, while that statement is correct, it is deficient in the sense of being applicable to them. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says, and we have not given any human being before you. Eternity to live on this Earth. Eternity in the hereafter is agreed upon. And so if you die, will they then live on for eternity? The answer is of course no. This is a rhetorical question. He then says, that which means each, soul, each individual shall have an experience of death. we will test you with evil and good and to us you shall return. Allah.
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This the individual? Is this the one who? So blatantly mentions your gods aside from Allah. Meaning that they're saying they're claiming that they are gods that they worship aside from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that these gods are high and of high stature and so when they would see the prophet they would try to demean him and try to poke fun at him and mock him saying is this the one who mentions your gods in a negative light? Any more right does he have to mention your gods in a negative light? Yet, they forget themselves elves with this statement and they are turned away from the remembrance of Al Rahman and they disbelieve in al Rahman. Subhanahu wa ta'ala. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says The human being has been created from haste I will show you my signs and my miracles. So, do not hasten me. This statement, the human being has been created from haste. This is this sentence is structured in the way that this is structured is in an exaggerated sense To articulate that the human being's nature to be hasty and for a person too learn to be other to be otherwise, excuse me for a person to be otherwise, to not be hasteful, person has to learn this as a skill and to discipline himself, to not be hasty, and they will never be completely rid of haste. This will always be an element in the human being's life. Because Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala tells us here, the human being has been created from haste. Obviously, we see in other places in the Quran, the human being has been created from clay, from dirt, from dust. This is what the is literally created from. However, as a way of articulating just how deeply rooted haste and being hasty is into the human psyche, into the human mind. It's as if the human being has physically been created from haste. And so, this is the person's nature. And to change this, takes much discipline. Allah sub Allah is saying, the human being has been created from haste. This is a response to them when they would say to the prophet in a mocking town. Make thee hour, the day of resurrection start now. If you're telling the truth, then, make the day of resurrection commence right now, right? Let us be punished now. If you're truly a prophet, let the let the sky fall on us now and let the earth swallow us up and all of these kinds of things. They would say these things in a mockery, in mocking the prophet in a very antagon way and so Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said the human being has been created from haste. I will show you my signs. So, do not hasten me. that is enough for today.