# Juz 27: The Night You Give Everything | Sh. Abu Bakr Zoud

**Author:** Dr. Omar Suleiman
**Series:** Qur’an 30 for 30 | Season 7
**Published:** 2026-03-16
**YouTube:** https://youtu.be/52HgWWGzEik
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-27
**Topics:** Faith, Quran

## Summary
This episode of Qur'an 30 for 30 covers Juz 19, featuring Ustadh Roohi Tahir alongside Shaykh Omar and Shaykh Abdullah. The discussion centers on the profound question of what gives a person value in the sight of Allah, anchored by the verse from Surah Al-Furqan: 'Say, what would my Lord care for you if not for your du'a?' [Al-Furqan 25:77]. The speakers explain that du'a is the outward manifestation of iman, and Ibn Abbas interpreted this verse to mean that it is one's faith that gives them worth before Allah. A key distinction is drawn between Allah's general love for all of creation and His specific love reserved for the believers — with iman being a gift Allah grants only to those He loves. The episode also explores Surah Al-Furqan's description of 'ibadur-Rahman (servants of the Most Merciful) and the verse 'Sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper' [Al-Furqan 25:31], emphasizing that hidayah (guidance) and nusrah (divine support) together empower believers to withstand any opposition. The discussion transitions to Surah An-Naml and the example of Prophet Sulayman (عليه السلام), who recognized his extraordinary blessings as a test and responded with gratitude, acknowledging 'whoever is grateful, is grateful for their own good, and whoever is ungrateful, my Lord is Self-Sufficient and Most Generous' [An-Naml 27:40]. The speakers connect these themes to contemporary suffering, particularly in Gaza and Palestine, affirming that Allah is with the believers in their hardship, and encouraging those in positions of privilege to reflect on how they use their blessings in service of others.

## Key Points
- Du'a is the manifestation of iman — you would not call upon Allah if you did not believe in Him, and it is what gives a person value in Allah's sight.
- Ibn Abbas interpreted 'if not for your du'a' [Al-Furqan 25:77] as meaning 'if not for your iman,' equating supplication with faith.
- Allah gives worldly blessings to both those He loves and those He does not love, but He grants iman only to those He loves — making faith the true marker of divine love.
- There is a general love of Allah for all creation and a specific, elevated love earned through faith and righteous action.
- The combination of Allah's hidayah (guidance) and nusrah (support) together is what empowers and protects believers against all forms of resistance and oppression.
- Every prophet faced enemies and tyrants — this is a universal principle — but Allah's guidance and help are always sufficient to overcome that resistance.
- Prophet Sulayman (عليه السلام) exemplifies the correct response to immense blessing: recognizing it as a test and responding with gratitude rather than arrogance or tyranny.
- Those in positions of privilege should reflect on how they use their blessings, knowing that even small sincere efforts are not wasted by Allah (Al-Karim).
- The steadfastness and resilience of those suffering the most intense oppression, such as in Gaza, is itself a sign of their connection to Allah through du'a and iman.
- Gratitude to Allah is ultimately for one's own benefit — 'whoever is grateful, is grateful for their own good' [An-Naml 27:40].

## Chapters
- 0:00 Introduction
- 3:35 The value of Laylatul Qadr
- 5:15 Remembering al-Tawwab
- 7:05 Overview of Juz 27
- 11:20 The dignity in submitting to Allah
- 14:03 Allah’s promises in this life and the next
- 18:04 Who is Al-Maleek, Al-Muqtadir?
- 31:05 Conclusion

## Transcript
**[0:00]** They will be in a seat of honor, in a place of truth. Paradise was called Maq'ad Sidq because they were people of truth. They were honest in their relationship with Allah 'azza wa jal. The only way to be honest with Allah is to prefer what Allah loves over that which you desire and that which you love.

**[0:26]** He is truly al-Karim. He gave you the provision in the first place and he's guaranteeing you not just a reward in the hereafter, but he's guaranteeing you as well that you will not be deprived or be deficient because of giving for his sake in this world.

**[0:42]** You should always ask yourself, is it possible for me to give more? Have I given more in this first night, the second night, the third night? So when after Ramadan is over, you feel a level of sakinah, you feel a level of tranquility knowing that you've pushed yourself.

**[0:57]** As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Dear brothers and sisters, welcome back to Quran 30 for 30. Alhamdulillah, Rabb al-'Alamin. We are in the 27th now and we know how special these moments are, how special these nights are.

**[1:16]** May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accept from us and allow us to be amongst those who observe Laylatul Qadr, who are forgiven for all of their sins and entered into the highest places of Paradise. Allahumma ameen. I want to remind you all insha'Allah ta'ala, please keep us in your du'a and also please on this night, this is actually the single most night in which we receive support for Yaqeen.

**[1:35]** It's that crucial insha'Allah ta'ala. So on this blessed night and all of the last ten are blessed and what might be Laylatul Qadr, please do insha'Allah ta'ala donate at the link below. Even if you've already donated insha'Allah ta'ala, please do support the work. We hope that you're seeing the benefit that is coming through this and we hope that you want to invest in it.

**[1:51]** Bi idhnillah ta'ala some more. Alhamdulillah Rabb al-'Alamin. Tonight we are joined by wallahi a beloved brother, beloved friend, Shaykh Abu Bakr Zoud from Australia. I've been wanting to have Shaykh Abu Bakr here for a very long time. I think he doesn't like Shaykh Abdullah Duru maybe.

**[2:06]** How long have you had, when was the first time you met Shaykh Abu Bakr? This is the first time we met, masha'Allah. Are you serious? Yeah, that's the first time I've seen him face to face, masha'Allah. I've had the blessing of knowing Shaykh Abu Bakr now for over a decade, I believe.

**[2:25]** The benefit from his work online is tremendous, alhamdulillah Rabb al-'Alamin. Sometimes I'll be thinking about talking about something and I'll find that you already covered it and covered it in much more depth than I could ever cover it. Shaykh Abu Bakr, Shaykh Abdullah brought it up right before we started

**[2:41]** that you were given ijazah by Shaykh Hudayfi. No, that happened in al-Madinah, subhanAllah. I remember when I first began my studies in al-Madinah in 2006, I approached Shaykh Hudayfi directly and I said to him,

**[2:56]** Shaykh, I am from Australia and I want to take an ijazah from you. So he said to me, what college are you in? Which college? I said, I'm in Kulliyat al-Lughah. I'm learning the Arabic language and afterwards I'm going to go to the faculty of Qur'an.

**[3:13]** So he said to me, in your fourth year, in the last year, come back to me. So I took that and after five years, so that's two years Arabic and then four years, three years of the college, I went to him and I said, Shaykh, you told me five years ago that I should come back to you in my last year of Kulliyat al-Qur'an.

**[3:31]** He looked at me like that and he said, join us in the halaqah after Maghrib. So I entered into the room and I began to recite on him from Surah al-Fatihah all the way until I finished Qur'an and I took an ijazah from him. Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah.

**[3:49]** Shaykh Abdullah, why do you love Shaykh Hudayfi so much, man? Masha'Allah, I mean, obviously his voice, his qira'ah and also his, masha'Allah, his integrity. His integrity as an individual, masha'Allah. May Allah bless him and preserve him, masha'Allah. He's known for that, masha'Allah.

**[4:04]** You know, subhanAllah, I had the blessing of meeting him once. This was many, many, many years ago. There was a brother that knew one of the imams of the haram. So he took me right back to that room where the imams are. Shaykh Hudayfi was like laying down, like he was like, you know, resting

**[4:22]** and he looks so like normal and humble, subhanAllah, and so welcoming and beautiful. Masha'Allah, after salah, you see him tilt his, walks around and does dhikr, beautiful. SubhanAllah.

**[4:37]** Shaykh Abu Bakr, as we are in the 27th, I want you to think of a nasiha that maybe you don't hear many people talk about, like a forgotten point or a subtle point of pursuing Laylatul Qadr that you don't hear in many lectures, but you would tell someone like a very specific advice for these last 10 nights.

**[4:55]** You know, there's something, if it's anything, it's one thing I came across from the works of Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, rahimahullah. He mentioned that there are about 40 opinions as to when Laylatul Qadr is.

**[5:11]** And he said one of the most odd and strangest opinions is that it could be found any night of the year. So Laylatul Qadr is not limited and restricted to Ramadan and to the last 10 nights.

**[5:26]** A very odd opinion suggests that Laylatul Qadr could be any night of the year. He said, and if that was the case, it'd be worth it to get up every night of the year to seek the reward of Laylatul Qadr. He then said, imagine when we definitely know

**[5:43]** and it is authentically been reported that it is in Ramadan and most specifically the last 10 nights of Ramadan. So I found that very powerful because now, imagine if it was anywhere during the year, it'd be worth getting up every night.

**[6:00]** How about now when you know it's limited, it's in 10 nights, that should give you enough motivation and energy to get up and do ihya, bring the night to life, just like Nabi sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did through as-salat and continue that energy until the last day of Ramadan.

**[6:19]** Another question for you, Shaykh. What's the name of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that comes to your heart right now? Is there a favorite name of Allah right now to you that you're calling upon, that you feel an attachment to? If there's a name to choose, it would be Ism Allah at-Tawwab.

**[6:34]** Ism Allah at-Tawwab. Acceptor of repentance. Tawwab, the one who accepts the repentance and enables the slaves to repent. This is the last name of Allah 'azza wa jal that was revealed in the Qur'an

**[6:51]** because the last surah as a whole to be revealed was Surat an-Nasr. And Surat an-Nasr concluded with this name of Allah 'azza wa jal. فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا

**[7:06]** Allah 'azza wa jal left and then after that just a few ayat came down and the Qur'an was finished. So Allah 'azza wa jal left us with His last name, at-Tawwab, and no name of Allah was mentioned after this ayah.

**[7:22]** Beautiful. It's a beautiful matter to reflect over and to ponder over that Allah 'azza wa jal is reminding us at the end of the Qur'an, I am at-Tawwab. So no matter where you are in life, always return and seek forgiveness

**[7:38]** and seek the mercy of Allah 'azza wa jal and Allah 'azza wa jal's promise is إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا He accepts at-Tawwab and He will return back to you with love and compassion and mercy and kindness and forgiveness.

**[7:54]** May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless you. May Allah 'azza wa jal accept our repentance. SubhanAllah, it's a small fa'idah that I did not know. So I learned something and truly benefit. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accept our repentance, enable it and accept it. Allahumma ameen. Mashayikh, I want to give a quick overview of a theme in Juz 27.

**[8:14]** One thing I noticed, subhanAllah, in Juz 26, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says, يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ O people, إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم We created you مِن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا We made you into male and female, nations and tribes,

**[8:32]** so that you may get to know one another. In Juz 27, وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ I did not create jinn and man except to worship me. So it says, subhanAllah, in Juz 26, in Surah al-Hujurat, the purpose of the differentiation of humanity is made clear.

**[8:51]** لِتَعَارَفُوا So that you may get to know one another. The Creator created us that way, so that we may get to know one another. And in Surah adh-Dhariyat, in Juz 27, the purpose of creation as a whole, the creation of man as a whole, is to worship Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,

**[9:06]** is to serve Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And Allah 'azza wa jal says, مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ I do not want any provision from them, nor do I need them to feed me. And if you think about what we seek, and why we even display virtue,

**[9:22]** that sometimes virtue comes with an agenda. The agenda is that you will get some sort of benefit from serving this person, from being nice to this person. Perhaps they'll remember you later on. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is al-Ghani al-Hamid.

**[9:39]** Allah 'azza wa jal is completely self-sufficient, free of need, free of the need of praise, free of the need of provision. And he says, I don't want anything from them in terms of rizq. I don't need any provision, any type of food from them. إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ

**[9:56]** Verily, Allah alone is the supreme provider, the Lord of all power, and the Almighty, subhanahu wa ta'ala. Something very interesting though, another connection. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is saying, I do not need from them anything. I don't need from them rizq. But then you come to Surah al-Hadid,

**[10:12]** Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says, مَن ذَا الَّذِي يُقْرِضُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ وَلَهُ أَجْرٌ كَرِيمٌ Who will loan to Allah a beautiful loan, and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, as a result of that, will increase it, will multiply that, and he will have an honorable reward.

**[10:29]** So it's just this beautiful demonstration of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala not needing you, but speaking to you in terms that are so dignifying. These are such dignifying terms. Who's going to loan Allah a loan?

**[10:46]** He gave you the provision in the first place. He gave you existence in the first place. He gave you the means to seek the means. And he's guaranteeing you not just a reward in the hereafter, but he's guaranteeing you as well that you will not be deprived or be deficient

**[11:02]** because of giving for his sake in this world. It's an incredible trend, subhanAllah, throughout this juz. He is truly al-Karim, truly al-Karim. And one of the extensions of him being al-Karim, right, is not just his gift giving

**[11:18]** and his bestowal of generosity, but that karam is nobility, right? He is noble subhanahu wa ta'ala. And when you seek his noble face, then Allah 'azza wa jal makes you noble. And it's such a dignifying way of submission and command.

**[11:36]** Not a way that humiliates, not a way that puts us down, but still puts us in our place. Like it's such a powerful trend and theme throughout this juz. And it's so fitting subhanAllah to the 27th, right? Where like Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala does not need us to stand up at night,

**[11:52]** tonight all over the world and call upon him. And Allah did not need to incentivize our forgiveness with a lifetime of good deeds on top of it. But he does so. Al-Karim. SubhanAllah. And subhanAllah. Even though the du'a is in al-Karim, right?

**[12:08]** But we naturally, we pair al-Karim, right? 'Cause it's, he forgives. And he's noble. Yeah. SubhanAllah. From his generosity is his willingness and his capacity to forgive and to pardon, despite all that we've done. So I'd love to hear your thoughts first and foremost

**[12:24]** on the juz, on this notion. And then insha'Allah ta'ala we get into a very specific verse that we want to ask you about, Shaykh. Bismillah. It's really, I like how you mentioned the dignity and how an 'abd, the goal is to really find dignity in being an 'abd.

**[12:39]** Dignity in submission. Dignity in striving to be vulnerable to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Especially as you mentioned, as Ibn al-Qayyim rahimahullah mentioned, you know, the particular qawl, that if it could be on any night of the year, but particularly it's the 10 nights that has been in muttafaq,

**[12:54]** when agreed by the scholars, and particularly these last 10 nights is when fa yataharraw fiha, right? So you should really seek this night, this night of Laylatul Qadr. And it's that night where you give everything. And I think it's so beautiful within the shari'ah

**[13:10]** in and of itself, that one finds dignity in the shari'ah as a whole, but then particularly in these last 10 nights, particularly possibly this night as well, that one goes beyond their capabilities. When you see that there's these 10 nights

**[13:25]** and that there's times where you should push yourself, you should always ask yourself, is it possible for me to give more? Have I given more in this first night, the second night, the third night? To where when after Ramadan is over, you feel a level of sakinah,

**[13:41]** you feel a level of tranquility, knowing that you've pushed yourself. I think when it comes to Ramadan, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala always wants us to push ourselves in general, but then he gives you a timeframe, which is like, look, you really have to push yourself in these 10 nights.

**[13:57]** And there's so many opportunities for you to do so many different things within these 10 nights, reading the Qur'an, being good to your neighbor. He was on his best manners and manners being that which is the khuluq

**[14:12]** with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And from that is doing actions of gratitude. And I think the more one does that, the more the individual finds dignity in who they are and dignity in what they represent. And when they do that, that feeling of dignity is a reward

**[14:28]** from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, which increases them to do more actions of khayr. And that is the process of iman and the process of doing good deeds, subhanAllah. It's very, very important to always look at ourselves and look at what we're doing

**[14:44]** and allow that to serve as a motivation for us to ask those questions and have the introspection to where when we start again the next day, what's something that I can do that makes me better than before? And that whole process of the muhasabah and the muraqabah and pushing oneself in the mujahidah

**[15:00]** is where the Muslim hopefully, hopefully finds dignity in that. That's what I think is very, very important. Yeah, that's a great reflection. I mean, Sheikh Omar was speaking about the purpose of why Allah 'azza wa jal created mankind and jinn kind.

**[15:16]** Allah 'azza wa jal created mankind, jinn kind for no other reason, but they worship Him. And then you mentioned as well the mujahidah that a person is supposed to put in his life, struggle against his nafs to worship Allah 'azza wa jal and be consistent and steadfast upon that.

**[15:32]** And this is why Juz' 27 is very important. Juz' 27 is extremely important for the believer to have a continual relationship with this Juz'. Why? Because when we look at Juz' 27 and we want to observe what is the theme of Juz' 27,

**[15:50]** what is the central message of all the surahs that are in Juz' 27? So that's Surat adh-Dhariyat, at-Tur, an-Najm, al-Qamar, ar-Rahman, al-Waqi'ah, al-Hadid. The theme is about Allah's promises

**[16:05]** in this life and in the afterlife. That's the theme of Juz' 27, Juz' adh-Dhariyat. So from the very beginning, from Surat adh-Dhariyat, we will find Allah's promises in this life and in the afterlife. When He says,

**[16:20]** إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ The Muttaqeen, verily they will be in jannah, many gardens, and in rivers. In Surat at-Tur, إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ And then we move on surah by surah. They are all speaking about Allah's promises for the believers in the afterlife.

**[16:38]** It is the paradise and the promise for the disbelievers. It is Jahannam. إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ Surat ar-Rahman also comes and gives us an entire passage about the paradise, about the hellfire. The surah before that speaks about the Day of Judgment coming and so on.

**[16:54]** So now we ask ourselves the question, why do we have to read Allah's promises? Why do we have to read about the afterlife in order to prepare for it? You will not have energy to prepare for the afterlife if you don't know about Allah's promises.

**[17:13]** So therefore, we need to read Juz' adh-Dhariyat. We need to remain connected because we read about the afterlife and as a result, the purpose of this is for us to prepare for it. And the greatest disaster and the greatest trouble we have in this day and age

**[17:32]** is that people are heedless concerning the afterlife. They are not preparing for it. Allah 'azza wa jalla said, اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُعْرِضُونَ People's accountability has come close. اقْتَرَبَ It's come so close.

**[17:48]** He didn't say قَرُبَ لِلنَّاسِ قَرُبَ would mean that the accountability has come close. اقْتَرَبَ means it has come so close. And this is an ayah 1,400 years ago. So imagine how close the accountability is.

**[18:03]** But the sad reality is Allah 'azza wa jalla says, وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُعْرِضُونَ And mankind are drowning in heedlessness. They are surrounded by heedlessness. So this is the disease of this day and age.

**[18:19]** Why are they in heedlessness? Because they're not reading about Allah's promises. They're not reading Juz' adh-Dhariyat. They're not reading Allah's promises of what will happen in the afterlife and what happened on earth for people that did not prepare for the afterlife and took this matter as a joke.

**[18:34]** So that's the point and that is the theme of this Juz'. I got lost in what you were saying. Incredible. I think Juz' 27, it's not just that. It's almost like وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

**[18:52]** From the promises of Allah? Even as you think about the idea of the promise of Allah, وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ  It's incredible. And it really is in every surah. Specific question now.

**[19:08]** When Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is talking about the fall of nations and people falling to their lowest. And then Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentions فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ The loftiest position.

**[19:24]** With two names that are incredibly rare. You know, Maalik. You know, Malik. Maleek, right? Incredible, right? Like it's the most intense manifestation of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's kingship and His dominion.

**[19:40]** Muqtadir. You know Qaadir, Qadeer. Al-Muqtadir. Right? Such a rare thing. Like He is all powerful and He has the power to execute His powers. And Allah is offering you a position there. Can you talk about the significance of contrasting

**[19:55]** the promise of the fall of nations to the promise of a high position that we know that none of us would deserve by our actions? No, no. So these two ayat belong to the end of Surat al-Qamar. And pretty much if you wanted to know the theme of a surah,

**[20:13]** you can do that in two ways. One of two ways. Either you look at the introduction, the very few ayat at the beginning and they can tell you what the theme of the surah is, what you're going to expect in the surah. And another way is to just look at the surah and if there is an ayah that is repeated in it,

**[20:30]** then that most likely gives away that theme. And if we look at Surat al-Qamar, there are two ayat that are repeated often in the surah. And that is, قول الله تعالى فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُدَّكِرٍ

**[20:48]** فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ Allah 'azza wa jal asks, how severe and intense was My punishment and My warnings towards previous nations? And then He says, وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ We made the Qur'an easy to ponder over,

**[21:05]** to recite, to reflect, to apply in your life. فَهَلْ مِن مُدَّكِرٍ Is there anyone who will take heed and take by this Qur'an and live by this Qur'an? So when we read this and we see it almost appearing four times in the surah, we know that the theme of Surat al-Qamar

**[21:21]** is about previous nations and Allah's destruction upon previous nations and His warnings to them. And then this surah as well from its themes is upon the Qur'an in your life. For indeed if you do,

**[21:36]** your ending would be إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ We'll come to those ayat. And so when you look at the beginning of the surah, Allah 'azza wa jal begins the surah all the way until the end.

**[21:52]** There's nothing positive. It's all about previous nations and the destruction of those previous nations. Allah 'azza wa jal begins with the nation of Nuh and what He did to them. Then He speaks about 'Aad and how He destroyed 'Aad. Then He speaks about Thamud

**[22:08]** and what they did and how He destroyed them. Then He speaks about Qawm Lut and how He destroyed them. And then He speaks about Fir'awn in two ayat وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُ The people of Fir'awn. Fir'awn himself. My warnings came to him.

**[22:24]** They reached him, all of them. كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا Look at the arrogance. Look at the deviance against Allah. He lied and he rejected all the nine ayat that Allah sent to him. فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ

**[22:39]** And We took them and grabbed them and destroyed them. The destruction of the All-Powerful. The One Who is able and capable to do all things. Doesn't matter how powerful this nation was and how powerful they claimed to be. Al-Muqtadir got rid of them.

**[22:55]** And the entire surah is like this. It's all about destruction and punishment. And the only hope are the last two ayat in the surah. The last two ayat are the only hope in the surah. Allah 'azza wa jal says إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ

**[23:12]** Al-Muttaqeen, the pious, righteous ones. They will be in jannah, many, many gardens. وَنَهَرٍ Or get to nahr. But this ayah here, it is a contrast of what was mentioned before. Right before these ayat, Allah said

**[23:27]** إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ The Mujrimin, the criminals, the wrongdoers that exist in every time and every space. There were Mujrimin in the time of Nuh. There were Mujrimin in the time of 'Aad.

**[23:42]** There were Mujrimin in the time of Salih. And there were Mujrimin in the time of the Nabi ﷺ. And even in this day and age, there are Mujrimin. There are criminals, there are wrongdoers. These Mujrimin, Allah said, they are فِي ضَلَالٍ.

**[23:58]** They are in misguidance in this worldly life. All their actions are actions of deviance, are actions of rebellion, actions of transgression. And in the afterlife, وَسُعُرٍ They will be in a raging, burning fire.

**[24:14]** In contrast to that, Allah 'azza wa jal now He says إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ Because at the same time, on the same earth, there were Mujrimin. Opposite to them, there were Muttaqeen. Can you believe? On an earth, in where there were people

**[24:31]** that committed the worst of crimes against Allah and the creation of Allah. On the same earth, there were people that were described as Muttaqeen, worshipped Allah 'azza wa jal, and understood their purpose in life.

**[24:46]** Al-Muttaqeen are the pious ones. Those that were patient with Allah's command. And they were patient with calamities they faced in life. And they were patient when it came to keep away from prohibitions. إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ

**[25:01]** These people that shared this earth with the Mujrimin, that were victims to the crimes of the Mujrimin. What keeps them alive? What gives them hope? What allows them to keep bearing

**[25:16]** the difficulties and troubles they face in life? Nothing but to focus on Allah's promise. فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ Wallahi, brothers and sisters in Islam, Sheikh Omar Rana, I benefited something from you many months ago.

**[25:31]** You tweeted something very short, and it had a profound effect on me. You put words and you said, the unbearable pains of this worldly life could only be bearable if we always recall and focus

**[25:47]** on the promise of Allah 'azza wa jal for the believers in the afterlife. And it's so true. How can I remain a Muttaqi in this day and age? How can I remain patient upon the suffering and the calamities that I experience? How can I remain patient upon Allah 'azza wa jal's command?

**[26:04]** The only way to do that is to keep your eyes on the prize, and that is جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ Gardens. وَالنَّهَرِ He did not say أَنْهَار. أَنْهَار means rivers. But نَهَرٍ is a word that carries many meanings.

**[26:21]** They say أُخِذَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ وَالنَّهَرُ هُوَ السَّعَةُ So an-nahr here means they would enjoy rivers. They would enjoy brightness. There's light. When they were in this worldly life,

**[26:36]** they experienced gloominess, darkness, injustice, oppression. But over there, there is nahr. There is light, brightness. And nahr also as-sa'ah And there you are going to experience and enjoy a vast range of fruits and enjoyments

**[26:54]** and a spacious land that Allah 'azza wa jal gives them. And then Sheikh Omar, even better than all of this, Allah 'azza wa jal, He said فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ

**[27:09]** This ayah, the final ayah, is a reward much better than what was mentioned. What was mentioned was al-Jannat wa an-nahr Here He now said فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ They will be in a seat of honor,

**[27:24]** in a place of truth. Allahu Akbar And the paradise was called مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ because they were people of truth. They were honest people. They were honest in their relationship with Allah Azawajal.

**[27:39]** And they met Allah Azawajal with honesty in their heart. And how does a person become honest with Allah? The only way to be honest with Allah is to prefer what Allah loves over that which you desire and that which you love.

**[27:56]** And we face these decisions every day of our life. Every day you're in bed and adhan al-Fajr is being called, you have a choice. You can either prefer what you want over what Allah wants and stay sleeping.

**[28:11]** Or you can prefer what Allah wants over what you want and you get up and you do what you were speaking about. Sheikh Abdullah, مُجَاهَدَةُ النَّفْس And waking up and being from among the believers that established صلاة الفجر. And this is how to be from الصادقين

**[28:28]** to earn مقعد صدق. And then finally Allah Azawajal He inspires us and says that seat of honor is not going to be just next to some random king in this worldly life

**[28:44]** or someone that you loved in this worldly life. It's not going to be next to your parents or next to your father and mother that you probably truly loved. لا, it is going to be عند مليك مقتدر That seat of honor is going to be near, عند meaning near

**[29:01]** مليك مقتدر الله أكبر المليك is a beautiful name of Allah والمقتدر is a beautiful name of Allah The name of Allah المليك it's two names it's a combination of two names it's a combination of المالك والملك

**[29:19]** الملك is the king الملك is the one who possesses the authority to command and prohibit that's الملك, the king you know they say that the highest authority in the land

**[29:35]** is a ملك, is a king and the king, his word is law so الملك, Allah Azawajal his word is law he commands and he prohibits in the Qur'an then we have المالك المالك is the one who governs his creation

**[29:51]** with his word and actions that's المالك so he does whatever he wants with his creation so when Allah Azawajal sends a calamity upon the believers that's because he's المالك he does what he wants with his property now putting these two names together

**[30:07]** gives you المليك the sovereign the ultimate sovereign and the ultimate king where he has no one above him and he's the one who commands and prohibits عند مليك and finally مقتدر

**[30:22]** والمقتدر is the one who has the power and ability to do whatever he wants it's also a combination of القادر والقدير القادر is القادر means

**[30:37]** that Allah does what he wills and if he doesn't will something he doesn't do it يعني القادر is the one who decrees what he wants to do القدير is the one who does what he decrees فعال لما يريد يعني

**[30:52]** he does what he wants والمقتدر is a combination between his name القادر والقدير فالمقتدر and what is beautiful in a final reflection here is this this name المقتدر came two times in this surah

**[31:07]** one time it was mentioned as a name of Allah when he punished when he said وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرِ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ

**[31:22]** when Fir'awn denied and rejected the ayat Allah عز و جل he said that he took him and seized him and punished him the punishment of a mighty powerfully able to do all things the same name

**[31:38]** that he spoke about when he unleashed his punishment upon the perpetrators and the criminals was the very same name he used when he rewarded the believers with the paradise and he said عند مليك مقتدر teaching us that

**[31:53]** the same مقتدر that punished is the same مقتدر that rewarded المتقين and the believers you may think how so? the next surah الرحمن because he's the only Subhanallah JazakAllahu khair Sheikh Abubakar

**[32:08]** he took us on a journey I know that Sheikh Abdullah is deeply moved as I am and I'm sure many of those who are watching may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accept from you may Allah Azawajal grant us that position عند مليك مقتدر with our Habib صلى الله عليه وسلم please dear brothers

**[32:23]** and sisters in this 27th night keep us in your du'a inshallah ta'ala we ask for your support and we ask that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gather us all and forgive us for our sins اللهم آمين بارك الله فيكم والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

**[32:41]** you

## Other Episodes in "Qur’an 30 for 30 | Season 7"
- [Juz 30: Love Al-Razzaq More Than Rizq | Sh. Navaid Aziz](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-30.md)
- [Juz 29: Your Spiritual Report Card  | Dr. Nazir Khan](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-29.md)
- [Juz 28: How To Truly Be Conscious of Allah | Dr. Jinan Yousef](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-28.md)
- [Juz 26: Don’t Run From Struggle | Sh. Mikaeel Smith](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-26.md)
- [Juz 25: God Is Not A Mystery | Sh. Ibrahim Hindy](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-25.md)
- [Juz 24: Candid Conversations with Allah | Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-24.md)
- [Juz 23: Facing Your Trials With Honor | Dr. Farah Islam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-23.md)
- [Juz 22: Appreciating Muhammad ﷺ | Sh. Omar Hajjaj](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-22.md)
- [Juz 21: Allah Is The Author of History | Sr. Sarah Sultan](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-21.md)
- [Juz 20: Allah’s Loud and Silent Revelations | Sh. Hisham Abu Yusuf](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-20.md)
- [Juz 19: What Makes You Valuable to Allah? | Ust. Roohi Tahir](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-19.md)
- [Juz 18: The Qur’an Is A Cure | Dr. Tesneem Alkiek](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-18.md)
- [Juz 17: When Allah Chooses You, How Will You Respond? | Sh. Yousef Wahb](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-17.md)
- [Juz 16: Can You Be Patient With Allah? | Ust. Lobna Mulla](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-16.md)
- [Juz 15: Join the Heavens in Glorifying Allah | Sh. Mohamud Mohamed](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-15.md)
- [Juz 14: The Surah of Blessings | Ust. Taimiyyah Zubair](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-14.md)
- [Juz 13: What Is 1% of Allah’s Mercy? | Dr. Mohamed AbuTaleb](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-13.md)
- [Juz 12: Allah Is Not Far | Sh. Omar Hedroug](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-12.md)
- [Juz 11: Stop Playing Games | Dr. Ovamir Anjum](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-11.md)
- [Juz 10: When Allah Goes To War For You | Dr. Suleiman Hani](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-10.md)
- [Juz 9: How To Memorize Allah’s Names | Dr. Haifaa Younis](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-9.md)
- [Juz 8: Whose Validation Do You Need? | Sh. Shabbir Hassan](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-8.md)
- [Juz 7: They Know Al-Lateef in Gaza | Dr. Farhan Abdul Azeez](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-7.md)
- [Juz 6: Signs of A Hypocrite | Sh. Asim Khan](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-6.md)
- [Juz 5: You Can’t Fight Fire with Fire | Ust. Fatima Lette](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-5.md)
- [Juz 4: The Final Moments of This Life | Ahmad Hraichie ( The Muslim Undertaker)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-4.md)
- [Juz 3: How The Qur’an Makes You Rich | Dr. Tahir Wyatt](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-3.md)
- [Juz 2: The Lord of Rituals | Mufti Menk](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-2.md)
- [Juz 1: Allah’s Names in the Qur’an | Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-1-mohammad-elshinawy.md)
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