HAVING SPOKEN ABOUT THE HAPPY PEOPLE OF PARADISE and the wretched ones in hell, the surah says: "The Day when We shall roll up the heavens as a recorder rolleth up a written scroll. As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it. (It is) a promise (binding) upon Us. Lo! We are to perform it "(104). Thus human history and life on earth shall be brought to an end.
The surah goes on to say: "And verily we have written in the Scripture [ Psalms of David ], after the Reminder: My righteous slaves will inherit the earth "(105). Elsewhere in the Quran we read: "They say: Praise be to Allah, Who hath fulfilled His promise unto us and hath made us inherit the land, sojourning in the Garden where we will! So bounteous is the wage of workers "(Az-Zumar :74). The reference here could be to 'the land' of Paradise or to land here on earth, in the sense that supremacy and domination on earth will ultimately be given to those who deserve them as a result of their moral and humanitarian qualities.
The Psalms are cited here because david was leading a persecuted community, striving to protect their beliefs and freedom. In these words, God tells us and david that supremacy and sovereignty come with certain qualities and qualifications.
The surah closes , as it began, with a call to the Arabs, whom Muhammad was addressing with the Qur'an, to uphold tawhid, prepare life in the hereafter and adhere to God's revelation. It says: "Say: It is only inspired in me that your God is One God. Will ye then surrender (unto Him)? "(108). It is up to God to judge people's performance and the reward due to each one: "Say: ' My Lord! Judge Thou with truth. Our Lord is the Beneficent, Whose help is to be implored against that which ye ascribe (unto Him).' " (112).
" A Thematic Commentary On The Qur'an "
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali
Reflection and commentary by Shaykh Nasir Jangda
ayat 104 to ayat 106 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH7fvNqUfzA
ayat 107 to ayat 109 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFhR6oeuZjk
ayat 110 to ayat 112
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TETRAlkdDMg
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