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Surah Al-’Asr

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. سُوۡرَۃُ الۡعَصَرِ. وَ الۡعَصۡرِ (By the passage of time)

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Surah Al-’Asr

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  1. Surah Al-’Asr

  2. One of the earliest surahs of the Qur-an

  3. One of the shortest surahs of the Qur-an

  4. It is very simple and easy to understand

  5. Four fundamental points about this Surah

  6. سُوۡرَۃُ الۡعَصَرِ • وَ الۡعَصۡرِ(By the passage of time) • اِنَّ ا لۡاِنۡسَانَ لَفِیۡ خُسۡر(Indeed man is in loss) اِلَّا (Except) • الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا (Those who believed) • وَ عَمِلُوۡا الصّٰلِحٰتِ ( And they did righteous deeds ) • وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ(And they directed each other with truth) • وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ (And they directed each other with patience)

  7. 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

  8. We all have a criterion of success and failure

  9. worldly criterion of success & failure &

  10. wealth

  11. property

  12. status

  13. honour

  14. fame

  15. power

  16. All but few run after it

  17. But Surah Al-’Asr tells us something different

  18. Criterion of man’s success & failure is:

  19. His belief

  20. Is a righteous deed indeed

  21. Directing each other with truth

  22. Directing each other with patience

  23. A person who doesn’t possess the above qualities is unsuccessful

  24. Though he might be A billionaire and have: • high status • Position • Power • Kingship

  25. A successful person might be • Penniless • Homeless • Friendless • Unknown • Dishonoured • Starving And may be not

  26. (By the passage of time) وَ الۡعَصۡرِ

  27. Al-’Asr • Time • Period that passes quickly

  28. Time bears witness that…. Meaning

  29. اِنَّ ا لۡاِنۡسَانَ لَفِیۡ خُسۡر (Indeed man is in loss)

  30. Not a monetary loss of a few millions Complete destruction

  31. What is Complete Destruction?

  32. Problems in this world

  33. And Hell in the Hereafter

  34. Exception Ones who Have belief Do righteous deeds Direct each other with truth Direct each other with patience

  35. Even one thing missing in your life can cause destruction.

  36. اِلَّا الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا (Except those who believed)

  37. belief in: • Allah (swt) • Prophets • Books • Life after death • Day of Judgement • Reward and punishment • Hell and Jannah

  38. وَ عَمِلُوۡا الصّٰلِحٰتِ ( And they did righteous deeds )

  39. belief righteous deeds

  40. Can you guess his belief?

  41. hers ?

  42. theirs?

  43. And What about yours?

  44. Muslims by deeds Practicing Muslims True Muslims in Allah (swt)’s book Muslims by name Non practicing Muslims Disbeleivers in Allah (swt)’s book There are two types of Muslims

  45. Your deeds indicate your identity

  46. Do you believe that • 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?

  47. A Muslim just in name

  48. What does it mean? complete disaster

  49. And theydirect each other with truth وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ

  50. Meaning Teaching good & stopping people from sins

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