[53] Surah An-Najm [The Star]: Ayat 055-058

৫৫. অতঃপর তুমি তোমার পালনকর্তার কোন অনুগ্রহকে মিথ্যা বলবে?

৫৬. অতীতের সতর্ককারীদের মধ্যে সে-ও একজন সতর্ককারী।

৫৭. কেয়ামত নিকটে এসে গেছে।  

৫৮. আল্লাহ ব্যতীত কেউ একে প্রকাশ করতে সক্ষম নয়। 

Ayat 55. Then which of the Graces of your Lord (O man!) will you doubt.

Ayat 56. This (Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH) is a warner (Messenger) of the (series of) warners (Messengers) of old.

Ayat 57. The Day of Resurrection draws near,

Ayat 58. None besides Allah can avert it, (or advance it, or delay it).

Tafseer of Surah An-Najm (The Star) Ayat 55 to 58. Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,) wilt thou dispute about? With a slight modification this forms the refrain of the next Surah but one, the highly poetical Surah of Al Rahman. In S. 54:15, 17 etc., there is a similar refrain in different words. Every gift and benefit you have is from Allah, and to save you from the just punishment of your sins, Allah at all times sends revelations and Messengers to warn you. Why not accept Allah's Grace instead of disputing about it? 56. This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old! The Prophet before Quraysh (and before us) continues the line of messengers of Allah who have come to teach mankind and lead men into unity and righteousness. Shall we not listen to his voice? Every day that passes, the Judgment approaches nearer and nearer. But Allah alone can say at what precise hour it will come to any of us. It is certain, and yet it is a mystery, which Allah alone can lay bare. 57. The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh: 58. No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare. 

Hazrat Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were accompanying a funeral procession in Baqi Al-Gharqad (graveyard in Al-Madinah) when the Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) proceeded towards us and sat down. We sat around him. He had a small stick in his hand. He was bending down his head and scraping the ground with the stick. He said, "There is none among you but has a place assigned for him either in the Jannah or in the Hell.'' The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah, should we not depend upon what has been written for us (and give up doing good deeds)?'' The Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Carry on doing good deeds. Everyone will find it easy to do such deeds (as will lead him to his destined place) for which he has been created.'' [Al-Bukhari 02, Chapter 23, Hadith # 444].

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah An-Najm Ayat 56. This (Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH) is a warner (Messenger) of the (series of) warners (Messengers) of old" The subject of this chapter is exactly related to the Hadith accounting for reasons of giving a sermon speech beside the grave. As the dimension of the world's impermanent nature and a heart-moving scene directly confront a man's eyes on this occasion, any moral exhortation is most likely to touch the heart. Secondly, the good or bad deeds of man during his fixed life span in this world prefigure in Allah's Knowledge, and He has ordained the good or bad end of everybody. But this does not mean that man is simply helpless in doing what Allah has predetermined. Indeed, Allah already knows that such and such a person will adopt the righteous conduct and meet a good end; and such and such a person will take to the mischievous way and consequently meet a bad end. Unless man has access to Allah's Knowledge and the Preserved Tablet (which is impossible), he is not supposed to give up the right conduct by banking upon His Knowledge. When he is totally ignorant of the Sacred Writ on his ultimate end, he has no other choice but to continue endeavoring in good pursuits. Allah has given him the freedom of choice and will subject him to accountability on this count alone. Moreover, it is the Divine principle that He helps everybody do only that type of work - facilitating it to him as well - which is germane to his bent of mind. Then, there is no reason that man should lag behind in embarking upon the virtuous path and not try to seek the Grace of Allah.