07-31-2003, 10:47 PM
One of the shortest surah of the Quran is Al-Asr. And it goes as following
(1. By Al-`Asr.) (2. Verily, man is in loss.) (3. Except those who believe and do righteous deeds, and recommend one another to the truth, and recommend one another to patience.)
Al-`Asr is the time in which the movements of the Children of Adam occur, whether good or evil.
[i:83f33b1611]Everyone is in a state of loss, because the test time is getting shorter and shorter. Wheather we like it or not we are getting closer to death. [/i:83f33b1611]
[b:83f33b1611](Except those who believe and do righteous good deeds) [/b:83f33b1611]So Allah makes an exception, among the species of man being in loss, for those who believe (Have imaan) in their hearts and work righteous deeds with their limbs.
[b:83f33b1611](And recommend one another to the truth,)[/b:83f33b1611] This is to perform acts of obedience and avoid the forbidden things.
[b:83f33b1611](And recommend one another to patience.) [/b:83f33b1611]meaning, with the plots, the evils, and the harms of those who harm people due to their commanding them to do good and forbidding them from evil. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-`Asr, and all praise and thanks are due to Allah.
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The word used it "wa" which means "AND" rather than "or". This means that all of these things combined makes a person successful.[/i:83f33b1611]
Taken from Tafsir.com
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[b:83f33b1611]Pre-requisites for Felicity & Eternal Success in the Light of Surah Al-Asr.(Part I)[/b:83f33b1611]
http://www.brain.net.pk/~aasif/mne/02a.ram <-- lecture about Al Asr
-- Ali