Al-Anbya 20: They exalt Allah without tiring, night and day.

A. Metin Saruhan · 19 May 2017 · Al-Anbya

Translation

They exalt Allah without tiring, night and day.

Tafsir

The heavens and the earth and all that is between them and the people who believe in Allah and the Hereafter, they do not deviate from Allah's religion (Shari'ah) for Allah's sake. They remember Allah day and night. Allah is the giver of life to the universe. The creatures come to life with Allah. Therefore, the angels in the seven heavens and the people who believe in Allah in the seven heavens glorify Allah tirelessly. Moreover, since Allah created the angels without souls, these created angels continue in their duties as they were created to do, without tiring of their work. And among the people there are those who glorify and remember Allah day and night.

What is said in the video

Surah Al-Anbiya, verse 20. The earth and the sky, these two, what is between them. Let us read the verse: They, without tiring or wearying, glorify Allah night and day, it says. Verse 20. Who are they? They, without tiring or wearying: in the first meaning, those who neither tire nor weary are the angels, created without nafs. For whatever duty they were created, Allah's command, just as it is, they carry out. For they are just like a robot. They are programmed.

Only jinn and humans have been left free in their own will. Yes. The earth and the heavens, these two, between them: the people who believe in Allah and the hereafter, for Allah's sake, do not step outside Allah's religion, His sharia. They glorify Allah night and day. Allah is the One who gives life to the universe. Created beings find life through Allah. Therefore, the angels in the seven heavens and the people on earth who believe in Allah, without tiring or wearying, glorify Allah. Now I will bring you some clarity here.

You could ask a question like this: Do we worship night and day? You could ask this. Here it is written this way.

We, night and day — Allah Almighty does not say it aiming at us personally. He says it meaning people and jinn. The jinn too have their (?). So the earth's turning around the sun's axis is 24 hours. With this turning, night and day come about. With the time differences, second by second, every moment people are in worship of Allah Almighty. Right? At times, for example, even though we are in the same city, in Ankara it is recited a minute earlier, further on a minute later it is recited. In Ankara they stand for prayer a minute earlier, there a minute later they stand. Elsewhere they stand two minutes later still, elsewhere three minutes later they stand. Every place is in constant worship.

Isn't that so? Night and day, without wearying or flagging, people are continually in worship. Why don't they weary? Because everyone will perform his five daily prayers. Do we grow weary? Are there those who weary? There are, there are, but what does Allah Almighty say to them? Even though, He says, weariness comes to you, you carry on with your prayer. Well, is there anyone who does not perform his prayer without wearying? There is. Who are they? People who have risen to the tranquil nafs. People who have come to know the divine manifestations. These know no weariness. These also do not let their prayer times pass.

They perform their prayers continually. They even perform voluntary prayers. They even perform the tahajjud prayers at night. Yes. They remember Allah night and day. Allah is the One who gives life to the universe. Created beings find life through Allah. Allah Almighty has the attribute Hayy. The meaning of the attribute Hayy: the One who gives life to all the worlds but is Himself free from all created beings — in this sense. The attribute Hayy. The attribute Hu: the One who subsists by His Essence, by no one either created or begotten. Having no family or children. Subsisting by His Essence. Yes.

Created beings find life through Allah. Therefore, the angels in the seven heavens, the people on earth who believe in Allah, without tiring or wearying, glorify Allah. Moreover, since Allah created the angels without nafs, these created angels, in the work they do according to the duties they were created for, without showing any weariness, carry on with their duties. Among people too, those who remember Allah, glorifying Him night and day — there are such too.