Sami Hamdi addresses one of Islam21c’s annual dinner gatherings this year.
Source: Islam21c
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Sami Hamdi is the Managing Director of the International Interest, a global risk and intelligence company. He advises government institutions, global companies, and NGOs on the geopolitical dynamics of Europe and the MENA region, and has significant expertise in advising on commercial issues related to volatile political environments and their implications on market entry, market expansion, and management of stakeholders. Sami is a frequent guest on Aljazeera (Arabic and English), Sky News, TRT World, and other outlets.
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I wish people would stick in their lanes, this brother is good in some areas. But his improvised explanation of sura Nasr is inappropriate and wrong. We can’t use certain ayats to suit our narrative, I stopped listening after his little made up tafseer.
This is the actual meaning of this sura
This Surah informs of the Completion of the Life of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ
Al-Bukhari recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said, “Umar used to bring me into the gatherings with the old men of (the battle of) Badr. However, it was as if one of them felt something in himself (against my attending). So he said, `Why do you (`Umar) bring this (youth) to sit with us when we have children like him (i.e., his age)’ So `Umar replied, `Verily, he is among those whom you know. Then one day he called them and invited me to sit with them, and I do not think that he invited me to be among them that day except to show them. So he said, `What do you say about Allah’s statement,
إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ
(When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.)’ Some of them said, `We were commanded to praise Allah and seek His forgiveness when He helps us and gives us victory.’ Some of them remained silent and did not say anything. Then he (`Umar) said to me, `Is this what you say, O Ibn `Abbas’ I said, `No.’ He then said, `What do you say’ I said, `It was the end of the life of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ that Allah was informing him of. Allah said,
إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ
(When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.) which means, that is a sign of the end of your life.
فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوِبَا
(So, glorify the praises of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness. Verily, He is the One Who accepts the repentance and Who forgives.)’ So, `Umar bin Al-Khattab said, `I do not know anything about it other than what you have said.”‘ Al-Bukhari was alone in recording this Hadith. Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said, “When
إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ
(When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.) was revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«نُعِيَتْ إِلَيَّ نَفْسِي»
(My death has been announced to me.) And indeed he died during that year.”