Surah Al-Asr ek Makki Surah hai jo bohot mukhtasar hone ke bawajood kamiyabi ka pura nisaab (formula) bayan karti hai. Is Surah ki Markazi Theme 'Waqt ki qadar aur najaat ke char usool' hai. Allah ne 'Zamane' ki qasam kha kar farmaya hai ke 'Bila-shuba tamam insaan khasare (loss) mein hain'. Is nuqsaan se bachne aur kamiyabi pane ke liye 4 shartein bayan ki gayi hain: 1) Imaan lana, 2) Neik aamaal karna, 3) Ek doosre ko 'Haq' ki wasiyat karna, aur 4) Ek doosre ko 'Sabr' ki talqeen karna. Ahkam aur naseehatein yeh hain ke sirf apni zaat tak mehdood rehna kafi nahi, balkeh haq baat kehna aur mushkilat mein sabr ki dawat dena hi asal kamiyabi hai.
Surah 103 : 0
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Allah ke Naam se, jo bada Meherbaan, Nihayat Reham waala hai.
Yeh mubarak ayat har achhe kaam ki ibtida mein padhi jati hai, taake us kaam mein Allah Ta'ala ki barkat aur madad shamil ho. Is mein Allah ke do azeem sifati naam Ar-Rahman aur Ar-Rahim bayan kiye gaye hain. Ar-Rahman us zaat ko kehte hain jiski rehmat tamam makhlooq ke liye aam hai, chahe woh momin ho ya kafir. Jabke Ar-Rahim us zaat ko kehte hain jiski rehmat khaas taur par sirf momineen ke liye hai, khaas kar Aakhirat mein. Is tarah, Bismillah kehne se hum Allah ki wasee rehmat aur uski khaas shafqat dono ka iqrar karte hain, aur uski panah aur madad talab karte hain.
Surah 103 : 1
وَ الْعَصْرِ
Qasam hai zamane ki.
Allah Ta'ala ne is ayat mein waqt ki qasam khai hai. "Al-Asr" ke kayi ma'ani hain, jin mein se ek zamana ya waqt hai. Allah ka kisi cheez ki qasam khana uski azmat aur ahmiyat ko zahir karta hai. Waqt insaan ki zindagi ka sab se qeemti sarmaya hai. Yeh qasam is baat ki taraf ishara karti hai ke insaan ko apne waqt ki qadar karni chahiye aur usay behtar tareeqe se istemal karna chahiye, kyunke guzra hua waqt kabhi wapas nahi aata. Is qasam ke zariye Allah Ta'ala ne aane wali baat ki ahmiyat ko mazeed wazeh kiya hai, ke waqt ki qasam kha kar jo baat kahi ja rahi hai woh nihayat sangeen aur ghaur talab hai. Yeh qasam darasal insaan ko uski zindagi ke har lamhe ki zimmedari ka ehsaas dilati hai.
Surah 103 : 2
اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَفِیْ خُسْرٍ
Beshak insaan bade ghate mein hai.
Is ayat mein Allah Ta'ala ne wazeh kiya hai ke beshak insaan bade ghate mein hai. Yeh ek aam hukm hai jo tamam insano par lagu hota hai, siwaye un logon ke jin ka zikr agli ayat mein hai. Yeh khusara dunya aur akhirat dono ka ho sakta hai, agar insaan ne apne waqt aur zindagi ko sahih tareeqe se istemal na kiya. Insaan apni zindagi ke har lamhe mein ya to nafa kama raha hota hai ya nuqsan utha raha hota hai. Agar woh waqt ko Allah ki itaat aur nek aamal mein sarf nahi karta, to woh yaqeeni taur par khusare mein hai. Is ayat mein insaan ki fitri kamzori aur ghaflat ki taraf ishara hai, jo usay akhirat ki tayyari se ghafil kar deti hai aur woh dunya ki ranginiyon mein kho kar apna asal maqsad bhool jata hai.
Surah 103 : 3
اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَ تَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَ تَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
Siwaye un logon ke jo imaan laye aur nek amal kiye aur ek doosre ko haq ki naseehat ki aur ek doosre ko sabr ki naseehat ki.
Yeh ayat un logon ko bayan karti hai jo khusare se mehfooz hain. Woh chaar sifat ke hamil hain:
Imam Shafi (R.A.) ne farmaya ke agar log sirf isi Surah par ghaur kar len to yeh unke liye kafi hai. Is Surah mein kamyabi ka mukammal nuskha mojood hai.
