Allah the Exalted described the destination of the happy ones,
[إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ
فِى جَنَّـتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ ]
(Verily, those who have Taqwa will be in Gardens and Delight.) in contrast to
the torment and punishment of the miserable;
[فَـكِهِينَ بِمَآ
ءَاتَـهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ]
(Enjoying in that which their Lord has bestowed on them,) meaning, enjoying
the various types of delight that Allah has granted them therein, such as
various types of foods, drinks, clothes, dwelling places, mounts, and so forth,
[وَوَقَـهُمْ
رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ]
(and (the fact that) their Lord saved them from the torment of the blazing
Fire.) He saved them from the torment of the Fire, which is a bounty itself.
Added to this blessing is the fact that they were entered into Paradise, which
has delights that no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard, nor has a heart
ever imagined. The statement of Allah the Exalted,
[كُلُواْ
وَاشْرَبُواْ هَنِيئَاً بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ]
("Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do'') is similar
to another of His statements,
[كُلُواْ
وَاشْرَبُواْ هَنِيئَاً بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى الاٌّيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ ]
(Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days
past!)(69:24) meaning this is the just reward for your deeds; surely, all this
is a favor from Allah and a reward from Him. Allah the Exalted said,
[مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى
سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ]
(They will recline (with ease) on thrones Masfufah.) Ath-Thawri reported from
Husayn, from Mujahid, from Ibn `Abbas: "Thrones in howdahs.'' And the meaning
of, (Masfufah) is they will be facing each other,
[عَلَى سُرُرٍ
مُّتَقَـبِلِينَ ]
(Facing one another on thrones.)(37:44) Allah said next,
[وَزَوَّجْنَـهُم
بِحُورٍ عِينٍ]
(And We shall marry them to Hur (fair females) with wide lovely eyes.) We
made for them righteous spouses, beautiful wives from Al-Hur Al-`Ayn. We
mentioned the description of Al-Hur Al-`Ayn in several other places in this
Tafsir, and therefore, it is not necessary to repeat their description here.
[وَالَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَـنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ
ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَـهُمْ مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ كُلُّ امْرِىءٍ
بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهَينٌ - وَأَمْدَدْنَـهُم بِفَـكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
- يَتَنَـزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْساً لاَّ لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلاَ تَأْثِيمٌ - وَيَطُوفُ
عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ وَأَقْبَلَ
بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ قَالُواْ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِى
أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَـنَا عَذَابَ السَّمُومِ
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ ]
(21. And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in faith, -- to
them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of
their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned.)
(22. And We shall provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.) (23.
There they shall pass from hand to hand a cup, free from any idle talk, and free
from sin.) (24. And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as
if they were preserved pearls.) (25. And some of them draw near to others,
questioning.) (26. Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid in the midst of our
families.'') (27. "So Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the
torment of the Fire.'') (28. "Verily, We used to invoke Him before. Verily, He
is the Most Subtle, the Most Merciful.'')
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