Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 32
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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32. 2. Under verse 43 of Surah Al-A'raf, this hadith has already been mentioned that no person will enter Paradise merely because of his deeds, unless Allah's mercy is with him. But here it is being said that you will enter Paradise as a reward for your deeds, so in reality, there is no contradiction between them. Because righteous deeds are necessary to attain Allah's mercy; without them, Allah's mercy cannot be attained in the Hereafter. Therefore, the meaning of the aforementioned hadith is correct in its place, and the importance of deeds also remains intact. That is why in another hadith it is stated: ان اللہ لا ینظر الی صورکم واموالکم ولکن ینظر الی قلوبکم واعمالکم.
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The Comparison of the Treatment of the Believer and the Disbeliever in Barzakh:
Such are the people who possess a pure character; when the angels come to seize the souls of such people, the angels themselves greet them with "Assalamu Alaikum" and first pray for their peace. Then they give them the glad tidings of Paradise, and even before they have completely departed from this world, they are told to enter Paradise. And it is mentioned in the hadiths that when a believer is buried and the questioning by the angels is completed, a window is opened in his grave from the direction of Paradise, from which its fragrance perfumes his mind, and it is said to him: "Sleep in such comfort and happiness as a newlywed bride sleeps." [احمد، بحوالہ مشکوۃ۔ کتاب الجنائز، باب مایقال عند من حضرہ الموت۔ الفصل الثالث]
And even before he has completed his sleep, the time of resurrection after death arrives, and he thinks that perhaps he has slept for an hour or two, but he is told that he has slept here until the Day of Gathering. [30: 56] And the disbeliever is subjected to various punishments in the grave, that is, in the realm of Barzakh, but these punishments are so light compared to the punishments of the Hereafter that when they are raised from the grave and see the terrifying scenes of the Plain of Gathering before them, they will say: "Alas! Who has raised us from our sleeping place?" This is exactly what Allah had promised, and the messengers spoke the truth. [36: 52]
