سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ

Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 55

Those drawn up in Ranks · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 448

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِى سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿55﴾
So he looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire.
فَٱطَّلَعَ fa-iṭṭalaʿa Then he (will) look
فَرَءَاهُ faraāhu and see him
فِى in
سَوَآءِ sawāi (the) midst
ٱلْجَحِيمِ l-jaḥīmi (of) the Hellfire

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(Ayah 55) ➊ The original meaning of { فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَاٰهُ فِيْ سَوَآءِ الْجَحِيْمِ:’’ سَوَآءِ ‘‘} is "equal," here it means "middle," because the middle place is equal from all sides. Thus, when that believer looks with his friends, he will see the denier of the Resurrection in the midst of the blazing fire.

➋ From this, it is understood that in the Hereafter, the abilities to see and hear that will be granted to the people of Paradise will be far greater than those in this world. At present, we hear the voices and see people sitting thousands of miles away, but only through the medium of television. In the Hereafter, every person will be able to speak to and see another without any device, no matter how far apart they are.

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The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.

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55. Then he will look and see him in the midst of Hell [32].

[32]
In the Hereafter, a Tremendous Increase in Hearing and Visual Powers:

From this verse, it is understood that the hearing and visual powers granted in the Hereafter will be far greater than those in this world. Even in this world, we hear and see people sitting thousands of miles away. But only those who are at the television center and are broadcasting. In the Hereafter, every person will be able to converse with and see another, even if the distance is thousands or even millions of miles. And they will be able to hear and see without any device or intermediary.