Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 9
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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9. 2 That is, to be saved from the torment of the Hereafter and to enter Paradise is the greatest success, because there is no success like it and no salvation equal to it. In these verses, there are two great glad tidings for the believers: first, that the angels make supplication for them in their absence, which has great virtue mentioned in the hadith; second, that the families of the believers will be gathered together in Paradise. جعلنا اللہ من الذین یلحقھم اللہ بابائھم الصالحین.
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The Three Meanings of ﴿سيئات﴾:
There are three meanings of ﴿السَّيِّأت﴾. First, false beliefs, corrupted morals, and evil deeds; second, the consequences of misguidance and evil actions; third, calamities, hardships, and sufferings, whether they are of this world, the realm of Barzakh, or the Day of Gathering. Here, all three types of evils are intended.
[12] By the evils of the Day of Gathering are meant the terrors of that day, extreme heat and intense thirst, the fear of one's own reckoning, the public humiliation of the criminals, etc.
