سُوْرَةُ الْوَاقِعَةِ

Surah Al-Waaqia (56) — Ayah 11

The Inevitable · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 534

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ ﴿11﴾
These will be the nearest (to Allâh).
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ulāika Those
ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ l-muqarabūna (are) the nearest ones

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(Ayah 12,11){ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الْمُقَرَّبُوْنَ (11) فِيْ جَنّٰتِ النَّعِيْمِ:} That is, the rank of those who excel others in bringing faith and in every good deed is also higher than that of the general believers, therefore, the special nearness of Allah will also be attained by them, and the Paradise they will receive will be superior in rank and blessings to the Paradise received by the companions of the right, as has already been mentioned earlier in Surah Rahman, and here too, its details are coming from {’’ عَلٰى سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُوْنَةٍ ‘‘}. For the explanation of {’’ جَنّٰتِ النَّعِيْمِ ‘‘}, see Surah Saffat (43).

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

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11. These are the ones who are brought near [7].

[7] That is, those who excel and surpass others in believing in the prophets, in the battle between truth and falsehood alongside them, in enduring hardships, and in every good and virtuous deed, their rank is, in any case, higher than that of ordinary righteous believers. Therefore, these very people will be among the ones brought near to Allah. In the court of Allah, these people will be at the forefront before Allah, then after them will be the righteous believers on the right side, and on the left side will be the disbelievers, polytheists, rebellious and arrogant ones, that is, the people of Hell.