سُوْرَةُ النَّبَاِ

Surah An-Naba (78) — Ayah 31

The Announcement · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 583

إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا ﴿31﴾
Verily, for the Muttaqûn, there will be a success (Paradise);
إِنَّ inna Indeed
لِلْمُتَّقِينَ lil'muttaqīna for the righteous
مَفَازًا mafāzan (is) success

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(Ayah 31){ اِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ مَفَازًا :} After the mention of Hell and its inhabitants, here is the mention of Paradise and its dwellers. Here, the mention of the righteous comes in contrast to those who had no expectation of reckoning and who completely denied the signs of Allah, meaning that for those who fear accountability for deeds and those who fear disbelief and denial, there is a great success. {’’ مَفَازًا ‘‘} If it is a verbal noun, it means "success," and if it is an adverb of place, it means "the place of success." In {’’ مَفَازًا ‘‘}, the tanween conveys the meaning of "a great."

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31. Indeed, for the righteous there is surely a place of success [20].

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The Literal Meaning of ﴿مَفَازًا﴾:

﴿مَفَازًا﴾ ﴿فاز﴾ means to attain salvation and to reach a place of safety and well-being after being delivered from hardships. That is why ﴿فاز الرجل﴾ and ﴿فَوْزَ الرجل﴾ also mean to die and to perish, and the concept here is that a person, by dying, is delivered from the troubles and hardships of the world. Thus, the greatest success for the God-fearing is that they are saved from the calamities and pains of the Day of Resurrection and from the torment of Hell, and are brought to such a secure and safe place where even the heat of Hell's punishment cannot reach. As for entry into Paradise and the attainment of its blessings, that will be an additional reward by the grace and mercy of Allah. This subject has already been discussed at several places before.