سُوْرَةُ الضُّحٰي

Surah Ad-Dhuhaa (93) — Ayah 4

The Morning Hours · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 596

وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿4﴾
And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present (life of this world).
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ walalākhiratu And surely the Hereafter
خَيْرٌۭ khayrun (is) better
لَّكَ laka for you
مِنَ mina than
ٱلْأُولَىٰ l-ūlā the first

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4. 1. Or the Hereafter is better than the world, both meanings are correct in terms of interpretation.

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4. And surely the latter (state) for you [3] will be better than the former.

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Allah’s Blessings Upon You: What Did Allah Bestow Upon Youﷺ?

We cannot encompass this matter; rather, we are compelled to think: what honor and dignity is there that Allah did not grant to youﷺ? Allah granted youﷺ such a group of noble Companions ؓ, each of whom considered it an honor to sacrifice even his life for youﷺ. Allah made youﷺ the one to be unconditionally obeyed of the Muslims, their teacher and purifier. He made youﷺ the interpreter of His Book. Through yourﷺ efforts, disbelief and polytheism were completely eradicated from the entire Arabia. Islam prevailed throughout the Arabian Peninsula. In the short span of 23 years, youﷺ transformed a wild, uncivilized, and bloodthirsty nation into a people who became the standard-bearers of civilization and culture for the whole world. Then, after yourﷺ life, this movement of yoursﷺ spread over the entire world. In a short period, youﷺ brought about such a civilizational, moral, economic, social, and political revolution, the like of which cannot be found anywhere in the history of the world. What was all this? This was the mercy and bounty of Allah, regarding which Allah said: We will grant youﷺ so much that youﷺ will be pleased.