سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 15
قُلْ أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ أَمْ جَنَّةُ ٱلْخُلْدِ ٱلَّتِى وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۚ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَزَآءً وَمَصِيرًا ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) "Is that (torment) better or the Paradise of Eternity which is promised to the Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2)?" It will be theirs as a reward and as a final destination.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَذَٰلِكَ
adhālika
Is that
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
better
أَمْ
am
or
جَنَّةُ
jannatu
Garden
ٱلْخُلْدِ
l-khul'di
(of) Eternity
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
وُعِدَ
wuʿida
is promised
ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۚ
l-mutaqūna
(to) the righteous
كَانَتْ
kānat
It will be
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
جَزَآءًۭ
jazāan
a reward
وَمَصِيرًۭا
wamaṣīran
and destination
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 15) ➊ { قُلْ اَذٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ اَمْ جَنَّةُ الْخُلْدِ …:} That is, say to these polytheists that is it better to keep longing for death all the time shackled in such a confined place of Hell, or the eternal Paradise (the everlasting Paradise)? This question is not to seek an answer but to rebuke, because there is no comparison at all between Paradise and Hell in terms of which is better.
➋ { الَّتِيْ وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُوْنَ :} By "muttaqi" is meant the person who at the very least avoids shirk (associating partners with Allah); after that, in terms of avoiding sins, there are countless levels of the muttaqin, and according to their ranks, Paradise is promised to all. However, a polytheist will never enter Paradise. Allah said: «{ اِنَّهٗ مَنْ يُّشْرِكْ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَ مَاْوٰىهُ النَّارُ وَ مَا لِلظّٰلِمِيْنَ مِنْ اَنْصَارٍ }» [ المائدۃ :۷۲ ] "Indeed, the reality is that whoever associates partners with Allah, then certainly Allah has made Paradise forbidden for him, and his abode is the Fire, and for the wrongdoers there are no helpers."
➋ { الَّتِيْ وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُوْنَ :} By "muttaqi" is meant the person who at the very least avoids shirk (associating partners with Allah); after that, in terms of avoiding sins, there are countless levels of the muttaqin, and according to their ranks, Paradise is promised to all. However, a polytheist will never enter Paradise. Allah said: «{ اِنَّهٗ مَنْ يُّشْرِكْ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَ مَاْوٰىهُ النَّارُ وَ مَا لِلظّٰلِمِيْنَ مِنْ اَنْصَارٍ }» [ المائدۃ :۷۲ ] "Indeed, the reality is that whoever associates partners with Allah, then certainly Allah has made Paradise forbidden for him, and his abode is the Fire, and for the wrongdoers there are no helpers."
