سُوْرَةُ الْوَاقِعَةِ
Surah Al-Waaqia (56) — Ayah 39
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
A multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from the first generation (who embraced Islâm).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُلَّةٌۭ
thullatun
A company
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
l-awalīna
the former people
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 40,39) {ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ (39) وَ ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ الْاٰخِرِيْنَ:} That is, the people of the right hand will be a very large group from the previous communities and also a very large group from the last community. It is not clarified here which of the two groups will be greater in number; this matter has been clarified by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Abdullah bin Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates: [كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيْ قُبَّةٍ نَحْوًا مِّنْ أَرْبَعِيْنَ رَجُلاً فَقَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُوْنُوْا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ؟ قَالَ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ أَتَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُوْنُوْا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ؟ فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ وَالَّذِيْ نَفْسِيْ بِيَدِهِ ! إِنِّيْ لَأَرْجُوْ أَنْ تَكُوْنُوْا نِصْفَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَذَاكَ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا إِلَّا نَفْسٌ مُّسْلِمَةٌ وَمَا أَنْتُمْ فِيْ أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ إِلَّا كَالشَّعْرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِيْ جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الْأَسْوَدِ أَوْ كَالشَّعْرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِيْ جِلْدِ الثَّوْرِ الْأَحْمَرِ ] [مسلم، الإیمان، باب کون ھٰذہ الأمۃ نصف أھل الجنۃ : ۳۷۷ /۲۲۱ ] “We were about forty men with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in a tent. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Do you like that you should be a fourth of the people of Paradise?’ We said: ‘Yes!’ Then he said: ‘Do you like that you should be a third of the people of Paradise?’ We said: ‘Yes!’ Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘By Him in Whose hand is my soul! I hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise, and that is because no one will enter Paradise except a Muslim. And in comparison to the polytheists, your number is like a white hair on the skin of a black ox or a black hair on the skin of a red ox.’”
