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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 15
۞ قُلْ أَؤُنَبِّئُكُم بِخَيْرٍ مِّن ذَٰلِكُمْ ۚ لِلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَأَزْوَٰجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ وَرِضْوَٰنٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Shall I inform you of things far better than those? For Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2) there are Gardens (Paradise) with their Lord, underneath which rivers flow. Therein (is their) eternal (home) and Azwâjun Mutahharatun (purified mates or wives). And Allâh will be pleased with them. And Allâh is All-Seer of the (His) slaves".
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ قُلْ
qul
Say
أَؤُنَبِّئُكُم
a-unabbi-ukum
Shall I inform you
بِخَيْرٍۢ
bikhayrin
of better
مِّن
min
than
ذَٰلِكُمْ ۚ
dhālikum
that
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
For those who
ٱتَّقَوْا۟
ittaqaw
fear[ed]
عِندَ
ʿinda
with
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
جَنَّـٰتٌۭ
jannātun
(are) Gardens
تَجْرِى
tajrī
flows
مِن
min
from
تَحْتِهَا
taḥtihā
underneath them
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
l-anhāru
[the] rivers
خَـٰلِدِينَ
khālidīna
abiding forever
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
وَأَزْوَٰجٌۭ
wa-azwājun
and spouses
مُّطَهَّرَةٌۭ
muṭahharatun
pure
وَرِضْوَٰنٌۭ
wariḍ'wānun
and approval
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
بَصِيرٌۢ
baṣīrun
(is) All-Seer
بِٱلْعِبَادِ
bil-ʿibādi
of (His) slaves
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15. Say: Shall I inform you of something better than that? For those who are mindful of Allah [16], with their Lord are gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they will abide forever, and pure spouses [17], and Allah’s pleasure [18] (which is greater than all these blessings)—and Allah is ever watchful over His servants [19].
[16] That is, those people who, in attaining the aforementioned things, observe the limits and restrictions of the Shariah and distinguish between halal and haram, and do not become so absorbed in their attainment that they forget the remembrance of Allah and the thought of the Hereafter. And when any or all of these things are granted to them, they fulfill the rights of Allah in them and spend them in the manner that Allah and His Messenger have commanded.
[17]
The Companionship of Pure Wives in Paradise:
Azwaaj is the plural of zawj, and zawj is a word with dual meaning. For a husband, his wife is his zawj, and for a wife, her husband is her zawj. That is, if a righteous man did not have a wife in the world, he will be given a righteous wife, and an evil-natured wife will be in Hell. Similarly, if a righteous woman’s husband was evil-natured, she will be granted a righteous husband in Paradise, and the wicked husband will be in Hell. And if both were fortunate and righteous, they will have companionship in Paradise as well. In addition to this, righteous people will be granted pure wives, as is proven by numerous statements in the Quran and Hadith.
[18]
Allah’s Eternal Pleasure:
Hazrat Abu Sa‘eed Khudri ؓ says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that Allah Almighty will ask the people of Paradise, “Are you now pleased?” They will say, “O our Lord! How could we not be pleased when You have granted us what You have not given to any other creation?” At that time, Allah Almighty will say, “Now I bestow upon you a blessing that is superior to all these blessings.” They will ask, “What blessing could be superior to these blessings?” Allah Almighty will say, “That blessing is My pleasure. Now I bestow My pleasure upon you. After this, I will never be displeased with you.” [بخاری، کتاب التوحید، باب کلام الرب مع اہل الجنۃ]
[19] That is, those servants who, in order to be saved from the punishment of Hell, consistently observe the commands of Allah Almighty, distinguish between halal and haram at every moment of life, and at the same time, continue to pray to Allah to forgive their sins and save them from the punishment of Hell.
[16] That is, those people who, in attaining the aforementioned things, observe the limits and restrictions of the Shariah and distinguish between halal and haram, and do not become so absorbed in their attainment that they forget the remembrance of Allah and the thought of the Hereafter. And when any or all of these things are granted to them, they fulfill the rights of Allah in them and spend them in the manner that Allah and His Messenger have commanded.
[17]
The Companionship of Pure Wives in Paradise:
Azwaaj is the plural of zawj, and zawj is a word with dual meaning. For a husband, his wife is his zawj, and for a wife, her husband is her zawj. That is, if a righteous man did not have a wife in the world, he will be given a righteous wife, and an evil-natured wife will be in Hell. Similarly, if a righteous woman’s husband was evil-natured, she will be granted a righteous husband in Paradise, and the wicked husband will be in Hell. And if both were fortunate and righteous, they will have companionship in Paradise as well. In addition to this, righteous people will be granted pure wives, as is proven by numerous statements in the Quran and Hadith.
[18]
Allah’s Eternal Pleasure:
Hazrat Abu Sa‘eed Khudri ؓ says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that Allah Almighty will ask the people of Paradise, “Are you now pleased?” They will say, “O our Lord! How could we not be pleased when You have granted us what You have not given to any other creation?” At that time, Allah Almighty will say, “Now I bestow upon you a blessing that is superior to all these blessings.” They will ask, “What blessing could be superior to these blessings?” Allah Almighty will say, “That blessing is My pleasure. Now I bestow My pleasure upon you. After this, I will never be displeased with you.” [بخاری، کتاب التوحید، باب کلام الرب مع اہل الجنۃ]
[19] That is, those servants who, in order to be saved from the punishment of Hell, consistently observe the commands of Allah Almighty, distinguish between halal and haram at every moment of life, and at the same time, continue to pray to Allah to forgive their sins and save them from the punishment of Hell.
