سُوْرَةُ الْوَاقِعَةِ
Surah Al-Waaqia (56) — Ayah 40
وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And a multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from the later generations.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَثُلَّةٌۭ
wathullatun
And a company
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ
l-ākhirīna
the later people
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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40. And many from the later generations [22].
[22] That is, among the Muqarrabeen, there will be more from the former generations and fewer from the later ones, while among the Companions of the Right, there will be many from both the former and the later generations. Thus, Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri ؓ says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “I hope that you people will be a quarter of all the inhabitants of Paradise (and the remaining three-quarters will be from the rest of the communities).” Upon hearing this, we said Allahu Akbar (expressing gratitude to Allah). Then he ﷺ said: “No, you will be a third.” We again said takbeer. Then he said: “No, rather you will be half.” We again said takbeer. [بخاري، كتاب التفسير۔ تفسير سورة حج۔ وتري الناس سكٰرٰي]
[22] That is, among the Muqarrabeen, there will be more from the former generations and fewer from the later ones, while among the Companions of the Right, there will be many from both the former and the later generations. Thus, Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri ؓ says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “I hope that you people will be a quarter of all the inhabitants of Paradise (and the remaining three-quarters will be from the rest of the communities).” Upon hearing this, we said Allahu Akbar (expressing gratitude to Allah). Then he ﷺ said: “No, you will be a third.” We again said takbeer. Then he said: “No, rather you will be half.” We again said takbeer. [بخاري، كتاب التفسير۔ تفسير سورة حج۔ وتري الناس سكٰرٰي]
