سُوْرَةُ الْحَدِيْدِ
Surah Al-Hadid (57) — Ayah 12
يَوْمَ تَرَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ يَسْعَىٰ نُورُهُم بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَـٰنِهِم بُشْرَىٰكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On the Day you shall see the believing men and the believing women: their light running forward before them and by their right hands. Glad tidings for you this Day! Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever! Truly, this is the great success!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَ
yawma
(On the) Day
تَرَى
tarā
you will see
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believing men
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ
wal-mu'mināti
and the believing women
يَسْعَىٰ
yasʿā
running
نُورُهُم
nūruhum
their light
بَيْنَ
bayna
before them
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydīhim
before them
وَبِأَيْمَـٰنِهِم
wabi-aymānihim
and on their right
بُشْرَىٰكُمُ
bush'rākumu
Glad tidings for you
ٱلْيَوْمَ
l-yawma
this Day
جَنَّـٰتٌۭ
jannātun
gardens
تَجْرِى
tajrī
flowing
مِن
min
from
تَحْتِهَا
taḥtihā
underneath it
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
l-anhāru
the rivers
خَـٰلِدِينَ
khālidīna
abiding forever
فِيهَا ۚ
fīhā
therein
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
هُوَ
huwa
[it] (is)
ٱلْفَوْزُ
l-fawzu
the success
ٱلْعَظِيمُ
l-ʿaẓīmu
the great
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12. On that Day, you will see the believing men and believing women, their light running before them [18] and on their right [19]. (It will be said to them:) "Glad tidings to you today of gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein forever. That is the supreme success."
[18]
The Light of Faith Depends on the Degree of Faith:
From this verse, it is understood that this matter will occur when, after the judgment in the plain of resurrection, believing men and women are granted the permit to enter Paradise. It is also known that the path leading to Paradise passes through Hell, and every inhabitant of Paradise must necessarily pass over Hell. [19: 71]
And they must cross the Bridge of Sirat, and there will be intense darkness on this path. There, only the light of the believers’ righteous deeds will be of use. The stronger one’s faith and the greater one’s good deeds, the greater will be his light or illumination. In some narrations, it is mentioned that the light of some believers will reach as far as the distance between Madinah and Aden. For some, their light will reach as far as the distance from Madinah to Sana’a, and there will be some whose light will not extend beyond their own feet. One explanation for the variation in this light is that the farther Islam spread through a person’s efforts and the more people received guidance through him, the greater or lesser will be the extent of his light accordingly.
[19] There is a very deep connection between righteous deeds and the right side. The people of Paradise will also be given their book of deeds in their right hand. To understand this, consider how a person, when walking in darkness, usually carries a source of light—such as a lantern, lamp, or torch—in his right hand. Its light falls well in front and on the right hand, but although some light also falls on the left hand or behind, it is much less. The same situation will occur on that day, and the light that falls ahead will be related to the heart; the more a person’s heart is illuminated with the strength of faith and its light, the greater will be the light ahead of him. The light on the right side will be related to his righteous deeds.
[18]
The Light of Faith Depends on the Degree of Faith:
From this verse, it is understood that this matter will occur when, after the judgment in the plain of resurrection, believing men and women are granted the permit to enter Paradise. It is also known that the path leading to Paradise passes through Hell, and every inhabitant of Paradise must necessarily pass over Hell. [19: 71]
And they must cross the Bridge of Sirat, and there will be intense darkness on this path. There, only the light of the believers’ righteous deeds will be of use. The stronger one’s faith and the greater one’s good deeds, the greater will be his light or illumination. In some narrations, it is mentioned that the light of some believers will reach as far as the distance between Madinah and Aden. For some, their light will reach as far as the distance from Madinah to Sana’a, and there will be some whose light will not extend beyond their own feet. One explanation for the variation in this light is that the farther Islam spread through a person’s efforts and the more people received guidance through him, the greater or lesser will be the extent of his light accordingly.
[19] There is a very deep connection between righteous deeds and the right side. The people of Paradise will also be given their book of deeds in their right hand. To understand this, consider how a person, when walking in darkness, usually carries a source of light—such as a lantern, lamp, or torch—in his right hand. Its light falls well in front and on the right hand, but although some light also falls on the left hand or behind, it is much less. The same situation will occur on that day, and the light that falls ahead will be related to the heart; the more a person’s heart is illuminated with the strength of faith and its light, the greater will be the light ahead of him. The light on the right side will be related to his righteous deeds.
