Surah Al Araf Ayat 43 Translation Tafseer

Para 8 - وَ لَوْ اَنَّنَا

سورة الاعراف

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

7.43

وَ نَزَعْنَا مَا فِیْ صُدُوْرِهِمْ مِّنْ غِلٍّ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهِمُ الْاَنْهٰرُۚ-وَ قَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ هَدٰىنَا لِهٰذَا- وَ مَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِیَ لَوْ لَاۤ اَنْ هَدٰىنَا اللّٰهُۚ-لَقَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِالْحَقِّؕ-وَ نُوْدُوْۤا اَنْ تِلْكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ اُوْرِثْتُمُوْهَا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَٝ (43)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

And We have taken hatred out of their hearts, [1] rivers shall flow beneath them and they will say, “All praise is for Allah, Who guided us to this; and had Allah not guided us, we would never have been guided. Indeed the Messengers of Our Lord brought forth the truth.” And they shall be addressed, “This is Paradise, you have been made to inherit[2] it as recompense for your deeds.” [3]

Commentary

[1]

The hearts of the people of Paradise shall be pure from hatred; one should have hope in the Mercy of Allah Almighty that saving the heart from hatred in this world will lead to inclusion among the pure-hearted people of Paradise on the Day of Judgement.

[2]

Two reasons for admission into Paradise are given in the Quran, viz; The Grace of Allah Almighty and righteous deeds. Both elements are harmonised with the interpretation that the former is the real means and the latter is the apparent means.

[3]

Paradise was described as inheritance for two reasons. Firstly, the paradisal palaces which had been prepared for the disbelievers in the event of embracing faith will be given to the people of faith instead, i.e., the believers will inherit those palaces. Secondly, just as inheritance is not attained through personal endeavour or work, Paradise is only granted through the Grace of Allah Almighty.

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