Verse 47
The Beneficent • madinah
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“两个天园” 的意思可以是 (1) 心境的安宁, 这是过着良好的生活的结果, (2) 摆脱忧虑和烦恼, 这是一生追求物质享受而来的。一个 “天园” 在于, 为了安拉而放弃今世个人的种种欲望。一个在于后世安拉惠赐的喜悦。真正的信者永远沐浴在安拉的恩泽和阳光中, 今世不会受到烦恼的干扰。这是一个人间天园, 赐给敬畏安拉的人, 让他在里面经常居住; 后世许诺的天园只是当今天园的形象, 是这种人在今生所享受的精神福祉的体现。«古兰经» (10:65; 41:32) 中所指的正是一个真正的信者的这种天园境界。“两个天园” 也可以是由 جَيْحَان (Jaihan) 和 سَيْحَان (Saihan) 两条河流所灌溉的两片肥沃的山谷; 也可以是 فُرَات (Furat) 和 نِيْل (Nil), 根据圣训的记载是天园之河。 («穆斯林圣训实录»--------Muslim) 这两片山谷在欧麦尔任哈里发时期落于穆斯林手中。
The "two gardens" may signify, (1) peace of mind which is the result of leading a good life, and (2) freedom from gnawing cares and anxieties which come in the wake of life spent in the pursuit of material pleasures and comforts. One "garden" consists in giving up one’s desires for the sake of God in this world and the other in being blessed with God’s pleasure in the next. A true believer perpetually basks in the sun of God’s grace in this life which cares cannot disturb. This is Paradise upon earth which is granted to a God- fearing man and in which he constantly dwells; the promised heaven in the next world is only an image of the present Paradise, being an embodiment of the spiritual blessings which such a one enjoys in this life. It is to this paradisiacal state of a true believer that the Qur’an refers in 10:65 and 41:32. The "two gardens" may also be the two fertile valleys watered by two sets of rivers—Jaihan and Saihan; and Furat and Nil, which according to the Hadith are the rivers of P
79:41-42.
Commentary:
The foregoing verses have dealt with the very important subject, viz. that progress and advance in material sciences which makes man devote his whole attention and effort to the pursuit of physical pleasures and comforts and leads him away from God, results in loss of mental poise and peace which in the Quranic terminology is also called Hell—another name for international conflicts and wars. In the present and the following few verses we are told that pursuit of spiritual knowledge and higher moral values gives man perfect contentment and equanimity in this life and in the Hereafter.
The "two Gardens" referred to in the present verse may signify peace of mind which is the result of leading a good life and freedom from gnawing cares and anxieties which come in the wake of life spent in the pursuit of material pleasures and comforts. One Paradise consists in giving up one’s desires for the sake of God in this world and the other in being blessed with God’s pleasure in the next. A true believer perpetually basks in the sun of God’s grace in this life which cares cannot disturb. This is Paradise upon earth which is granted to a God-fearing man and in which he constantly dwells; the promised Heaven in the next world is only an image of the present Paradise, being an embodiment of the spiritual blessings which such a man enjoys in this life. It is to this paradisiacal state of a true believer that the two Quranic verses refer, viz. "We are your friends in this life and in the Hereafter," (41:32) and "for them are glad tidings in the present life and also in the Hereafter" (10:65).
The "two Gardens" may also refer to the mighty Byzantine and Iranian Empires of which the conquest was promised to the Muslims. The Holy Prophet in a vision was given the keys of the palaces of the Emperors of Constantinople and Iran. The vision was literally fulfilled during the Caliphate of ‘Umar when these countries were conquered by Muslim armies. The fact that in a hadith, Saihan and Jaihan, the two rivers of Iran; and Furat (the Euphrates) and Nil (the Nile) have been spoken of as the rivers of Paradise (Muslim), lends powerful support to the view that the "Gardens" spoken of in the verse were the fertile valleys watered by these two sets, each of two rivers.
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“两个天园” 的意思可以是 (1) 心境的安宁, 这是过着良好的生活的结果, (2) 摆脱忧虑和烦恼, 这是一生追求物质享受而来的。一个 “天园” 在于, 为了安拉而放弃今世个人的种种欲望。一个在于后世安拉惠赐的喜悦。真正的信者永远沐浴在安拉的恩泽和阳光中, 今世不会受到烦恼的干扰。这是一个人间天园, 赐给敬畏安拉的人, 让他在里面经常居住; 后世许诺的天园只是当今天园的形象, 是这种人在今生所享受的精神福祉的体现。«古兰经» (10:65; 41:32) 中所指的正是一个真正的信者的这种天园境界。“两个天园” 也可以是由 جَيْحَان (Jaihan) 和 سَيْحَان (Saihan) 两条河流所灌溉的两片肥沃的山谷; 也可以是 فُرَات (Furat) 和 نِيْل (Nil), 根据圣训的记载是天园之河。 («穆斯林圣训实录»--------Muslim) 这两片山谷在欧麦尔任哈里发时期落于穆斯林手中。
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79:41-42.
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Commentary:
The foregoing verses have dealt with the very important subject, viz. that progress and advance in material sciences which makes man devote his whole attention and effort to the pursuit of physical pleasures and comforts and leads him away from God, results in loss of mental poise and peace which in the Quranic terminology is also called Hell—another name for international conflicts and wars. In the present and the following few verses we are told that pursuit of spiritual knowledge and higher moral values gives man perfect contentment and equanimity in this life and in the Hereafter.
The "two Gardens" referred to in the present verse may signify peace of mind which is the result of leading a good life and freedom from gnawing cares and anxieties which come in the wake of life spent in the pursuit of material pleasures and comforts. One Paradise consists in giving up one’s desires for the sake of God in this world and the other in being blessed with God’s pleasure in the next. A true believer perpetually basks in the sun of God’s grace in this life which cares cannot disturb. This is Paradise upon earth which is granted to a God-fearing man and in which he constantly dwells; the promised Heaven in the next world is only an image of the present Paradise, being an embodiment of the spiritual blessings which such a man enjoys in this life. It is to this paradisiacal state of a true believer that the two Quranic verses refer, viz. "We are your friends in this life and in the Hereafter," (41:32) and "for them are glad tidings in the present life and also in the Hereafter" (10:65).
The "two Gardens" may also refer to the mighty Byzantine and Iranian Empires of which the conquest was promised to the Muslims. The Holy Prophet in a vision was given the keys of the palaces of the Emperors of Constantinople and Iran. The vision was literally fulfilled during the Caliphate of ‘Umar when these countries were conquered by Muslim armies. The fact that in a hadith, Saihan and Jaihan, the two rivers of Iran; and Furat (the Euphrates) and Nil (the Nile) have been spoken of as the rivers of Paradise (Muslim), lends powerful support to the view that the "Gardens" spoken of in the verse were the fertile valleys watered by these two sets, each of two rivers.
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The "two gardens" may signify, (1) peace of mind which is the result of leading a good life, and (2) freedom from gnawing cares and anxieties which come in the wake of life spent in the pursuit of material pleasures and comforts. One "garden" consists in giving up one’s desires for the sake of God in this world and the other in being blessed with God’s pleasure in the next. A true believer perpetually basks in the sun of God’s grace in this life which cares cannot disturb. This is Paradise upon earth which is granted to a God- fearing man and in which he constantly dwells; the promised heaven in the next world is only an image of the present Paradise, being an embodiment of the spiritual blessings which such a one enjoys in this life. It is to this paradisiacal state of a true believer that the Qur’an refers in 10:65 and 41:32. The "two gardens" may also be the two fertile valleys watered by two sets of rivers—Jaihan and Saihan; and Furat and Nil, which according to the Hadith are the rivers of P