Verse 33

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Commentary:

حدائق being the plural of حدیقة which means, a garden surrounded by a wall or fence, the verse purports to say that as the righteous believers guarded themselves against sin and vice, their virtuous deeds will take the form of gardens protected by walls in the next life.

Among the paradisiacal blessings أعناب (grapevines) finds very frequent mention in the Quran. This is because grape is a delicious and substantial food, can be preserved for a long time, and causes intoxication. تقویٰ (righteousness) also possesses all these three characteristics. So grapevine is a fit reward for متقین (the righteous).