قَبۡلَہُمۡ
Appears 15 times in Quran
Occurrences in Quran
Found 15 verses containing "قَبۡلَہُمۡ".
مَاۤ اٰمَنَتۡ قَبۡلَہُمۡ مِّنۡ قَرۡیَۃٍ اَہۡلَکۡنٰہَاۤ ۖ اَفَہُمۡ یُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ
Commentary:
The verse means to say that if disbelievers demand a "Sign of punishment," then that too is a foolish demand because when punishment overtook them and they were destroyed, how would they believe?
The verse does not mean that the Quraish of Mecca would not believe in the Holy Prophet after Divine punishment overtook them because it is a known fact of history that they did believe in him after Mecca, the centre and source of their glory and prosperity fell. What the verse signifies is that while the peoples of the former Prophets, with the solitary exception of Prophet Jonah’s people, did not believe in them after they were actually visited with punishment, the Holy Prophet’s people would have the opportunity and good luck to believe in him even after having been overtaken by Divine punishment in the Fall of Mecca, the destruction of their idols and the departure of their glory and prestige. Ordinarily, after having suffered a crushing defeat and being wholly at the mercy of the Holy Prophet, they should have received condign punishment which they amply deserved but they were forgiven with a magnanimity unparalleled in the annals of human history, and then they believed in the Prophet.
2348
Commentary:
The verse means to say that if disbelievers demand a "Sign of punishment," then that too is a foolish demand because when punishment overtook them and they were destroyed, how would they believe?
The verse does not mean that the Quraish of Mecca would not believe in the Holy Prophet after Divine punishment overtook them because it is a known fact of history that they did believe in him after Mecca, the centre and source of their glory and prosperity fell. What the verse signifies is that while the peoples of the former Prophets, with the solitary exception of Prophet Jonah’s people, did not believe in them after they were actually visited with punishment, the Holy Prophet’s people would have the opportunity and good luck to believe in him even after having been overtaken by Divine punishment in the Fall of Mecca, the destruction of their idols and the departure of their glory and prestige. Ordinarily, after having suffered a crushing defeat and being wholly at the mercy of the Holy Prophet, they should have received condign punishment which they amply deserved but they were forgiven with a magnanimity unparalleled in the annals of human history, and then they believed in the Prophet.
وَکَمۡ اَہۡلَکۡنَا قَبۡلَہُمۡ مِّنۡ قَرۡنٍ ہُمۡ اَحۡسَنُ اَثٰثًا وَّرِءۡیًا
6:7; 17:18; 19:99; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
6:7; 17:18; 19:99; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
6:7; 17:18; 19:99; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
Important Words:
رء یاً (outward show) is derived from رأی which means, he saw or he thought. رؤیا means, a sight; a beautiful sight; anything to which people raise their eyes to see. رئیاً means, aspect, look or outward appearance; beautiful aspect or outward appearance or what the eyes see of goodly condition and clean apparel (Lane & Aqrab). For أثاثاً (wealth) see 16:81.
Commentary:
The verse while, on the one hand, shows how proud the western Christian nations are of their material might, pomp and wealth and of the high order of their society, on the other, it leaves no doubt that in spite of all these things they will eventually come to grief. It may be said that the statement made in the verse under comment that there lived in the past more powerful and wealthier peoples than the present Christian nations of the West is contrary to the facts of history. Speaking absolutely it is correct that Western Christian nations of today were never equalled in the past by any nation in material power and wealth but speaking comparatively there certainly have been rulers and nations in the past who were more powerful than these nations, inasmuch as the opponents of the former were much weaker to them in material resources and in numbers than the adversaries of Western Christian nations of today are to them. It is in this sense that some of the nations of antiquity have been described as more powerful than the Western Christian nations of today in the present verse.
b
6:7; 17:18; 19:99; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
a
6:7; 17:18; 19:99; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
2214
Important Words:
رء یاً (outward show) is derived from رأی which means, he saw or he thought. رؤیا means, a sight; a beautiful sight; anything to which people raise their eyes to see. رئیاً means, aspect, look or outward appearance; beautiful aspect or outward appearance or what the eyes see of goodly condition and clean apparel (Lane & Aqrab). For أثاثاً (wealth) see 16:81.
Commentary:
The verse while, on the one hand, shows how proud the western Christian nations are of their material might, pomp and wealth and of the high order of their society, on the other, it leaves no doubt that in spite of all these things they will eventually come to grief. It may be said that the statement made in the verse under comment that there lived in the past more powerful and wealthier peoples than the present Christian nations of the West is contrary to the facts of history. Speaking absolutely it is correct that Western Christian nations of today were never equalled in the past by any nation in material power and wealth but speaking comparatively there certainly have been rulers and nations in the past who were more powerful than these nations, inasmuch as the opponents of the former were much weaker to them in material resources and in numbers than the adversaries of Western Christian nations of today are to them. It is in this sense that some of the nations of antiquity have been described as more powerful than the Western Christian nations of today in the present verse.
b
6:7; 17:18; 19:99; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
وَکَمۡ اَہۡلَکۡنَا قَبۡلَہُمۡ مِّنۡ قَرۡنٍ ہَلۡ تُحِسُّ مِنۡہُمۡ مِّنۡ اَحَدٍ اَوۡ تَسۡمَعُ لَہُمۡ رِکۡزًۢا
17:18; 19:75; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
17:18; 19:75; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
The verse embodies for the Western Christian nations a grim warning about the dreadful fate that is in store for them if they did not accept the Truth and give up their evil ways. They are proud of their material power and resources and their worldly prosperity and progress, but have ignored the patent fact that wrong beliefs and a life of sin lead only to destruction.
17:18; 19:75; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
Important Words:
تحس (thou seest) is derived from حس. They say حس الشیء i.e. he perceived or became sensible of the حس (hiss) of the thing; he ascertained the thing as one ascertains a thing that is perceived by the senses; he knew the thing; or he perceived it by means of any of the senses, by seeing, feeling, touching etc.
Commentary:
The verse embodies for the western Christian nations a most grim warning about the dreadful fate that is in store for them if they did not accept the truth and give up their evil ways. It purports to say that they are proud of their material power and resources and their worldly prosperity and progress. But they have ignored the patent fact that wrong beliefs and a life of sin leads only to destruction. They are warned that there had lived before them people who were at least as powerful and prosperous as they are and yet on account of their evil deeds and transgressions they were so completely destroyed that no trace was left of them.
c
17:18; 19:75; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
b
17:18; 19:75; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
2236
Important Words:
تحس (thou seest) is derived from حس. They say حس الشیء i.e. he perceived or became sensible of the حس (hiss) of the thing; he ascertained the thing as one ascertains a thing that is perceived by the senses; he knew the thing; or he perceived it by means of any of the senses, by seeing, feeling, touching etc.
Commentary:
The verse embodies for the western Christian nations a most grim warning about the dreadful fate that is in store for them if they did not accept the truth and give up their evil ways. It purports to say that they are proud of their material power and resources and their worldly prosperity and progress. But they have ignored the patent fact that wrong beliefs and a life of sin leads only to destruction. They are warned that there had lived before them people who were at least as powerful and prosperous as they are and yet on account of their evil deeds and transgressions they were so completely destroyed that no trace was left of them.
c
17:18; 19:75; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37.
1806
The verse embodies for the Western Christian nations a grim warning about the dreadful fate that is in store for them if they did not accept the Truth and give up their evil ways. They are proud of their material power and resources and their worldly prosperity and progress, but have ignored the patent fact that wrong beliefs and a life of sin lead only to destruction.
اَفَلَمۡ یَہۡدِ لَہُمۡ کَمۡ اَہۡلَکۡنَا قَبۡلَہُمۡ مِّنَ الۡقُرُوۡنِ یَمۡشُوۡنَ فِیۡ مَسٰکِنِہِمۡ ۗ اِنَّ فِیۡ ذٰلِکَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّاُولِی النُّہٰی
17:18; 36:32.
17:18; 36:32.
17:18; 36:32.
Commentary:
The verse embodies a perpetual warning for the deniers of Divine Messengers that they will ultimately come to grief. It is an invariable and immutable divine law that rejection of Divine teaching lands the rejecters in utter ruin and destruction.
d
17:18; 36:32.
a
17:18; 36:32.
2335
Commentary:
The verse embodies a perpetual warning for the deniers of Divine Messengers that they will ultimately come to grief. It is an invariable and immutable divine law that rejection of Divine teaching lands the rejecters in utter ruin and destruction.
a
17:18; 36:32.
وَاِنۡ یُّکَذِّبُوۡکَ فَقَدۡ کَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَہُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوۡحٍ وَّعَادٌ وَّثَمُوۡدُ
6:35; 35:26; 40:6; 54:10.
6:35; 35:26; 40:6; 54:10.
6:35; 35:26; 40:6; 54:10.
Commentary:
The verse means to say that those who reject God’s Prophets and do not observe the principles laid down in the preceding verses invite and incur Divine wrath. As an illustration the verse gives the instances of the people of Noah, and of the tribes of ‘Ad and Thamud. These peoples were visited with God’s punishment because they ignored and defied His commandments.
a
6:35; 35:26; 40:6; 54:10.
a
6:35; 35:26; 40:6; 54:10.
2473
Commentary:
The verse means to say that those who reject God’s Prophets and do not observe the principles laid down in the preceding verses invite and incur Divine wrath. As an illustration the verse gives the instances of the people of Noah, and of the tribes of ‘Ad and Thamud. These peoples were visited with God’s punishment because they ignored and defied His commandments.
b
6:35; 35:26; 40:6; 54:10.
اَلَمۡ یَرَوۡا کَمۡ اَہۡلَکۡنَا قَبۡلَہُمۡ مِّنَ الۡقُرُوۡنِ اَنَّہُمۡ اِلَیۡہِمۡ لَا یَرۡجِعُوۡنَ
17:18; 19:99; 20:129; 50:37.
21:96; 23:100.
Commentary:
The expression انھم الیھم لایرجعون may mean; (a) those who are destroyed do not come back to those who mock the Prophets; (b) the past generations were destroyed because they did not turn to their Prophets, i.e. did not listen to them.
c
17:18; 19:99; 20:129; 50:37.
d
21:96; 23:100, 101.
b
17:18; 19:99; 20:129; 50:37.
c
21:96; 23:100.
3233
Commentary:
The expression انھم الیھم لایرجعون may mean; (a) those who are destroyed do not come back to those who mock the Prophets; (b) the past generations were destroyed because they did not turn to their Prophets, i.e. did not listen to them.
c
17:18; 19:99; 20:129; 50:37.
d
21:96; 23:100, 101.
2443
The reference seems to be to Divine punishment which will be universal in character.
وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَہُمۡ اَکۡثَرُ الۡاَوَّلِیۡنَ
کَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَہُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوۡحٍ وَّعَادٌ وَّفِرۡعَوۡنُ ذُو الۡاَوۡتَادِ
9:70; 40:32; 50:13.
Autadul-Ard means, mountains; and Autadul-Bilad signifies, the chief men of the towns; and Dhul-Autad signifies, lord of large armies or stakes (Aqrab).
9:70; 40:32; 50:13.
Important Words:
اوتاد (stakes) is the plural of وتد. They say وتد الوتد i.e. he made the peg firm or he drove it into the hole. اوتاد means, tent-pegs, poles, wooden nails; stakes etc. اوتاد الارض signifies, the mountains; اوتاد البلاد means, the chief men of the towns and اوتاد الفم means, the teeth (Aqrab). ذو الاوتاد thus signifies, lord of large armies or stakes or of firmly established dominions.
e
9:70; 40:32; 50:13.
1107
اَوْتَادُ الْاَرْض (Autadul-Ard) 的意思是山岳; 而 اَوْتَادُ الْبِلَاد (Autadul-Bilad) 意指城镇中的首领; ذُوالْاَوْتَاد (Dhul Autad) 意指大军团的巨头或赌注的大庄家 (اَقْرَبْ, Aqrab)。
a
9:70; 40:32; 50:13.
3383
Important Words:
اوتاد (stakes) is the plural of وتد. They say وتد الوتد i.e. he made the peg firm or he drove it into the hole. اوتاد means, tent-pegs, poles, wooden nails; stakes etc. اوتاد الارض signifies, the mountains; اوتاد البلاد means, the chief men of the towns and اوتاد الفم means, the teeth (Aqrab). ذو الاوتاد thus signifies, lord of large armies or stakes or of firmly established dominions.
b
9:70; 40:32; 50:13.
2520
Autadul-Ard means, mountains; and Autadul-Bilad signifies, the chief men of the towns; and Dhul-Autad signifies, lord of large armies or stakes (Aqrab).
کَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَہُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوۡحٍ وَّالۡاَحۡزَابُ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِہِمۡ ۖ وَہَمَّتۡ کُلُّ اُمَّۃٍۭ بِرَسُوۡلِہِمۡ لِیَاۡخُذُوۡہُ ۖ وَجٰدَلُوۡا بِالۡبٰطِلِ لِیُدۡحِضُوۡا بِہِ الۡحَقَّ فَاَخَذۡتُہُمۡ ۖ فَکَیۡفَ کَانَ عِقَابِ
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 54:10.
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 54:10.
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 54:10.
Commentary:
The verse gives an illustration of the great power and wealth which disbelievers, in the time of Noah and the Prophets who came after him, possessed. Just as disbelievers were seized with Divine punishment because they rejected and opposed their Prophets, so will the enemies of the Holy Prophet be punished.
f
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 54:10.
c
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 54:10.
3497
Commentary:
The verse gives an illustration of the great power and wealth which disbelievers, in the time of Noah and the Prophets who came after him, possessed. Just as disbelievers were seized with Divine punishment because they rejected and opposed their Prophets, so will the enemies of the Holy Prophet be punished.
a
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 54:10.
۞ وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَہُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَہُمۡ رَسُوۡلٌ کَرِیۡمٌ
۞ کَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَہُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوۡحٍ فَکَذَّبُوۡا عَبۡدَنَا وَقَالُوۡا مَجۡنُوۡنٌ وَّازۡدُجِرَ
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 40:6.
23:26.
The cases of the people of Noah, of the tribes of ‘Ad and Thamud and that of the people of Lot have received repeated and somewhat detailed mention in the Qur’an because these peoples lived on the confines of the Hijaz, and the Quraish were quite familiar with their histories and also had commercial relations with them. Noah’s people lived in Iraq which lies to the north-east of Arabia, and the tribe of ‘Ad lived in Yemen and Hadaramaut which form the southern part of it, while the tribe of Thamud throve and flourished in the north-west of Arabia which extends from the Hijaz to Palestine, and the ill-fated people of Lot lived in Sodom and Gommorah in Palestine.
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 40:6.
23:26.
Commentary:
As briefly stated in the Introduction, almost the entire Surah is devoted to a discussion of the dreadful fate which the Rejecters of former Divine Prophets had met and this fact has been adduced as an argument to prove the truth of the Holy Prophet’s claim. The cases of the People of Noah, of the tribes of ‘Ad and Thamud and that of the people of Lot have received a special and somewhat detailed mention because these peoples lived on the confines of the Hijaz and the Quraish were quite familiar with their histories and had commercial relations with them. The people to whom Noah preached his Message lived in Iraq which lies to the north-east of Arabia, and the tribe of ‘Ad lived in Yemen and Hadramaut which form the southern part of it while the tribe of Thamud throve and flourished in the north-west of Arabia which extends from the Hijaz to Palestine and the ill-fated people of Lot lived in Sodom and Gommorah in Palestine.
a
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 40:6.
b
23:26.
a
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 40:6.
b
23:26.
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Commentary:
As briefly stated in the Introduction, almost the entire Surah is devoted to a discussion of the dreadful fate which the Rejecters of former Divine Prophets had met and this fact has been adduced as an argument to prove the truth of the Holy Prophet’s claim. The cases of the People of Noah, of the tribes of ‘Ad and Thamud and that of the people of Lot have received a special and somewhat detailed mention because these peoples lived on the confines of the Hijaz and the Quraish were quite familiar with their histories and had commercial relations with them. The people to whom Noah preached his Message lived in Iraq which lies to the north-east of Arabia, and the tribe of ‘Ad lived in Yemen and Hadramaut which form the southern part of it while the tribe of Thamud throve and flourished in the north-west of Arabia which extends from the Hijaz to Palestine and the ill-fated people of Lot lived in Sodom and Gommorah in Palestine.
c
6:35; 22:43; 35:26; 40:6.
d
23:26.
2901
The cases of the people of Noah, of the tribes of ‘Ad and Thamud and that of the people of Lot have received repeated and somewhat detailed mention in the Qur’an because these peoples lived on the confines of the Hijaz, and the Quraish were quite familiar with their histories and also had commercial relations with them. Noah’s people lived in Iraq which lies to the north-east of Arabia, and the tribe of ‘Ad lived in Yemen and Hadaramaut which form the southern part of it, while the tribe of Thamud throve and flourished in the north-west of Arabia which extends from the Hijaz to Palestine, and the ill-fated people of Lot lived in Sodom and Gommorah in Palestine.
کَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَہُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوۡحٍ وَّاَصۡحٰبُ الرَّسِّ وَثَمُوۡدُ
9:70; 14:10; 38:13.
9:70; 14:10; 38:13.
c
9:70; 14:10; 38:13.
b
9:70; 14:10; 38:13; 40:32.
3865
Commentary:
For the People of Noah see 11:26-49; for اصحاب الرس (Companions of the Well) 25:39, and for Thamud 11:62-69.
b
9:70; 14:10; 38:13.
وَکَمۡ اَہۡلَکۡنَا قَبۡلَہُمۡ مِّنۡ قَرۡنٍ ہُمۡ اَشَدُّ مِنۡہُمۡ بَطۡشًا فَنَقَّبُوۡا فِی الۡبِلٰدِ ہَلۡ مِنۡ مَّحِیۡصٍ
یعنی ملک میں ایسے سامان پیدا کرنے شروع کیے کہ وہ اس عذاب سے بچ جائیں لیکن خدائی سزا سے بچنے کے لئے انسانی تدبیریں کہاں کام دے سکتی ہیں۔
19:75; 47:14.
The words in the text literally mean: 'Burrowed into the earth to save themselves,' and seem to refer to the present day underground trenches as protection against bombing attacks.
17:18; 19:75; 21:12; 36:32.
Important Words:
نقبوا (went about) is the intensive form of نقب (naqaba) which means, he made a hole through a wall; he perforated, pierced or made a hole through anything. نقب فی الارض means, he went or went away through the land or country or journeyed or traversed through the land.
Commentary:
Divine punishment, when it comes, is overwhelming and all-encompassing. There is no escape or refuge from it, however one may try.
c
19:75; 47:14.
1291
经文中这一句字面上的意思是: “潜伏地洞中救自己”, 似乎也指今天防止轰炸袭击的地下战壕。
1
یعنی ملک میں ایسے سامان پیدا کرنے شروع کیے کہ وہ اس عذاب سے بچ جائیں لیکن خدائی سزا سے بچنے کے لئے انسانی تدبیریں کہاں کام دے سکتی ہیں۔
c
17:18; 19:75; 21:12; 36:32.
3883
Important Words:
نقبوا (went about) is the intensive form of نقب (naqaba) which means, he made a hole through a wall; he perforated, pierced or made a hole through anything. نقب فی الارض means, he went or went away through the land or country or journeyed or traversed through the land.
Commentary:
Divine punishment, when it comes, is overwhelming and all-encompassing. There is no escape or refuge from it, however one may try.
c
19:75; 47:14.
2815A
The words in the text literally mean: 'Burrowed into the earth to save themselves,' and seem to refer to the present day underground trenches as protection against bombing attacks.
فِیۡہِنَّ قٰصِرٰتُ الطَّرۡفِ لَمۡ یَطۡمِثۡہُنَّ اِنۡسٌ قَبۡلَہُمۡ وَلَا جَآنٌّ
اول تو روحانی انعام مراد ہے۔ پھر یہ بات بھی مدنظر رکھنی چاہیے کہ یہاں صرف عورت کہا ہے اور اس سے مراد انسان کی دنیوی بیوی بھی ہو سکتی ہے جسے اگلے جہان میں ُحسن عطا ہوگا۔
کسی سے تعلق نہ رکھا ہوگا کے یہ معنے ہیں کہ کسی غیر مرد سے تعلق نہ رکھا ہوگا اور وہ نیک اور پاکباز ہوں گی۔
37:49; 38:53.
The expression, 'restraining their glances,' signifies that their whole attention would be devoted to God and they would not even cast a look at any other thing besides their Lord and Creator.
Far from their bodies being touched by any man, even impure thoughts will not have found access to their hearts, the word jinn also signifying those invisible things that excite carnal passions in the mind. It is relevant to state here again, that according to Islamic conception, the blessings of Paradise would resemble the pleasures of the life on earth. There will be palaces, gardens, rivers, trees, fruits, wives, children, friends, etc. in Paradise, only the nature of these things will be different from that of the things of this world. In fact, they will be the spiritual representations of the good deeds the righteous will have done in this life.
37:49; 38:53.
Commentary:
In the foregoing verses mention was made of gardens, couches, fruits, etc. that believers will get in the "two Gardens." In order to complete their peace and happiness, they will also enjoy the company of good companions. And there can be no better companion for a person than a beautiful and virtuous wife. The Quranic Paradise is not conclusively reserved for righteous men. Righteous women will be equally entitled to it.
It will be noticed that purity of heart of the companions of believers is given precedence over the beauty of their persons referred to in v.59. The expression قاصرات الطرف signifies that their whole attention would be devoted to God and they would not even cast a look at any other thing beside their Lord and Creator, and far from their bodies being touched by any man, even impure thoughts will not find access to their hearts, the word جن also signifying those invisible things that excite carnal passions in the mind. It is relevant to state here again that according to Islamic conception the blessings of Paradise would resemble the pleasures of the life on earth. There will be palaces, gardens, rivers, trees, fruits, wives, children, friends, etc., only the nature of these things would be different from that of the things of this world. They would be so highly spiritual that the human mind cannot conceive of them. But their existence cannot be denied. See also 32:18 & 52:21.
Incidentally, the verse repudiates the false idea that women will not go to Paradise.
b
37:49; 38:53.
1364
“害羞的贞节女子” 这意思是他们一颗诚心向安拉, 除了养主和创造者之外不会观望任何其他东西。
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她们的身子不被男子接触, 甚至不洁的思想也不会来到她们心中, “精纳” 这词也指那些在心中引起肉欲的视而不见的东西。这里又恰当地谈到, 根据伊斯兰教的观念, 天园的福祉很像人间的欢乐。天园中会有宫殿、花园、江河、树木、水果、妻子、儿女、朋友等, 只是这些东西的性质和今世的不同。实际上这些东西是敬畏的人在今生所作的善举的精神体现。
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اول تو روحانی انعام مراد ہے۔ پھر یہ بات بھی مدنظر رکھنی چاہیے کہ یہاں صرف عورت کہا ہے اور اس سے مراد انسان کی دنیوی بیوی بھی ہو سکتی ہے جسے اگلے جہان میں ُحسن عطا ہوگا۔
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کسی سے تعلق نہ رکھا ہوگا کے یہ معنے ہیں کہ کسی غیر مرد سے تعلق نہ رکھا ہوگا اور وہ نیک اور پاکباز ہوں گی۔
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37:49; 38:53.
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Commentary:
In the foregoing verses mention was made of gardens, couches, fruits, etc. that believers will get in the "two Gardens." In order to complete their peace and happiness, they will also enjoy the company of good companions. And there can be no better companion for a person than a beautiful and virtuous wife. The Quranic Paradise is not conclusively reserved for righteous men. Righteous women will be equally entitled to it.
It will be noticed that purity of heart of the companions of believers is given precedence over the beauty of their persons referred to in v.59. The expression قاصرات الطرف signifies that their whole attention would be devoted to God and they would not even cast a look at any other thing beside their Lord and Creator, and far from their bodies being touched by any man, even impure thoughts will not find access to their hearts, the word جن also signifying those invisible things that excite carnal passions in the mind. It is relevant to state here again that according to Islamic conception the blessings of Paradise would resemble the pleasures of the life on earth. There will be palaces, gardens, rivers, trees, fruits, wives, children, friends, etc., only the nature of these things would be different from that of the things of this world. They would be so highly spiritual that the human mind cannot conceive of them. But their existence cannot be denied. See also 32:18 & 52:21.
Incidentally, the verse repudiates the false idea that women will not go to Paradise.
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37:49; 38:53.
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The expression, 'restraining their glances,' signifies that their whole attention would be devoted to God and they would not even cast a look at any other thing besides their Lord and Creator.
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Far from their bodies being touched by any man, even impure thoughts will not have found access to their hearts, the word jinn also signifying those invisible things that excite carnal passions in the mind. It is relevant to state here again, that according to Islamic conception, the blessings of Paradise would resemble the pleasures of the life on earth. There will be palaces, gardens, rivers, trees, fruits, wives, children, friends, etc. in Paradise, only the nature of these things will be different from that of the things of this world. In fact, they will be the spiritual representations of the good deeds the righteous will have done in this life.
لَمۡ یَطۡمِثۡہُنَّ اِنۡسٌ قَبۡلَہُمۡ وَلَا جَآنٌّ
یعنی وہ اپنے ہی خاوندوں کے پاس ہوں گی۔
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یعنی وہ اپنے ہی خاوندوں کے پاس ہوں گی۔