Wednesday 18 December 2013

Divine Welcome

Qur'aanic Verses 89:27 to 89:30:










Transliterations:

27. Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutma-innatu 28. IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan 29. Faodkhulee fee AAibadee 30. Waodkhulee jannatee


Translations:

O you contented soul! Return to your Lord pleased [with yourself], pleasing (to your Lord). Enter then to be among My devotees! And enter My Garden!2, 3

Study Notes:

2. Verses 27 to 30 constitute the divine welcome address to those who have successfully passed the lifelong test of this world.

3. The Qur’aan speaks of two other sorts of souls: nafsa la-ammarah, soul prone to evil [Verse 12:53], and, nafsil-lawwamah, self-reproaching soul [Verse 75:2]. The soul, apparently, has to graduate to its third stage of nafs almut-mainnah to deserve the divine welcome.

An extract from yet-to-be-published Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VII.

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