Surah 25

Surah 25:76

"There they will dwell – it is good as a dwelling and resting place."
The Reward of the Servants of the Most Gracious, and a Warning to the People of Makkah Verses 25:75-77
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Verse 75

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ يُجۡزَوۡنَ ٱلۡغُرۡفَةَ بِمَا صَبَرُواْ وَيُلَقَّوۡنَ فِيهَا تَحِيَّةٗ وَسَلَٰمًا

Those will be repaid with the exalted room because they were patient, and there they will meet a greeting and ‘Peace!’

Verse 76

خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۚ حَسُنَتۡ مُسۡتَقَرّٗا وَمُقَامٗا

There they will dwell – it is good as a dwelling and resting place.

Verse 77

قُلۡ مَا يَعۡبَؤُاْ بِكُمۡ رَبِّي لَوۡلَا دُعَآؤُكُمۡۖ فَقَدۡ كَذَّبۡتُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يَكُونُ لِزَامَۢا

Say: ‘My Lord would not care about you, if it were not for your prayer. But you have called (it) a lie, so it will be close at hand.’

After mentioning the beautiful attributes of His believing servants, and their fine words and deeds, Allah then says:

{Those} meaning, the people who are described in this manner,

{will be rewarded} on the Day of Resurrection,

{with the highest place} which is Paradise. Abu Ja'far Al-Baqir, Said bin Jubayr, Ad-Dahhak and As-Suddi said, “It was so called because of its elevation.”

{because of their patience.} means, their patience in doing what they did.

{Therein they shall be met} means, in Paradise.

Quoted Scripture
"with greetings and the word of peace and respect."

This means that they will be greeted first with words of welcome and honor. Peace will be theirs and they will be wished peace. And angels shall enter unto them from every gate, saying, “Peace be upon you for that you persevered in patience! Excellent indeed is the final home!”

{Abiding therein} means, they will settle there and never leave or move or die, they will never exit or wish to move to somewhere else. This is like the Ayah,

{And those who are blessed, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure } (11:108).

Quoted Scripture
"excellent it is as an abode, and as a place to rest in."

Its appearance is beautiful and it is a good place in which to rest and to dwell. Then Allah says:

Quoted Scripture
"Say: “My Lord pays attention to you only because of your invocation to Him...""

meaning, He would not care to pay attention to you if you did not worship Him, for He only created mankind to worship Him Alone and to glorify Him morning and evening.

His saying:

{But now you have indeed denied.} “O you disbelievers.”

Quoted Scripture
"So the torment will be yours forever."

So your denial will remain with you forever, i.e., it will lead to your punishment, doom and destruction in this world and the Hereafter. This also refers to the day of Badr, as it was interpreted by ‘Abdullah bin Mas'ud, Ubayy bin Ka‘b, Muhammad bin Ka‘b Al-Qurazi, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, As-Suddi and others.

Quoted Scripture
"So the torment will be yours forever."

Al-Hasan Al-Basri said: “The Day of Resurrection.” And there is no conflict between the two interpretations.

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Furqan, all praise and thanks are due to Allah.

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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

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