Surah 88:13

Surah 88

"where (there are) raised couches,"

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The Condition of the People of Paradise on the Day of Judgement Verses 88:8-16

Show Full Scripture Context (88:8-16) — 9 Verses

Verse 8

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ نَّاعِمَةٞ

(Other) faces that Day will be blessed,

Verse 9

لِّسَعۡيِهَا رَاضِيَةٞ

content with their striving,

Verse 10

فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٖ

in a Garden on high

Verse 11

لَّا تَسۡمَعُ فِيهَا لَٰغِيَةٗ

– where they will hear no frivolous talk,

Verse 12

فِيهَا عَيۡنٞ جَارِيَةٞ

where (there is) a flowing spring,

Verse 13

فِيهَا سُرُرٞ مَّرۡفُوعَةٞ

where (there are) raised couches,

Verse 14

وَأَكۡوَابٞ مَّوۡضُوعَةٞ

and cups laid down,

Verse 15

وَنَمَارِقُ مَصۡفُوفَةٞ

and cushions lined up,

Verse 16

وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبۡثُوثَةٌ

and carpets spread out.

After mentioning the situation of the wretched people, Allah changes the discussion to mention those who will be happy. He says,

{Faces that Day.} meaning, on the Day of Judgement.

{will be joyful,} meaning, pleasure will be noticeable in them (those faces). This will only occur due to their striving. Sufyan said,

{Glad with their endeavor.} “They will be pleased with their deeds.” Then Allah says,

{In a lofty Paradise.} meaning, elevated and brilliant, secure in their dwellings.

Quoted Scripture

"Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood."

meaning, they will not hear in the Paradise that they will be in, any foolish word. This is as Allah says,

{They shall not hear therein any Laghw but only Salam.} (19:62)

Allah also says,

{Free from any Laghw, and free from sin.} (52:23)
and He says,

{No Laghw will they hear therein, nor any sinful speech. But only the saying of: "Salam! Salam!"} (56:25-26)

Then Allah continues,

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

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).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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