The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 280
CH. 23 AL-MU'MINÜN PT. 18 الَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الْفِرْدَوُسَ هُمْ فِيهَا. Who will inherit Paradise. 12 They will abide therein. 2517 13. Verily, 'We created man from an extract of clay;2518 خُلِدُونَ وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ سُلْلَةٍ مِّنْ "18:108; 70:36. 32:8-9. Scib allowing wandering thoughts to spoil give them everlasting life and they them and fully understanding the meanings of the words they utter and (4) they not only say their five daily Prayers but also supererogatory Prayers, particularly the Prayer in the. تهجد ) latter part of the night 2517. Important Words: may be said to have been derived from which means width; amplitude. means, a garden; or a garden comprising everything that is in the gardens; an ample, beautiful garden; a garden comprising grapevines and palm-trees; a valley abounding in herbage like a garden, or a valley or valleys producing various sorts of plants or herbage; means, Paradise or a walled-garden or a garden of trees; or it means, the highest stage of or its middle or highest part (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: As believers mentioned in the foregoing verses combine in themselves all kinds of virtues, therefore, they will be made to reside in gardens which comprise everything that is found in any garden. As they brought death over their desires, so in return God will 2194 will have everything they wish (50:36). This stage is the inevitable result of the strict spiritual discipline to which a believer subjects himself. 2518. Important Words: سل extract) is derived from) سلالة (salla). They say i. e. he drew out the thing or he drew it out from another thing gently. ab means, what is or becomes drawn forth from a thing. means, an extract of a thing; the clear or pure part or the choice, the best or most excellent part of a thing; the sperma genitalis of a man; the water that is drawn from the back; progeny (Lane & Aqrab). They. طان clay) is derived from) طين say albi. e. he plastered it with clay or mud. all means, God created him with a good natural disposition. A means, clay, mud, earth, mould, soil (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: With this verse begins a description of the process of creation of the noblest handiwork of God-man, from the earliest stage when he lies dormant in the form of dust. The inorganic constituents of the earth through a subtle process of change