The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 167
PT. 27 AR-RAHMAN CH. 55 فيهِنَّ قصرتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ Therein will also be chaste. 57 إِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌ maidens of modest gaze," whom neither man nor Jinn will have touched before them- 4079 58. Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny?— 59. As if they were rubies and small pearls. 4080 "37:49; 38:53. b56:24. promise was literally fulfilled in the lifetime of the very Muslims who, while at Mecca, did not know where to lay their heads. The "inner linings being of thick brocade" implies a beautiful hint that the inner-self of a believer is purer and more beautiful than his outer-self. 4079. 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 signifies that their whole attention would be devoted to God and they would not فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّ بْنِ كَأَنَّهُنَّ الْيَاقُوتُ وَالْمَرْجَانُ ® جن 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 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. 3063 Incidentally, the verse repudiates the false idea that women will not go to Paradise. 4080. Commentary: Whereas in v. 57 above purity of mind and heart of the consorts of believers in Paradise has been mentioned, the verse under comment