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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

At-Tawbah 9:21

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يُبَشِّرُهُمْ رَبُّهُم بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنْهُ وَرِضْوَٰنٍ وَجَنَّـٰتٍ لَّهُمْ فِيهَا نَعِيمٌ مُّقِيمٌ

Their Lord gives them good tidings of mercy from Him and approval and of gardens for them wherein is enduring pleasure.

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Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

Verses 21 and 22 tell us about the great reward and ranks these successful people shall have in the life to come:يُبَشِّرُ‌هُمْ رَ‌بُّهُم بِرَ‌حْمَةٍ مِّنْهُ وَرِ‌ضْوَانٍ وَجَنَّاتٍ لَّهُمْ فِيهَا نَعِيمٌ مُّقِيمٌ ﴿21﴾ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عِندَهُ أَجْرٌ‌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿22﴾Their Lord gives them the happy news of Mercy from Him, and Pleasure, and of Gardens having an everlasting bliss for them, where they shall dwell forever. Surely, 'it is Allah with whom there is a great reward.

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