Qaf 50:31
The Letter "Qaf" · Meccan · Juz 26 · Page 519
Paradise Brought Near
وَأُزۡلِفَتِ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ غَيۡرَ بَعِيدٍ ٣١
And the Garden is brought nigh for those who kept from evil, no longer distant.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And Paradise will be brought near to the mindful, not far.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this qualifier is to refute openly those who thought the resurrection far.
Reflect
Do a good deed, remembering Paradise is not far.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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