“And those foremost, will be foremost.
Those are the ones brought near.”
[al-Waqi’ah: 10-11]
The sabiqun – those who are foremost in good deeds in this world – will be sabiqun (foremost) towards Paradise in the Hereafter. But something I was reading yesterday struck my interest in the next verse. It says that these people, on the Day of Judgement, will be ‘Muqarrabun‘. This means to draw close. However the usual word for that is ‘Mutaqarribun‘ which means to do something in order to get closer to something (i.e. they did deeds to get closer to Paradise). But here it says ‘Muqarrabun‘ which changes the picture completely because now it means that they being drawn close without any effort on their part and instead, other things are being brought close to them. The exertion of effort is reversed.
The foremost in this world exerted their efforts to get near to Paradise although it lies in the realm of another world. So when they reached that world, Paradise was moved and drawn close to them; as mentioned in other verses: “And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous.” [al-Shu’ara’: 90]
They no longer need to exert their efforts because it was accepted from them in a past world, wallahu a’lam. Masha’Allah, the language of the Qur’an is just incredible.
[Inspired by a text I was reading in Sh. al-‘Affani’s book ‘Wa-Sabiqun al-Sabiqun’]
May Allah save us from the fitna of this world and the hereafter and may He forgive us our sins and He bring us close to Him. Ameen
And We guided (them) to the two paths. (Al-Balad, 90:10) Which ever one they chose, had to be right…..because they would have been guided……Thank you for your ‘posts’ which stand the strength of time..as in pillars and foundations…’Sur la pont’…..xx
Jazaki Allah khair for these beautiful quranic gems.
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Salaam alaykum
Maashaallah
Allahu akbar.
Jazakallahu khair.
You must hear salman al uaybi recitation of the verses of saabiqun.its on youtube.surah waqiah by sallan al utaybi.its awesome.
Watch “Salman al-Utaybi: Surah Al-Waqiah (10-56)” on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5ITG0ATwDk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Beautiful…
Can you please translated the meemiyaah of Ash Sheikh Hafidaah Al Hakmi there is no translation out there yet -sadface-.