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from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the
Fire and be given to drink boiling water so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?
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4833 In this description there are four kinds of drinks and all kinds of fruits; and the summing up of all delights in the
"Forgiveness from their Lord". The four kinds of drinks are: (1) delicious, cool, pure water, not like earthly water, for it
never suffers corruption; (2) milk which never turns Sour, whose taste is like that of fresh warm milk drawn from the
udder; (3) wine, not like any wine on earth, for it leaves no headaches behind, and causes no intoxication, which is a
kind of madness or poison, but is ever a joy to drink; and (4) honey, pure and clear, with no admixture of wax or any
foreign substance. These drinks, will cool the spirit, feed the heart, warm the affections, and sweeten life. (47.15)
4834 See n. 4671 to xliii. 73. (47.15)
4835 Forgiveness from their Lord: that is the covering up or blotting out of sin and all that was sad
or unsatisfactory in the lower life; the pure Light from the Countenance of Allah Most High: xcii.
20. (47.15)
4836 Cf. xxxvii. 66-67, and n. 4074. Just as the Bliss of the Blessed will penetrate their being
through and through, so the agony of the condemned ones will penetrate their being through
and through. (47.15)
47:15 - Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water
incorruptible: rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine a joy to those who
drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits and Grace
from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the
Fire and be given to drink boiling water so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?
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4833 In this description there are four kinds of drinks and all kinds of fruits; and the summing up of all delights in the
"Forgiveness from their Lord". The four kinds of drinks are: (1) delicious, cool, pure water, not like earthly water, for it
never suffers corruption; (2) milk which never turns Sour, whose taste is like that of fresh warm milk drawn from the
udder; (3) wine, not like any wine on earth, for it leaves no headaches behind, and causes no intoxication, which is a
kind of madness or poison, but is ever a joy to drink; and (4) honey, pure and clear, with no admixture of wax or any
foreign substance. These drinks, will cool the spirit, feed the heart, warm the affections, and sweeten life. (47.15)
4834 See n. 4671 to xliii. 73. (47.15)
4835 Forgiveness from their Lord: that is the covering up or blotting out of sin and all that was sad or unsatisfactory in the
lower life; the pure Light from the Countenance of Allah Most High: xcii. 20. (47.15)
4836 Cf. xxxvii. 66-67, and n. 4074. Just as the Bliss of the Blessed will penetrate their being through and through, so the
agony of the condemned ones will penetrate their being through and through. (47.15)
48:29 - Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah; and those who are with him are strong against
Unbelievers (but) compassionate amongst each other. Thou wilt see them bow and prostrate
themselves (in prayer) seeking Grace from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure. On their faces are
their marks (being) the traces of their prostration. This is their similitude in the Torah; and their
similitude in the Gospel is: like a seed which sends forth its blade then makes it strong; it then
becomes thick and it stands on its own stem (filling) the sowers with wonder and delight. As a
result it fills the Unbelievers with rage at him. Allah has promised those among them who
believe and do righteous deeds Forgiveness and a great Reward. 491349144915491649174918
4913 Cf. ix. 128. The devotees of Allah wage unceasing war against evil, for themselves, and for others; but to their own
brethren in faith-especially the weaker ones- they are mild and compassionate: they seek out every opportunity to
sympathise with them and help them. (48.29)
4914 Their humility is before Allah and His Apostle and all who have authority from Allah, but they yield no power or pomp,
nor do they worship worldly show or glitter. Nor is their humility before Allah a mere show for men. (48.29)
4915 The traces of their earnestness and humility are engraved on their faces, i.e., penetrate their inmost being, the face
being the outward sign of the inner man. If we take it in its literal sense, the traces might mean the marks left by
repeated prostration on their foreheads. Moreover, a good man's face alone shows in him the grace and light of Allah;
he is gentle, kind and forbearing, ever helpful, relying on Allah and possessing a blessed Peace and Calmness
(Sakina, xlviii. 26) that can come from no other source. (48.29)
4916 In the Book of Moses, which is now found in a corrupt form in the Pentateuch, the posture of humility in prayer is
indicated by prostration: e.g., Moses and Aaron "fell upon their faces", Num. xvi. 22. (48.29)
4917 The similitude in the Gospel is about how the good seed is sown and grows gradually, even beyond the expectation of
the sower: "the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how; for the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first
the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear": Mark. iv. 27-28. Thus Islam was preached by the holy
Prophet; the seed seemed to human eyes lost in the ground; but it put forth its shoot, and grew, and became strong,
until it was able to stand on its own legs, and its worst enemies recognised its existence and its right to live. Note how
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