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4354 In heritage: i.e. as our Portion. Cf. iii. 180, and n. 485; vi. 165, and n. 988. There is no question here of their passing<br />

on any property to heirs. They are the final possessors of Heaven for eternity, by the grace of Allah. (39.74)<br />

42:22 - Gardens: they shall have before their Lord all that they wish for: that will indeed be the<br />

magnificent Bounty (of Allah). 45574558<br />

4558 In contrast with the withering terror of the wrong-doers is the ease and rational happiness of those who do good. "On<br />

them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve" (ii. 38). Their wills will have been purified, and they shall have all that they<br />

shall desire, "before their Lord". That is, their highest Bliss will be the sight of their Lord. No higher Bounty can they<br />

wish for. (42.22)<br />

43:70 - Garden ye and your wives in (beauty and) rejoicing. 4668<br />

4668 The Garden is the type of all that is beautiful to eye, mind, and soul, all that is restful and in tune, a complete state of<br />

bliss, such as we can scarcely conceive of in this troubled world. Several metaphors indicate how we can try to picture<br />

that bliss to ourselves in "this muddy vesture of decay." (43.70)<br />

44:52 - Gardens and Springs;<br />

46:16 - Garden: a promise of truth<br />

47:6 - Garden which He has announced for them. 4826<br />

47:15 - Garden which the righteous are promised:<br />

4833 In this description there are four kinds of drinks and all kinds of fruits; and the summing up of all delights in the<br />

"Forgiveness from their Lord". The four kinds of drinks are: (1) delicious, cool, pure water, not like earthly water, for it<br />

never suffers corruption; (2) milk which never turns Sour, whose taste is like that of fresh warm milk drawn from the<br />

udder; (3) wine, not like any wine on earth, for it leaves no headaches behind, and causes no intoxication, which is a<br />

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<br />

foreign substance. These drinks, will cool the spirit, feed the heart, warm the affections, and sweeten life. (47.15)<br />

54:54 - Gardens and Rivers. 5168<br />

5168 The record, in the case of those who dishonoured and violated Truth, will lead to their undoing; but in the case of<br />

those who honoured the Truth and adopted it so as to shine in their righteous lives, the result is expressed by four<br />

metaphors, in an ascending degree of sublimity: (1) they will be in the midst of Gardens where rivers flow; (2) they will<br />

be in sure abode; (3) with Allah; (4) Whose sovereignty is omnipotent. "Gardens" with Rivers (flowing beneath): this<br />

has been explained more than once already: Cf. n. 4668 to xliii. 70. The Garden suggests all the Bliss we can imagine<br />

through our senses. (54.54)<br />

55:46 - two Gardens 52045205<br />

5205 Here two Gardens are mentioned, and indeed four, counting the other two mentioned in lv. 62-76. Opinions are<br />

divided about this, but the best opinion is that the two mentioned in verses 46-61 are for the degree of those Nearest<br />

to Allah (Muqarrabun), and those in verses 62-76 for the Companions of the Right Hand: Why two for each? The<br />

Duality is to express variety, and the whole scheme of the Sura runs in twos. There will be no dulness of uniformity: as<br />

our minds can conceive it now, there will be freshness in change, but it will be from Bliss to Bliss, and there will be<br />

Unity. (55.46)<br />

5206 Two Springs, for the same reasons as there will be two Gardens. See last note. (55.50)<br />

55:54 - Gardens will be Near (and easy of reach). 5208<br />

5208 The toil and fatigue of this life will be over: Cf. xxxv. 35. (55.54)<br />

55:62 - And besides these two there are two other Gardens 5213<br />

56:12 - Gardens of Bliss:<br />

59:20 - Companions of the Garden that will achieve Felicity. 5397<br />

5397 The others, the Companions of the Fire, will find their lives wasted and nullified. Their capacities will be rendered inert<br />

and their wishes will end in futility. (59.20)<br />

69:22 - Garden on high<br />

76:13 - Reclining in the (Garden) on raised thrones<br />

76:14 - shades of the (Garden) will come low over them and the bunches (of fruit) there will hang<br />

low in humility. 5846<br />

5846 Without sun and moon there will of course be no shade in the literal sense of the word. But for full comfort, there will<br />

be sheltering shade for rest and change from whatever light there be. (76.14)<br />

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