قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ 23
Translations
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
Transliteration
Qutufuha daniyah
Tafsir (Explanation)
This phrase describes the fruits of Paradise as being near and easy to reach (daniyah - hanging low, accessible). Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir explain that the fruits of the gardens of Paradise will be brought close to the inhabitants, requiring no effort or hardship to obtain them, in stark contrast to the difficulty of harvesting fruits in this worldly life. This depicts one of the blessings awaiting the righteous in the Hereafter.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears within Surah Al-Haqqah, a Meccan surah that emphasizes the reality of the Day of Judgment and Paradise. The verse is part of a broader description of Paradise (beginning at 69:22) where Allah describes the rewards prepared for those who believed and acted righteously, serving as a source of encouragement and hope for the early Muslim community facing persecution.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said regarding Paradise: 'In it are things which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no heart has conceived' (Sahih Bukhari 3072). Additionally, in Sahih Muslim, there is mention of the proximity and abundance of fruits in Paradise as a manifestation of Allah's boundless generosity.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that the rewards of obedience to Allah far exceed any worldly difficulty, and that Paradise is prepared with every comfort and abundance. It encourages patience through hardship in this life by focusing on the eternal ease and fulfillment awaiting the faithful.
Related Ayahs
وَفَوَٰكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
And fruits from whatever they desire,
عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ ٱللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا
A spring of which the [righteous] servants of Allāh will drink; they will make it gush forth in force [and abundance].
مَّثَلُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِى وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۖ فِيهَآ أَنْهَـٰرٌ مِّن مَّآءٍ غَيْرِ ءَاسِنٍ وَأَنْهَـٰرٌ مِّن لَّبَنٍ لَّمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُۥ وَأَنْهَـٰرٌ مِّنْ خَمْرٍ لَّذَّةٍ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ وَأَنْهَـٰرٌ مِّنْ عَسَلٍ مُّصَفًّى ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ كَمَنْ هُوَ خَـٰلِدٌ فِى ٱلنَّارِ وَسُقُوا۟ مَآءً حَمِيمًا فَقَطَّعَ أَمْعَآءَهُمْ
Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of purified honey, in which they will have from all [kinds of] fruits and forgiveness from their Lord... [Are its inhabitants] like those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink scalding water that will sever their intestines?
وَأَمْدَدْنَـٰهُم بِفَـٰكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
And We will provide them with fruit and meat from whatever they desire.