فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ 53
Translations
And filling with it your bellies
Transliteration
Fa-ma-li-oon minha al-butoon
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah refers to the people of Paradise filling their bellies with fruits and provisions from the gardens of Paradise. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this describes the abundant blessings and sustenance that the inhabitants of Jannah will enjoy, with no fear of depletion or deprivation. The phrase emphasizes the complete satisfaction and eternal abundance that awaits the righteous, contrasting with the worldly limitations and scarcity experienced on earth.
Revelation Context
This verse appears in Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a Meccan surah that comprehensively describes the Day of Judgment and the states of the people in Paradise and Hell. The ayah is part of a passage (56:51-56) that depicts the luxuries and fruits available to the inhabitants of Paradise, serving as motivation for the believers to pursue righteousness and prepare for the Hereafter.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'In Paradise, there is what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has imagined' (Sahih Bukhari 3244). Additionally, the Prophet described the fruits of Paradise as being abundant and instantly available to those who desire them (Tirmidhi 2528).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that the true fulfillment and eternal satisfaction comes only in Paradise through obedience to Allah, encouraging patience with worldly trials and steadfastness in faith knowing that incomparable blessings await those who remain righteous.
Related Ayahs
وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِى صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ وَقَالُوا۟ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى هَدَىٰنَا لِهَـٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِىَ لَوْلَآ أَنْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ ۖ لَقَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ وَنُودُوٓا۟ أَن تِلْكُمُ ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
And We will have removed whatever is within their breasts of resentment, [while] flowing beneath them are rivers. And they will say, "Praise to Allāh, who has guided us to this; and we would never have been guided if Allāh had not guided us. Certainly the messengers of our Lord had come with the truth." And they will be called, "This is Paradise, which you have been made to inherit for what you used to do."
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَـٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًا
And near above them are its shades, and its [fruit] to be picked will be lowered in compliance.
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?