لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ 74
Translations
Untouched before them by man or jinnī -
Transliteration
Lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum wa la jannun
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes the wives of the people of Paradise, stating that neither humans nor jinn have touched them before. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi, this emphasizes the absolute purity and pristine nature of these companions, reserved exclusively for the believing men in Paradise. The phrase underscores the uniqueness and incomparable beauty of Paradise's blessings, as these women have never been defiled or experienced any prior relationship.
Revelation Context
Surah Ar-Rahman, revealed in Madinah, focuses on enumerating the blessings and rewards of Paradise to inspire believers toward righteousness. This ayah appears within the broader description of the paradisiacal rewards (ayaat 72-76) and serves to highlight the distinctive nature of Paradise's inhabitants and the extraordinary gifts awaiting the righteous.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'In Paradise there are things that no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has ever imagined' (Sahih Bukhari 3244). Additionally, 'The least of the people of Paradise will have eighty thousand servants and seventy-two wives' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2687).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that the rewards of Paradise transcend earthly imagination and experience, encouraging us to prioritize righteousness and obedience to Allah. It also conveys that true fulfillment and blessing come exclusively from God's generous provision in the eternal life, not from worldly pursuits.
Related Ayahs
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ غُرَفًا تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ نِعْمَ أَجْرُ ٱلْعَـٰمِلِينَ
And those who have believed and done righteous deeds - We will surely assign to them of Paradise [elevated] chambers beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. Excellent is the reward of the [righteous] workers
تَحِيَّتُهُمْ يَوْمَ يَلْقَوْنَهُۥ سَلَـٰمٌ ۚ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَرِيمًا
Their greeting the Day they meet Him will be, "Peace." And He has prepared for them a noble reward.
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَيَلْبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا خُضْرًا مِّن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلثَّوَابُ وَحَسُنَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا
Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on adorned couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place.
عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا
Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,