وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ 13
Translations
And when Paradise is brought near,
Transliteration
Wa-itha al-jannatu uzlifat
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes the Day of Judgment when Paradise will be brought near to the righteous believers. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, 'uzlifat' (brought near/made close) signifies that Paradise will be presented and made accessible to those who believed and performed righteous deeds. This is a moment of joy and reward for the faithful, contrasting with the terror and despair of the disbelievers in the preceding ayah.
Revelation Context
Surah At-Takwir is a Meccan chapter describing the cosmic upheaval on the Day of Judgment. This ayah is part of a sequence depicting the final hours before the resurrection, where the universe is overturned and souls are separated according to their deeds. The surah emphasizes both the reality of the Day of Judgment and the certainty of divine reward and punishment.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'Paradise is brought near to the righteous, and Hell is brought near to the wicked' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi). Additionally, hadith in Sahih Muslim describes Paradise being prepared for believers with rewards beyond imagination.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that righteous deeds in this life have tangible, eternal consequences—Paradise is a real reward that awaits the faithful. It encourages steadfastness in faith by emphasizing that the reckoning is certain and the rewards for believers are near in the sight of Allah.
Related Ayahs
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ ٱلْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْحَامِ ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌۢ بِأَىِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۢ
Indeed, Allāh [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Aware.
۞ قُلْ كُونُوا۟ حِجَارَةً أَوْ حَدِيدًا
Say, "Be you stones or iron
وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ٱبْيَضَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فَفِى رَحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ
But as for those whose faces turn white, [they will be] within the mercy of Allāh. They will abide therein eternally.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَـٰشِعَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,