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
وَٱسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ ٱلْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ
And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near -
ٱلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous
قَالَ ٱللَّهُ هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ يَنفَعُ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ صِدْقُهُمْ ۚ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ۚ رَّضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Allāh will say, "This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness." For them are gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allāh being pleased with them, and they with Him. That is the great attainment.
يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ ٱلْبَطْشَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ
The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution.