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.
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يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
فَأَغْوَيْنَـٰكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَـٰوِينَ
And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۗ وَمَنْ أَصْدَقُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حَدِيثًا
Allāh - there is no deity except Him. He will surely assemble you for [account on] the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. And who is more truthful than Allāh in statement.
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلَّهِ
It is the Day when a soul will not possess for another soul [power to do] a thing; and the command, that Day, is [entirely] with Allāh.