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Reflections on Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 25
وبشر الذين امنوا وعملوا الصالحات ان لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الانهار كلما رزقوا منها من ثمرة رزقا قالوا هاذا الذي رزقنا من قبل واتوا به متشابها ولهم فيها ازواج مطهرة وهم فيها خالدون ٢٥
وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوا۟ مِنْهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٍۢ رِّزْقًۭا ۙ قَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى رُزِقْنَا مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَأُتُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُتَشَـٰبِهًۭا ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَآ أَزْوَٰجٌۭ مُّطَهَّرَةٌۭ ۖ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ٢٥
وَبَشِّرِﱁ
ٱلَّذِينَﱂ
ءَامَنُواْﱃ
وَعَمِلُواْﱄ
ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِﱅ
أَنَّﱆ
لَهُمۡﱇ
جَنَّٰتٖﱈ
تَجۡرِيﱉ
مِنﱊ
تَحۡتِهَاﱋ
ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۖﱌﱍ
كُلَّمَاﱎ
رُزِقُواْﱏ
مِنۡهَاﱐ
مِنﱑ
ثَمَرَةٖﱒ
رِّزۡقٗاﱓ
قَالُواْﱔ
هَٰذَاﱕ
ٱلَّذِيﱖ
رُزِقۡنَاﱗ
مِنﱘ
قَبۡلُۖﱙﱚ
وَأُتُواْﱛ
بِهِۦﱜ
مُتَشَٰبِهٗاۖﱝﱞ
وَلَهُمۡﱟ
فِيهَآﱠ
أَزۡوَٰجٞﱡ
مُّطَهَّرَةٞۖﱢﱣ
وَهُمۡﱤ
فِيهَاﱥ
خَٰلِدُونَﱦ
٢٥ﱧ
Give good news ˹O Prophet˺ to those who believe and do good that they will have Gardens under which rivers flow. Whenever provided with fruit, they will say, “This is what we were given before,” for they will be served fruit that looks similar ˹but tastes different˺. They will have pure spouses,1 and they will be there forever.
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Reflections are personal perspectives (reviewed for quality) and should not be taken as authoritative.
4 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:25
While reading the tafsir on this ayah, it made me reflect on a simple aspect of human nature. We are generally comfortable with what is familiar to us. When we see a fruit growing on a tree, we do not simply pick it and eat it without knowing what it is. We want to recognize it first. We want to know whether it is safe, beneficial, and suitable for us.
Perhaps, out of Allah’s mercy, even the fruits of Jannah will be familiar in appearance to us,...
Perhaps, out of Allah’s mercy, even the fruits of Jannah will be familiar in appearance to us,...
34 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 18:2, 2:25
I love the reminder in the Quran when Allah says “believe and do good” it is found in many Surahs through out the Quran. (Al Kahf 18:2) “give good news to the believers-who do good” ….
Another Surah is at (Al Baqarah 2:25) “Give good news ‘O Prophet’ to those who believe and do good that they will have Gardens under which rivers flow.”
It reminds us that ‘belief alone’ is not enough to please Allah & make it to Jannah.
We are reminded tha...
Another Surah is at (Al Baqarah 2:25) “Give good news ‘O Prophet’ to those who believe and do good that they will have Gardens under which rivers flow.”
It reminds us that ‘belief alone’ is not enough to please Allah & make it to Jannah.
We are reminded tha...
43 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:25, 29:20, 3:136, 55:48, 55:50, 55:64
I have been extremely blessed to be able to travel. My latest trails have included cities in Italy and Spain. I saw UNESCO world heritage cathedrals and museums; and also the magnificent palace and the enchanting gardens of Al Hambra.
The majestic cathedrals in Florence and their detailed frescoes is an awesome sight to behold. Whilst the cool gardens full of green foliage provided a gorgeous landscape for the Moorish-inspired palaces and water ...
The majestic cathedrals in Florence and their detailed frescoes is an awesome sight to behold. Whilst the cool gardens full of green foliage provided a gorgeous landscape for the Moorish-inspired palaces and water ...
51 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:25
We've all probably heard about the fruits of Jannah and how each bite is better than the previous one. Just imagining it is exciting. But what if I told you that you can experience this feeling in this world? A taste better than the previous one. You are probably wondering how. It's simple, really. The Quran. It is literally manna from heaven. And every bite you taste from it is not only exciting and unique, but it only gets better and better eve...
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:25
In the name of Allāh, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
this verse is proof that just being a good person isn't enough to guarantee you paradise in the Hereafter. I've had conversations with people who think that just by being a good person with a 'pure' heart is what is most important. but this verse is telling us you have to believe first, then follow it with righteous deeds.
if truly your heart is 'pure', you'd be drawn towards the...
this verse is proof that just being a good person isn't enough to guarantee you paradise in the Hereafter. I've had conversations with people who think that just by being a good person with a 'pure' heart is what is most important. but this verse is telling us you have to believe first, then follow it with righteous deeds.
if truly your heart is 'pure', you'd be drawn towards the...
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:25
I used to think that when this ayah mentioned being provided fruits that the people of Jannah were familiar with, that they were referring to fruits and foods they had in dunya, and that they were given similar but different and better foods next to them in Jannah. Then it dawned on me upon reading this the other day that what this is really saying (I believe, Allah knows best) is that every time the people of Jannah are served a fruit or food it...
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:25
'Nothing lasts forever' a popular statement we hear almost all the time in the Dunya. It could be said when reffering to hardships,titles,positions, relationships, wealth and the list goes on. In very extreme situations we see people scrambling to acquire and acquire,hoard and hoard everything they can lay their hands on..Funny isn't it especially when they know deep down that these things won't last forever.
It is statements of truth like thi...
It is statements of truth like thi...
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:25
Subhan allah
I remember hearing the story of Adam A.S for the very first time from my mother الله يرحمها at the age before I even started school. She told it to me as a bed time story. I still remember how fascinated I was about hearing about jannah, where Adam A.S lived and roamed about freely.
So much so that till this day every mention of Adam or Jannah in the Quran takes me back to that moment when I first heard it.
Isn’t it amazing how A...
I remember hearing the story of Adam A.S for the very first time from my mother الله يرحمها at the age before I even started school. She told it to me as a bed time story. I still remember how fascinated I was about hearing about jannah, where Adam A.S lived and roamed about freely.
So much so that till this day every mention of Adam or Jannah in the Quran takes me back to that moment when I first heard it.
Isn’t it amazing how A...
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:25
The spouses are referred to as purified however it does not specify purified from what? This is to indicate purity in all aspects such as physically purified from sweat, fecal matter, and other human physiological negatives, emotionally purified from negative emotional states like anger , hostility , depression , sadness and morally purified from negative character like jelousy, arrogance , animosity. So leaving it without restriction gives us mu...
25 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:25-27
A Promise, A Test, A Consequence
Reading Al-Baqarah (2:25-27) through the Hadith
There is a quiet sequence in these ayahs.
You are first shown where you are being led… (2:25 - a promise)
then how people respond along the way… (2:26 - a test)
and finally what that response becomes over time. (2:27 - a consequence)
It begins by opening something ahead of you — not fear this time, but promise:
وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَ...
Reading Al-Baqarah (2:25-27) through the Hadith
There is a quiet sequence in these ayahs.
You are first shown where you are being led… (2:25 - a promise)
then how people respond along the way… (2:26 - a test)
and finally what that response becomes over time. (2:27 - a consequence)
It begins by opening something ahead of you — not fear this time, but promise:
وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَ...