Adh-Dhariyat 51:18 وبالاسحار هم يستغفرون ١٨

51:18

وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ

هُمۡ

يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ

١٨

and pray for forgiveness before dawn.¹

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Qualities of Those Who have Taqwa and Their Reward

Allah the Exalted informs about those who have Taqwa, that on the Day of their Return they will be amidst gardens and springs. To the contrary the miserable ones will be amidst torment, punishment, fire and chains. Allah said,

ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَـهُم

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Qualities of Those Who have Taqwa and Their Reward

Allah the Exalted informs about those who have Taqwa, that on the Day of their Return they will be a

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Chapter 51, Page 521, Juz 26

1. By the winds scattering ˹dust˺, 2. and ˹the clouds˺ loaded with rain, 3. and ˹the ships˺ gliding with ease, 4. and ˹the angels˺ administering affairs by ˹Allah’s˺ command! 5. Indeed, what you are promised is true. 6. And the Judgment will certainly come to pass. 7. ˹And˺ by the heavens in their marvellous design! 8. Surely you are ˹lost˺ in conflicting views ˹regarding the truth˺. 9. Only those ˹destined to be˺ deluded are turned away from it. 10. Condemned are the liars— 11. those who are ˹steeped˺ in ignorance, totally heedless. 12. They ask ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?” 13. ˹It is˺ the Day they will be tormented over the Fire. 14. ˹They will be told,˺ “Taste your torment! This is what you sought to hasten.” 15. Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and springs, 16. ˹joyfully˺ receiving what their Lord will grant them. Before this ˹reward˺ they were truly good-doers ˹in the world˺: 17. they used to sleep only little in the night, 18. and pray for forgiveness before dawn. 19. And in their wealth there was a rightful share ˹fulfilled˺ for the beggar and the poor. 20. There are ˹countless˺ signs on earth for those with sure faith, 21. as there are within yourselves. Can you not see? 22. In heaven is your sustenance and whatever you are promised. 23. Then by the Lord of heaven and earth! ˹All˺ this is certainly as true as ˹the fact that˺ you can speak!

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran