Surah Al-Waqi'ah 56:22
سُورَةُ الوَاقِعَةِ · Meccan · Verse 22 of 96
وَحُورٌ عِينٌۭ
Translation
and beautiful companions
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
'And fair companions with lovely eyes.' al-Saadi and Ibn Ashur note 'hur 'in', pure, radiant companions, part of the reward of nearness. The Gardens are not solitary bliss; they include perfected companionship. Ask yourself: even the highest station, nearness to God, is not pictured as lonely. The Qur'an keeps affirming that the human need for companionship is not a weakness to be transcended but a good to be perfected and fulfilled. My longing to be known, accompanied, cherished is not a distraction from faith; it points to a completeness God intends to grant. Do I treat my need for love and companionship as a flaw to suppress, or as a true longing that, rightly directed, is met and honoured in what He has prepared?
Grounded in classical tafsir: al-Saadi, Ibn Ashur, al-Biqa'i.
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