Surah Al-Waqi'ah 56:27
سُورَةُ الوَاقِعَةِ · Meccan · Verse 27 of 96
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Translation
Those on the Right, what people they are!
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
'And the companions of the right, what are the companions of the right!' al-Saadi and Ibn Ashur note the Surah now turns from the elite 'foremost' to the vast class of ordinary saved believers, and marvels at their state too, the right-hand people, the great multitude of the redeemed. Ask yourself: after the dizzying heights of the 'brought-near', there is deep mercy in this turn to the ordinary saved, those who were not spiritual giants but were faithful enough to end up on the right. Not everyone reaches the front rank, but a huge, celebrated company simply makes it to the good side. That is genuine hope for someone like me: the goal is not only the unreachable summit, but to be counted, gratefully, among the people of the right hand.
Grounded in classical tafsir: al-Saadi, Ibn Ashur, al-Biqa'i.
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