Surah Al-Waqi'ah 56:35
سُورَةُ الوَاقِعَةِ · Meccan · Verse 35 of 96
إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءًۭ
Translation
We have specially created––
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
'Indeed, We produced them in a new creation.' Ibn Ashur and al-Saadi note 'inna ansha'nahunna insha'a', the companions of Paradise are made afresh, in a wholly new making, restored to a perfected state. Some scholars note this includes the women of this world, remade young and whole. Ask yourself: everything I love here is subject to wear, bodies age, beauty fades, the people dearest to me are worn down by time and hardship. This verse promises not just preservation but renewal, a fresh creation, undone of every decline. It answers the grief of watching those I love diminish: what is worn out here can be made new there. It also whispers hope for my own worn, aging self, that with Him there is not only forgiveness but a genuine remaking. What in me feels too worn to be renewed?
Grounded in classical tafsir: Ibn Ashur, al-Saadi, al-Biqa'i.
Topics that discuss this verse
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