Surah Al-Waqi'ah 56:36
سُورَةُ الوَاقِعَةِ · Meccan · Verse 36 of 96
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا
Translation
virginal,
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
'And made them virgins.' al-Saadi and Ibn Ashur note 'faja'alnahunna abkara', restored to unspoiled freshness, purity, and newness, part of the 'new creation' of the verse before. Ask yourself: the recurring theme is the unspoiled, the fresh, the untainted, the not-yet-worn. It speaks to a longing this world can never fully satisfy: for a cleanness untouched by history, joy without the residue of past hurt. Here that longing is met and honoured rather than dismissed. And it hints at a mercy available now: through repentance, God offers a kind of freshness in this life too, a heart wiped clean, a fresh start granted no matter what came before. Do I believe such renewal is possible for me, or have I decided my past has permanently spoiled me?
Grounded in classical tafsir: al-Saadi, Ibn Ashur, al-Biqa'i.
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