[43]. Surah Al Zukhruf (The Gold Adornments): Ayat 068-073

 
৬৮. হে আমার বান্দাগণ, তোমাদের আজ কোন ভয় নেই এবং তোমরা দুঃখিতও হবে না।
৬৯. তোমরা আমার আয়াতসমূহে বিশ্বাস স্থাপন করেছিলে এবং তোমরা আজ্ঞাবহ ছিলে।
৭০. জান্নাতের প্রবেশ কর তোমরা এবং তোমাদের বিবিগণ সানন্দে।
৭১. তাদের কাছে পরিবেশন করা হবে স্বর্ণের থালা ও পানপাত্র এবং তথায় রয়েছে মনে যা চায় এবং নয়ন যাতে তৃপ্ত হয়। তোমরা তথায় চিরকাল অবস্থান করবে।
৭২. এই যে, জান্নাতের উত্তরাধিকারী তোমরা হয়েছ, এটা তোমাদের কর্মের ফল।
৭৩. তথায় তোমাদের জন্যে আছে প্রচুর ফল-মূল, তা থেকে তোমরা আহার করবে। 
   
Ayat 68. (It will be said by Allah to the true believers of Islamic Monotheism): My worshippers! No fear shall be on you this Day, nor shall you grieve,

Ayat 69. (You) who believed in Our Ayat (proofs, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were Muslims (i.e. who submit totally to Allah’s Will, and believe in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism).

Ayat 70. Enter Paradise, you and your wives, in happiness.

Ayat 71. Trays of gold and cups will be passed round them, (there will be) therein all that the one's inner-selves could desire, all that the eyes could delight in, and you will abide therein forever.

Ayat 72. This is the Paradise which you have been made to inherit because of your deeds which you used to do (in the life of the world).

Ayat 73. Therein for you will be fruits in plenty, of which you will eat (as you desire).

Tafseer of Al Zukhruf (The Gold Adornments) Ayat 68. The devotion and service to Allah result in the soul being made free from all fear and sorrow, as regards the past, present, and future, if we may take an analogy from Time for a timeless state. Such devotion and service are shown by (1) believing in Allah's Signs, which means understanding and accepting His Will, and (2) by merging our will completely in His universal Will, which means being in tune with the Infinite, and acting in all things to further His Kingdom. Ayat 69. (Being) those who have believed in Our Signs and bowed (their wills to Ours) in Islam. Ayat 70. Enter ye the Garden,(4668) ye and your wives, in (beauty and) rejoicing. The Garden is the type of all that is beautiful to eye, mind, and soul; all that is restful and in tune, a complete state of bliss, such as we can scarcely conceive of in this troubled world. Several metaphors indicate how we can try to picture that bliss to ourselves in "this muddy vesture of decay." Ayat 71. To them will be passed round, dishes and goblets of gold: there will be there all that the souls could desire, all that their ayes could delight in: and ye shall abide therein (for eye). We shall have all our near and dear ones ("wives") with us: perfected Love will not be content with Self, but like a note of music will find its melody in communion with others. The richest and most beautiful vessels will minister to our purified desires, and give complete and eternal satisfaction to our souls in every way. Ayat 72. Such will be the Garden of which ye are made heirs for your (good) deeds (in life). We shall be there, not as strangers, or temporary guests, but as heirs-made heirs in eternity because of the good lives we had led on earth. Ayat 73. Ye shall have therein abundance of fruit, from which ye shall have satisfaction. The "fruit" here links on with the last words in the last verse (72): "ye are made heirs for your (good) deeds (in life)". It is not a doctrine of "rewards", strictly so called. A reward is measured by merit, but here the bliss is beyond all merits or deserts. It is a doctrine of works and their fruits: every deed must have its inevitable consequences. At first sight it may be compared to the doctrine of

"Karma", but it differs from it in postulating Allah's unbounded Mercy, and the efficacy of Repentance. Literally, "shall eat". But the word akala is used in many places in the comprehensive sense of "enjoy", "have satisfaction". For example, 5:69. Cf. also 7:19.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "The (Hell) Fire is surrounded with all kinds of desires and passions, while Jannah is surrounded with adversities.''

[Muslim Book 40, Chapter 01, Hadith # 6779].

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Al Zukhruf Ayat 69. (You) who believed in Our Ayat (proofs, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were Muslims (i.e. who submit totally to Allah’s Will, and believe in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism).The way to Hell is littered with these evils. When a person crosses them, it is an indication that he has entered into Hell. On the other side exists a series of grief’s and calamities, Islamic injunctions and obligations (the compliance with which is often irksome for man) impede his way to Jannah. When a person endures them with patience he, in fact, overcomes those obstacles and becomes eligible for Jannah.