The Ascending Stairways (Al-Ma‘arij)
Verses 36-39 GROUP_1520 70.36-39
36
فَمَالِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
But what is the matter with those who deny the truth, that they come hastening towards you
37
عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
from the right and from the left, in crowds?
38
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
Does every one of them aspire to be admitted into a Garden of Delight?
39
كَلَّا إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
Certainly not! They know quite well out of what We created them.
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Commentary
(a) Those who stand by Untruth, feel that their high status is in jeopardy when the open and clear call to the Truth is delivered to them. In order to suppress this call, they try to smother it. Their unreasonable behaviour will take them straight to Hell, but with their false optimism, they go on thinking that they are fast approaching Paradise.