The Believers (Al-Mu’minun)
Verses 1-11 GROUP_858 23.1-11
1
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
Successful indeed are the believers;
2
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ
those who are humble in their prayer;
3
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ
those who turn away from all that is frivolous;
4
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَاةِ فَاعِلُونَ
those who pay the zakat;
5
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ
those who safeguard their chastity
6
إِلَّا عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
except with their wives, and what their right hands possess—for then they are free from blame,
7
فَمَنِ ابْتَغَى وَرَاء ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ
but those who seek to go beyond that are transgressors—
8
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ
those who are faithful to their trusts and promises;
9
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى صَلَوَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
and those who attend to their prayers;
10
أُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْوَارِثُونَ
these are the heirs of Paradise
11
الَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
they shall abide in it forever.
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Commentary
(a) In this world of God, success is for one who is a true believer, one who devotes himself fully to God and not to anybody other than God, and who leads a God-oriented life. Realisation of God is not a simple matter. It brings about a revolution in the life of a man. He becomes a worshipper of God and bows down before Him in submission. His sincerity and seriousness increase to the extent that wasting time in useless pursuits appears fatal to him. He sets aside a portion of his earnings in the name of God and with that he helps the needy. He exercises control over his sexual desires and gives free rein to them only within the limit prescribed by God for the purpose. He lives his life in this world as a responsible person and never misappropriates whatever is entrusted to him. Such a man never dishonours any pledge undertaken by him. Those who possess these qualities are the favoured subjects of God. These are the people for whom God has kept ready the ideal world, namely, the gardens of Paradise. After death they will be sent into this sublime atmosphere so that they may savour its joys forever.