23 Preface إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدخِلُ الَّذينَ آمَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّالِحاتِ جَنّاتٍ تَجري مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهارُ يُحَلَّونَ فيها مِن أَساوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَلُؤلُؤًا ۖ وَلِباسُهُم فيها حَريرٌYusuf AliGod will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which1 rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk.In 22:14 above, was described the meed of the Righteous as compared with the time-servers and those who worshipped false gods (w. 10-13): here we have the case of those who were persecuted, abused, prevented from entering the Ka‘ba and deprived of all that makes life smooth, agreeable, and comfortable. For them the meed is described in metaphors that negative all these afflictions: costly adornments (as against being stripped of home and property), purity of speech (as against the abuse they received), the Path of the Lord of Praise (as against the fierce and malignant persecution to which they were subjected) (see also 18:31 and 35:33).