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Sura 55
Aya 46
46
وَلِمَن خافَ مَقامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتانِ

Yusuf Ali

But for such as fear the time when they will stand before (the Judgment Seat1 of) their Lord, there will be two Gardens-2
  • The reference to the Punishment of Sin having been dismissed in a few short lines, we now come to a description of the state of the Blessed. (R).
  • Here two Gardens are mentioned, and indeed four, counting the other two mentioned in 55:62-76. Opinions are divided about this, but the best opinion is that the two mentioned in verses 46-61 are for the degree of those Nearest to God (Muqarrabun), and those in verses 62-76 for the Companions of the Right Hand: Why two for each ? The Duality is to express variety, and the whole scheme of the Sūra runs in twos. There will be no dullness of uniformity: as our minds can conceive it now, there will be freshness in change, but it will be from Bliss to Bliss, and there will be Unity. (R).