Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 56:27–40
The Inevitable Event (Al-Waqi‘ah)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(27) Those on the Right, how fortunate are those on the Right! (28) They shall recline on high amidst lote trees without thorns (29) and clustered bananas, (30) and spreading shade (31) and flowing water, (32) and fruits in abundance, (33) never-ending and unrestricted, (34) on raised couches. (35) We have created maidens perfectly (36) and made them virgins, (37) loving companions, matching in age, (38) for those on the Right, (39) a large group of the earlier people (40) and a large group of those of later times.
Commentary
(a) ‘Those on the Right’ (ashab al-yamin) means the ordinary people of paradise. This category includes all those people who, according to their belief and character, were pious. As regards faith, they were not in possession of a high degree of consciousness. However, they were sincere about God and His Prophet, and they maintained themselves on the path of justice and went in fear of God throughout their lives. In this category there will be a fair number of persons from the earlier period and a considerable number from the later period.