Tafsir of Al-Mu'minoon 23:10-11

Surah Al-Mu'minoon 23:11

ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ

Who will inherit al-Firdaus. They will abide therein eternally.

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Verse range: 23:10-11

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Al-Mu'minun: (10-11) "Those are the inheritors"

{Those are the inheritors} Meaning: Those who possess these qualities are the ones who truly deserve to be called "inheritors," to the exclusion of all others. He then explains who these inheritors are by saying: {who will inherit Firdaws (Paradise)}. He presents this with a grandeur and eloquence regarding their inheritance that is not hidden from the observer. The meaning of "inheritance" is as previously discussed in Surah Maryam.

He treats Firdaws as feminine based on the interpretation of it being a Jannah (Garden). It is a vast garden containing all varieties of fruit. It is narrated that Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, built the Garden of Firdaws with one brick of gold and one brick of silver, and placed musk and fragrant scents between them. In another narration: "And a brick of pure musk, and He planted within it the finest fruits and the finest sweet-smelling herbs."


{And indeed, We created man from an extract of clay. Then We placed him as a drop of fluid in a secure lodging. Then We created the drop into a clinging clot, and We created the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We created the lump into bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah, the best of creators.}