يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ 17
Translations
There will circulate among them young boys made eternal.
Transliteration
Yatoofu 'alayhim wildanun mukhalladdoon
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes eternal youths or young servants who will circulate among the inhabitants of Paradise, serving them. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi interpret 'wildān mukhalladdūn' as youthful attendants who maintain perpetual youth and beauty, neither aging nor dying, serving as a manifestation of the perfect and complete blessings of Paradise. This describes one of the comforts promised to the righteous believers in the afterlife.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears within Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a Meccan surah that focuses on the reality of the Day of Judgment and the contrasting fates of different groups in the afterlife. The surah provides vivid descriptions of Paradise and Hell to strengthen the faith of believers and warn against disbelief during the early Meccan period.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) described Paradise's blessings in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, including various descriptions of its inhabitants and servants. A relevant hadith mentions that the people of Paradise will be served by immortal youths, as referenced in multiple authentic collections regarding the descriptions of Paradise.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that the rewards of Paradise are not merely physical comforts but represent perfect, eternal existence where even service is delivered with beauty and perpetual youth, encouraging righteousness by illustrating the comprehensive nature of Divine generosity to the faithful.