وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ 13
Translations
And when Paradise is brought near,
Transliteration
Wa-itha al-jannatu uzlifat
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes the Day of Judgment when Paradise will be brought near to the righteous believers. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, 'uzlifat' (brought near/made close) signifies that Paradise will be presented and made accessible to those who believed and performed righteous deeds. This is a moment of joy and reward for the faithful, contrasting with the terror and despair of the disbelievers in the preceding ayah.
Revelation Context
Surah At-Takwir is a Meccan chapter describing the cosmic upheaval on the Day of Judgment. This ayah is part of a sequence depicting the final hours before the resurrection, where the universe is overturned and souls are separated according to their deeds. The surah emphasizes both the reality of the Day of Judgment and the certainty of divine reward and punishment.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'Paradise is brought near to the righteous, and Hell is brought near to the wicked' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi). Additionally, hadith in Sahih Muslim describes Paradise being prepared for believers with rewards beyond imagination.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds believers that righteous deeds in this life have tangible, eternal consequences—Paradise is a real reward that awaits the faithful. It encourages steadfastness in faith by emphasizing that the reckoning is certain and the rewards for believers are near in the sight of Allah.
Related Ayahs
فَعَمِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَنۢبَآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَهُمْ لَا يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
But the information will be unapparent to them that Day, so they will not [be able to] ask one another.
هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."
وَبَرَزُوا۟ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا فَقَالَ ٱلضُّعَفَـٰٓؤُا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ لَهَدَيْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَجَزِعْنَآ أَمْ صَبَرْنَا مَا لَنَا مِن مَّحِيصٍ
And they will come out [for judgement] before Allāh all together, and the weak will say to those who were arrogant, "Indeed, we were your followers, so can you avail us anything against the punishment of Allāh?" They will say, "If Allāh had guided us, we would have guided you. It is all the same for us whether we show intolerance or are patient: there is for us no place of escape."
فَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ
So Today those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers,