Reward of belief and doing righteousness - Quran Chapter 34: 37 (Pt-22, Stg-5) (L-2653) درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 34: 37 (Pt-22, Stg-5) (L-2653) درس قرآن

Reward of belief and doing righteousness

Chapter “SABAA’” - (Saba) - 34

‘A-‘uu-zu  Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.

 (I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast)

Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)

 وَمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَٰدُكُم بِٱلَّتِى تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِندَنَا زُلْفَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَزَآءُ ٱلضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِى ٱلْغُرُفَٰتِ ءَامِنُونَ 37  

                                       

37.  And it is not your wealth nor your children that will bring you near unto Us, but he who believeth and doeth good (he draweth near). As for such, theirs will be twofold reward for what they did and they will dwell secure in lofty halls.

37.  Wa  maaa  ‘amwaalukum  wa  laaa  ‘awlaadukum  billatii  tuqarribukum  ‘indaNaa  zulfaaa  ‘illaa  man  ‘aamana  wa  ‘amila  saalihaa.  Fa-‘ulaaa-‘ika  lahum  Jazaaa-‘uzzi’-fi  bimaa  ‘amiluu  wa  hum  fil-gurufaati  ‘aaminuun.

Commentary

Gurufaatin – (upper chambers, lofty halls), this word is plural of gurfatun.

It is commanded: Do you boast on abundance of your wealth and children which will be useless for you in the Hereafter? Their abundance is not the sign of it that your status is higher in Our Sight. Listen! Your wealth of various sorts and your strong and healthy children, nothing from them is such which may bring you nearer to Us in grades. It is not the token of it that you have become Our intimate. Acquiring higher degrees near Us; depends on these conditions that you should believe and do good works. Behold! The people who will believe and do good works, will be given more retribution of their deeds which can be increased and reach with effect from tenfold to seven hundredfold, as it has been described in Suratul-Baqarah and Suratul-’An-‘aam. Upper chambers are ready in the Paradise for them where they will dwell with peace and ease.

It seems that this mania has settled down in the thoughts of the mankind that wealth is everything in the world. It is considered that he has found everything who possesses wealth. Moreover, if he has children too, then it is in addition, because as he possesses all luxurious things, he has supporters also. Besides these, he needs nothing.

It has been described clearly in this verse: Only Belief and good works will be useful for the mankind. You should spend your wealth in good and welfare works. Train your children well and make them polite. Then you will be able to get higher status in the Court of Allaah Almighty, otherwise everything is useless.

Transliterated Holy Qur’aan in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marm aduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/3IVjR83yedg