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wa-lladhīna ʾāmanū wa-ʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti sa-nudkhiluhum jannātin tajrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru khālidīna fīhā ʾabadan waʿda llāhi ḥaqqan wa-man ʾaṣdaqu mina llāhi qīlan
But those who have faith and do righteous deeds, We will admit them into gardens with streams running in them, to remain in them forever—a true promise of Allah, and who is truer in speech than Allah?
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah An-Nisa', Verse 122
122. "But (as for) those who believe and do righteous deeds, shortly we will admit them into gardens beneath which rivers flow. Therein they will abide forever. Allah's promise is the truth, and who is truer of word than Allah? "
We recited in the previous verses that: whoever takes Satan for a guardian rather than Allah has indeed suffered a manifest loss; and, Satan promises them and fills them with desires, and Satan does not promise them except delusion. Here, comparing them, the Qur'an states the fate of the believing persons. It says:
This bounty is not like the fleeting and transitory bounties of this world, but:
This promise is not alike with the false promises of Satan, but it is a true promise from the side of Allah:
It is evident that none can be truer in speech than Allah, because breach of promise is either for inability or ignorance or need, all of which are far from His Holy presence. It says: