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ka-ʾannahunna l-yāqūtu wa-l-marjānu
As though they were rubies and corals.
— Ali Quli Qarai
55Ar-RaḥmānالرحمنVerse 58 of 78
The Beneficent55. Ar-Raḥmānالرحمن
al-Raḥmān
The All-beneficent
MedinanVerse 58 of 78
55Ar-RaḥmānالرحمنVerse 58 of 78
The All-beneficent
As though they were rubies and corals.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-Rahman - Verses 58-59
58. They are like rubies and coral.
59. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both [jinn and men] deny?
The blessed Verse 58 further depicts spouses in Paradise saying that they are like rubies in terms of rosiness and purity and like coral in terms of whiteness and beauty. When the colors of rubies and coral, namely red and white, intermingle, a very beauteous color will be produced. Ruby is a mineral which is usually red in color. Coral is a marine animal like branches and twigs of trees whose colors include white and red, but the white kind is seemingly intended herein.
The blessed Verse 59 again asks the question:
"Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both [jinn and men] deny?"