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ʿalā sururin mawḍūnatin
On brocaded couches
— Ali Quli Qarai
56Al-WāqiʿahالواقعةVerse 15 of 96
The Inevitable56. Al-Wāqiʿahالواقعة
al-Wāqi‘ah
The Event
MeccanVerse 15 of 96
56Al-WāqiʿahالواقعةVerse 15 of 96
The Event
On brocaded couches
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-Waqi‘a - Verses 15-16
15. On thrones laid side by side adorned with precious stones.
16. Reclining thereon, face to face.
The blessed twain Verses treat of the material and immaterial Blessings granted to those nearest to Divine Throne on the Day of Resurrection. Such Blessings are innumerable, they are depicted in the blessed Verses in question such that man with his limited intellectual capacities be able to comprehend them. The blessed Verses are saying that thrones shall be prepared for those nearest to Divine Throne, thrones adorned with different jewels like rubies, diamonds, and emeralds. The blessed Verse 16 is saying that the people of Paradise shall recline upon those couches and thrones while they shall be face to face enjoying each other's society without being bored of loneliness.
It might be a reference to numerous thrones laid together thus according further glory to their majestic mansions. The Arabic word surur is the plural form of sarir denoting throne and mawdhuna designates a special fabric adorned with pearls and rubies.