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ʾaʿadda llāhu lahum jannātin tajrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru khālidīna fīhā dhālika l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīmu
Allah has prepared for them gardens with streams running in them, to remain in them [forever]. That is the great success.
— Ali Quli Qarai
9At-TawbahالتوبةVerse 89 of 129
The Repentance9. At-Tawbahالتوبة
Al Tawbah
The Repentance
MedinanVerse 89 of 129
Surah At-Tawbah – Verse 89
89 . “Allah has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow wherein shall they abide forever. That is the great success.”
In this verse, the statement is upon the great rewards that Allah will bestow on the believers. It remarks that, for such believers who strive in the way of Allah with their wealth and selves, Allah has prepared gardens that rivers flow under their trees and, more important than that is that, they will eternally abide therein. Then the Qur’ān adds that this circumstance is that very great success. The verse says:
There are also some more rewards promised for the strivers which have been mentioned in some other verses of the Qur’ān. One of them is that Allah guides those who strive in His way unto His ways. That is, He will bestow on them a sort of recognition that they can be informed of the facts of the world of existence and enjoy the special and particular guidance of Allah, so that they may not be involved with misunderstanding. Surah ‘Ankabūt, No. 29, verse 69 says: