31 Surah Luqman

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ النَّعِيم ﴿٨﴾ ِ

31: 8. For those who believe and work righteous deeds, there will be Gardens of Bliss. --

31: 9. To dwell therein.

...وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقًّا...

The promise of Allah is true:

...وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ﴿٩﴾

and He is Exalted in power, Wise.

C3586. He is Exalted in power, and can carry out His Will, and nothing can stop the carrying out of His promise.

He is also infinitely Wise: His promise is therefore full of meaning: it is not merely without purpose: it has a place in the Universal Plan.

Asad’s Version:

31:8

[As against this,] verily, those who attain to faith and do righteous deeds shall have gardens of bliss,

(31:9) to abide therein in accordance with God's true promise: for He alone is almighty, truly wise. 6

[[Asad’s notes - 6 Commenting on the above three verses, Razi points out, firstly, that the deliberate contrast between the plural in the promise of "gardens (jannat) of bliss" and the singular in that of "suffering" ('adhab) is meant to show that God's grace surpasses His wrath (cf. note 10 on 6:12); and, secondly, that the use of the expression "to abide therein" in connection with the mention of paradise only, and not with that of otherworldly suffering (or hell), is an indication that whereas the enjoyment of the former will be unlimited in duration, suffering in what is described as "hell" will be

limited. ]]