But the righteous believer will be rewarded beyond his merits...

But the righteous believer will be rewarded beyond his merits, and a tenfold return for every good action of his so as to prepare him for the excellent and eternal life in the gardens of bliss, in the Paradise.

وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَّثَلا رَّجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لاَِحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ أَعْنَاب وَحَفَفْنَاهُمَا بِنَخْل وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا زَرْعاً(( 32 )) 32- AND STRIKE FOR THEM THE PARABLE OF TWO MEN: FOR [ 639 ] ONE OF THEM WE MADE TWO GARDENS OF GRAPES, SURROUNDED WITH DATE-PALMS, AND BETWEEN THEM WE MADE CORN-FIELD.

كِلْتَا الْجَنَّتَيْنِ آتَتْ أُكُلَهَا وَلَمْ تَظْلِمْ مِّنْهُ شَيْئاً وَفَجَّرْنَا خِلاَلَهُمَا نَهَراً(( 33 )) 33- EACH OF THE TWO GARDENS PRODUCED ITS FRUIT, AND FAILED NOT THE LEAST. AND WE MADE A STREAM TO FLOW IN THEM. وَكَانَ لَهُ ثَمَرٌ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُ أَنَا أَكْثَرُ مِنْكَ مَالا وَأَعَزُّ نَفَراً(( 34 )) 34- AND THERE WAS A (REMARKABLE) PROFIT FOR HIM (IN THE FRUIT OF HIS GARDEN).

THEN HE SAID TO HIS FRIEND WHEN HE WAS DISPUTING WITH HIM:ِ ``I AM WEALTHIER THAN YOU AND MIGHTIER IN PERSONNEL.

(CHILDREN) وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِنَفْسِهِ قَالَ مَا أَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبِيدَ هَذِهِ أَبَداً(( 35 )) 35- AND HE ENTERED HIS GARDEN, BEING OPPRESSOR TO HIMSELF, HE SAID:ِ ``I DON'T THINK THIS (GARDEN OF MINE) WILL EVER PERISH.'' وَمَا أَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَائِمَةً وَلَئِنْ رُّدِدْتُّ إِلَى رَبِّي لاََجِدَنَّ خَيْراً مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَباً(( 36 )) 36- AND I DON'T THINK THE HOUR WILL COME ON. AND EVEN IF I RETURNED TO MY LORD I WILL FIND BETTER THAN IT IN EXCHANGE.

[ 640 ] THE COMMENTARY THE ILLUSTRATION OF A MATERIALIST WITH PRIDE, AGAINST A HUMBLE BELIEVER. VERSE NO. 32 - 36 Here is a simple similitude, to illustrate the contrast between two companions, one of whom is a sincere believer and the other one, a wealthy Materialist; who is a purse-proud, that his material properties like garden, farmland, and excellent house, and furniture, has puffed him up with vanity and pride.

He takes his companion with him to his fruitful garden to show him his importance, but his friend looks at them with indifference, and neutral disposition! On contrary to his companion, the believer had all his trust in God. There in the garden they fell into a dispute about faith, and the life in Hereafter.

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