What Is the Tafsir of Verse 23 from Surat al-Ra’d?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
In Surat al-Ra‘d verse 23, are mothers mentioned? Can this verse apply to a mother and son entering Janna together, even if the father does not make it?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
It applies to all who have faith (iman) and good works.
Allah (Most High) says, “Lush groves of Eden; They shall enter them, and all who were righteous of their forbears, their spouses, and their offspring.” [Quran, 13:23]
Commentary on the Verse of Surat al-Ra‘d
جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا
Lush groves of Eden where ‘Adn, indicates continuous residence; they will reside in the gardens of everlasting life. Allah said next, وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ ءَابَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ and also those who acted righteously from among their fathers, wives, and offspring.
Allah will gather them with their loved ones, from among their fathers, family members, and offspring, those who are righteous and deserve to enter Paradise so that their eyes are comforted by seeing them. He will also elevate the grades of those who are lower to the grades of those who are higher, a favor from Him out of His kindness, without decreasing the grades of those who are higher up in Paradise.
[Ibn Kathir, Tafsir Ibn Kathir]
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Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
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Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.
