Verse 63
The Beneficent • madinah
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Commentary:
The "two Gardens" mentioned in v.47, may be the Gardens of Paradise; the "two Gardens" referred to in this verse may be the gardens of this world. The Muslims were promised gardens in the next world and as a proof of the fulfilment of this Divine promise they were also promised the gardens of this world which indeed they came to possess when they conquered the fertile valleys of Syria and Iraq. But the description of the "two Gardens" mentioned in v.47 being different from that in the present verse shows that two categories of believers have been mentioned in this Surah; the believers to whom "Gardens" mentioned in v.47 have been promised seem to be of a higher spiritual status than those to whom "Gardens" mentioned in the verse under comment have been promised. A careful study of the re1evant verses clearly brings out this fact. These two classes of believers have been mentioned in the next Surah, in vv.11 and 28, respectively.
The "two gardens" mentioned in v.47, may be the gardens of Paradise, and the "two gardens" referred to in this verse may be the gardens of this world. The Muslims were promised gardens in the next world and as a proof of the fulfilment of this Divine promise, they were also promised the gardens of this world which indeed they came to possess when they conquered the fertile valleys of Egypt and Iraq. But the description of the "two gardens" mentioned in v.47 is different from that in the present verse. This shows that two categories of believers have been mentioned in this Surah. The believers to whom "gardens" mentioned in v.47 have been promised seem to be of a higher spiritual status than those to whom "gardens" mentioned in the verse under comment have been promised. A careful study of the relevant verses brings out this fact. These two classes of believers have been mentioned in the next Surah in vv.11 and 28 respectively.