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Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 31 (16:31)

ٱلنَّحْل

جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۖ لَهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشَآءُونَ ۚ …

Quran 16:31 is ayah 31 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 270 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:31
جَنَّٰتُعَدْنٍيَدْخُلُونَهَاتَجْرِىمِنتَحْتِهَاٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۖلَهُمْفِيهَامَايَشَآءُونَ ۚكَذَٰلِكَيَجْزِىٱللَّهُٱلْمُتَّقِينَ٣١
jannātu ʿadnin yadkhulūnahā tajrī min taḥtihā l-anhāru lahum fīhā mā yashāūna kadhālika yajzī l-lahu l-mutaqīna

Gardens of perpetual residence, which they will enter, beneath which rivers flow. They will have therein whatever they wish. Thus does Allāh reward the righteous -(31)

Word by word

  1. جَنَّٰتُjannātuGardens
  2. عَدْنٍʿadnin(of) Eden
  3. يَدْخُلُونَهَاyadkhulūnahāwhich they will enter
  4. تَجْرِىtajrīflows
  5. مِنminfrom
  6. تَحْتِهَاtaḥtihāunderneath them
  7. ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۖl-anhāruthe rivers
  8. لَهُمْlahumFor them
  9. فِيهَاfīhātherein
  10. مَاmā(will be) whatever
  11. يَشَآءُونَ ۚyashāūnathey wish
  12. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
  13. يَجْزِىyajzīAllah rewards
  14. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah rewards
  15. ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīnathe righteous

Tafsir (commentary) of 16:31

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