۞ وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ سُعِدُوا فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ رَبُّكَ ۖ عَطَاءً غَيْرَ مَجْذُوذٍ
Peace be upon you, respected teacher.
In verses 107 and 108 of Sūrat Hūd, the permanence of Paradise and Hell is made conditional on the permanence of the heavens and the earth. Could you please explain these noble verses and the point they make? Thank you.
َّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ
What Do Verses 107–108 of Sūrat Hūd Say About the Eternal Nature of Paradise and Hell?
The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)
In verses 107 and 108 of Sūrat Hūd, the enduring nature of Paradise and Hell is linked to the continuance of the Lord’s will that they remain. The Paradise and Hell referred to in these verses are the worldly realms of Paradise and Hell, to which the souls of believers are transferred; they will also enjoy the blessings of the hereafter.
Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)
Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural CenterEternity is, in reality, the Lord’s sustaining will that things should endure. The verse in question refers to the Garden of this world, not the Garden of the Hereafter!
فس، تفسير القمي وَ ما نُؤَخِّرُهُ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍ مَعْدُودٍ يَوْمَ يَأْتِ لا تَكَلَّمُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِيٌّ وَ سَعِيدٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ شَقُوا فَفِي النَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيها زَفِيرٌ وَ شَهِيقٌ خالِدِينَ فِيها ما دامَتِ السَّماواتُ وَ الْأَرْضُ فَهَذَا هُوَ فِي نَارِ الدُّنْيَا قَبْلَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ وَ أَمَّا الَّذِينَ سُعِدُوا فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ خالِدِينَ فِيها يَعْنِي فِي جِنَانِ الدُّنْيَا الَّتِي تَنْقُلُ إِلَيْهَا أَرْوَاحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ما دامَتِ السَّماواتُ وَ الْأَرْضُ إِلَّا ما شاءَ رَبُّكَ عَطاءً غَيْرَ مَجْذُوذٍ يَعْنِي غَيْرَ مَقْطُوعٍ مِنْ نَعِيمِ الْآخِرَةِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ يَكُونُ مُتَّصِلًا بِهِ.
ʿAlī ibn Ibrāhīm (may God have mercy on him)—commenting on the verse: یَوْمَ یَأْتِ لاَ تَکَلَّمُ نَفْسٌ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِیٌّ وَ سَعِیدٌ، فَأَمَّا الَّذِینَ شَقُواْ فَفِی النَّارِ لَهُمْ فِیهَا زَفِیرٌ وَ شَهِیقٌ، خَالِدِینَ فِیهَا “This is their story. They are in the fire of this world before the Resurrection is established, and will remain there as long as the heavens and the earth endure.” He explains the verse وَ أَمَّا الَّذِینَ سُعِدُواْ فَفِی الجَنَّةِ خَالِدِینَ فِیهَا as referring to “the gardens of this world, to which the souls of the faithful are transferred.” مَا دَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَ الأَرْضُ إِلاَّ مَا شَاء رَبُّکَ عَطَاء غَیْرَ مَجْذُوذٍ In other words, they will enjoy blessings in this world and share in the blessings of the Hereafter as well. The blessings of this world will be joined to those of the Hereafter and will never cease.