Surah Maryam
Chapter 19 · Verse 87 · Revealed in Makkah
“None will have [power of] intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Condition of the Righteous and the Criminals on the Day of Resurrection
Allah, the Exalted, informs about His righteous friends, who feared Him in the life of this world. They followed His Messengers and believed in what the Messengers told them. They obeyed them in what they commanded them and abstained from that which they prohibited. Allah explains that He will gather these people on the Day of Resurrection like a delegation that has come to Him. A Wafd (delegation) is a group that arrives while riding and from it comes the word Wufud (arriving). They will come riding upon noble steeds of light from the riding animals of the Hereafter. They will arrive before the Best Receiver of delegations at the abode of His honor and pleasure. In reference to the criminals, who denied the Messengers and opposed them, they will be driven violently to the Hellfire. Allah says,
وِرْداً
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
مَنِ اتَّخَذَ عِندَ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ عَهْدًا
"Except the one who has taken a covenant with the Rahman (All-Merciful) " - 19:87.
What does this verse bring up for you today?