Surah Ad-Dukhaan
Chapter 44 · Verse 53 · Revealed in Makkah
يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍۢ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍۢ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
“Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The State of Those Who have Taqwa and the Delights
They will enjoy in Paradise When Allah describes the state of the doomed, He follows that with a description of the life of the blessed. For this reason the Qur'an is called Al-Mathani (i.e., oft-repeated).
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ... fine silk and thick silk.... - 44:53) Both the words refer to 'silk'. The word sundus refers to "fine silk" and the word istabraq refers to "thick silk".
What does this verse bring up for you today?