Surah Ar-Rahmaan
Chapter 55 · Verse 54 · Revealed in Madinah
“[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
مُتَّكِئِينَ
(Reclining), in reference to the residents of Paradise, who will recline or sit cross-legged;
عَلَى فُرُشٍ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ (In both there are two kinds of every fruit...52). The phrase مِن كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ "of every fruit " denotes that the first two gardens will comprehend all kinds of fruit. As opposed to this, verse [ 68] simply states فَاكِهَةٍ fakihah [=fruits ] about the second two gardens. The word زَوْجَانِ zawjan [ two kinds ] means every fruit will be of two types. This may be referring to one kind of dried fruits, and the other of fresh ones. It could also mean that one kind will be of normal taste, and the other of some extra ordinary flavor. [ Mazhari ]
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