The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful — Verse 52

In both of them of every fruit fākiha of the fruits of this world — or it fākiha means all those things in which one delights yutafakkahu bihi — there are two kinds two varieties one juicy one dried and those which in this world are bitter like colocynth will be sweet therein.

في هاتين الجنتين من كل نوع من الفواكه صنفان.

أي من جميع أنواع الثمار مما يعلمون وخير مما يعلمون ومما لا عين رأت ولا أذن سمعت ولا خطر على قلب بشر "فبأي آلاء ربكما تكذبان" قال إبراهيم بن الحكم بن أبان عن أبيه عن عكرمة عن ابن عباس ما في الدنيا ثمرة حلوة ولا مرة إلا وهي في الجنة حتى الحنظل وقال ابن عباس ليس في الدنيا مما في الآخرة إلا الأسماء يعني أن بين ذلك بونا عظيما وفرقا بينا في التفاضل.

( فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ ) أى : وفيهما كذلك من كل نوع من أنواع الفاكهة صنفان ، ليتفكه المتقون ويتلذذوا بتلك الفواكه الكثيرة ، التى لا هى مقطوعة ، ولا هى ممنوعة .

وقوله: ( فِيهِمَا مِنْ كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ ) يقول تعالى ذكره: فيهما من كلّ نوع من الفاكهة ضربان، فبأي آلاء ربكما -التي أنعم بها على أهل طاعته من ذلك تكذّبان.

( فيهما من كل فاكهة زوجان ) صنفان ونوعان قيل : معناه : إن فيهما من كل ما يتفكه به ضربين رطبا ويابسا . قال ابن عباس : ما في الدنيا ثمرة حلوة ولا مرة إلا وهي في الجنة حتى الحنظل إلا أنه حلو .

فِيهِمَا مِنْ كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ (52(، أعني : الفواكه في أفنانها ومن ملذات الذوق .وأما تثنية زوجان فإن الزوج هنا النوع ، وأنواع فواكه الجنة كثيرة وليس لكل فاكهة نوعان : فإمّا أن نجعل التثنية بمعنى الجمع ونجعل إيثار صيغة التثنية لمراعاة الفاصلة ولأجل المزاوجة مع نظائرها من قوله : { ولمن خاف مقام ربه جنتان } إلى هنا .وإما أن نجعل تثنية { زوجان } لكون الفواكه بعضها يؤكل رطباً وبعضها يؤكل يابساً مثل الرطب والتمر والعنب والزبيب ، وأخص الجوز واللوز وجافهما .و { من كل فاكهة } بيان ل { زوجان } مقدّم على المبيّن لرعي الفاصلة .وتخلل هذه الآيات الثلاث بآيات { فبأي ألاء ربكما تكذبان } جار على وجه الاعتراض وعلى أنه مجرد تكرير كما تقدم أولاها .

{ فِيهِمَا مِنْ كُلِّ فَاكِهَةٍ } من جميع أصناف الفواكه { زَوْجَانِ } أي: صنفان، كل صنف له لذة ولون، ليس للنوع الآخر.

قوله تعالى : فيهما من كل فاكهة زوجان أي صنفان وكلاهما حلو يستلذ به . قال ابن عباس : ما في الدنيا شجرة حلوة ولا مرة إلا وهي في الجنة حتى الحنظل إلا أنه حلو . وقيل : ضربان رطب ويابس لا يقصر هذا عن ذلك في الفضل والطيب . وقيل : أراد تفضيل هاتين الجنتين على الجنتين اللتين دونهما ، فإنه ذكرها هنا عينين جاريتين ، وذكر ثم عينين تنضخان [ ص: 163 ] بالماء والنضح دون الجري ، فكأنه قال : في تينك الجنتين من كل فاكهة نوع ، وفي هذه الجنة من كل فاكهة نوعان .

There are two classes of paradise. The Paradise with two gardens mentioned in these verses is that of the first category. In this Paradise, royal fare will be provided. Such bounties will be available to those who were so overwhelmed by thoughts of God that in the present world itself they made themselves stand, as if in the august presence of God. They related to God on the level of Ehsan, that is, experiencing the presence of God in this world itself.

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 ]

(Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs) both with regard to shape and taste.

The Delight of Those Who have Taqwa in Paradise Allah the Exalted said, وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ (But for him who fears the standing before his Lord,) on the Day of Resurrection, وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَى (And restrained himself from the desires.) (79:40), and does not indulge nor prefer this worldly life. He who knows that the Hereafter is better and more lasting, so he fulfills what his Lord ordered him and stays away from His prohibitions, then he will earn two gardens from his Lord on the Day of Resurrection. Al-Bukhari recorded that `Abdullah bin Qays said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «جَنَّتَانِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ آنِيَتُهُمَا وَمَا فِيهِمَا، وَجَنَّتَانِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ آنِيَتُهُمَا وَمَا فِيهِمَا، وَمَا بَيْنَ الْقَوْمِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَنْظُرُوا إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَّا رِدَاءُ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فِي جَنَّةِ عَدْن» (There are two gardens made of silver -- their vessels and all that they contain. And there are two gardens made of gold -- their vessels and all that they contain. And nothing stands between the people in the `Adn Garden and looking at their Lord, the Exalted and Most Honored, but the covering of pride before His Face.) The Group, with the exception of Abu Dawud, collected this via the Hadith of `Abdul-`Aziz. This Ayah is general and applies to both humans and Jinns, providing proof that those among the Jinns who believe and have Taqwa will enter Paradise, for Allah is reminding the Ath-Thaqalayn of this favor, as He says; وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَانِ فَبِأَىِّ ءَالاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ (But for him who fears the standing before his Lord, there will be two Gardens. Then which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny) Then He describes these two gardens, by saying, ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانٍ (With Afnan.) their trees have beautiful young branches that hold and produce every type of ripened beautiful fruit, فَبِأَىِّ ءَالاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ (Then which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny) `Ata' Al-Khurasani and several others said that Afnan means spreading branches of trees that reach the branches of other trees, فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ (In them (both) will be two springs flowing.) free to water these trees and branches that produce all kinds of fruits, فَبِأَىِّ ءَالاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ (Then which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny) Al-Hasan Al-Basri said that one of these springs is called Tasnim, and the other called As-Salsabil. `Atiyah said that the water of one of these springs is from non-standing water and the other from wine that gives delight to those who drink it. Allah's statement, فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَـكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ (In them (both) will be every kind of fruit in pairs.), of every type and kind of fruit, that which they knew before, and better, and that which they did not know before. Therein, there are delights that no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard and no heart has ever imagined, فَبِأَىِّ ءَالاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ (Then which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny) Ibrahim bin Al-Hakam bin Aban said that his father narrated from `Ikrimah that Ibn `Abbas said, "There is not a fruit that exists in this life, sweet or bitter, but it exists in Paradise, even the colo- cynth." Ibn `Abbas also said, "There is nothing in the world that is in the Hereafter except in name." Meaning there is such an enormous difference and contrast between the two in enjoyment and value.