Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Ghafir, Ayah 39
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O my people! Truly this life of the world is only an ephemeral enjoyment containing comforts which will eventually disappear whereas the Hereafter truly is the enduring abode.
Related Hadiths
O God, there is no life but the life of the Hereafter, So grant honour to the Ansar and the Muhajirs.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Allah! There is no life worth living except the life of the Hereafter, so (please) make righteous the Ansar and the Emigrants."
O God, there is no life, but the life of the Hereafter, So forgive Thou the Ansar and the Muhajirs.
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Ibn Abbas Commentary
(O my people! Lo! this life of the world is but a passing comfort) like the comfort of your homes; it does not last, (and lo! the Hereafter) i.e. the Garden, (that is the enduring home) that is the everlasting abode which will never perish.