Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Qalam, Ayah 32

Al-Qalam · Ayah 32 · View Ayah

عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهَآ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَٰغِبُونَ

Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(It may be) and �may be� when used in connection with Allah denotes necessity (that our Lord will give us) in the Hereafter in exchange (better than this in place thereof) better than this garden. (Lo! we beseech our Lord) our desire is with Allah.

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It may be that our Lord will give us in its place read yubaddilanā or yubdilanā one that is better than it. Truly we turn humbly to our Lord’ that He might accept our repentance and give us back a garden that is better than our garden — it is reported that they were indeed given a better one in its place.

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