How is Jannah described in surah Insan? Surah Insan is one of the surahs that discusses the rewards of the people of the good and what they will find in Jannah.
Allah described Jannah in surah Insaan in the following verse:
وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ جَنَّةًۭ وَحَرِيرًۭا ١٢
and reward them for their perseverance with a Garden ˹in Paradise˺ and ˹garments of˺ silk.
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۖ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًۭا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًۭا ١٣
There they will be reclining on ˹canopied˺ couches, never seeing scorching heat or bitter cold.1
وَدَانِيَةً عَلَيْهِمْ ظِلَـٰلُهَا وَذُلِّلَتْ قُطُوفُهَا تَذْلِيلًۭا ١٤
The Garden’s shade will be right above them, and its fruit will be made very easy to reach.
وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِـَٔانِيَةٍۢ مِّن فِضَّةٍۢ وَأَكْوَابٍۢ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا۠ ١٥
They will be waited on with silver vessels and cups of crystal—
قَوَارِيرَا۟ مِن فِضَّةٍۢ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًۭا ١٦
crystalline silver, filled precisely as desired.
وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًۭا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا ١٧
And they will be given a drink ˹of pure wine˺ flavored with ginger
عَيْنًۭا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًۭا ١٨
from a spring there, called Salsabîl.
۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌۭ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًۭا مَّنثُورًۭا ١٩
They will be waited on by eternal youths. If you saw them, you would think they were scattered pearls.
How is Jannah described in surah Insan?
From the verses of surah al Insaan about Jannah, each person will have a garden of his own, and clothe will be made of silk. The weather will be not too cold or too hot. The fruits of the garden will be right above the people as they can reach it easily, and they will be shaded by the garden’s shade. The cups in paradise will be made of crystals and the vessels will be of silver. The people will drink wine its flavor is ginger and comes from a spring named Salsabeel.
Why was surah Insan revealed?
Ya ayyuhal insan ma gharraka surah mentions two main topics. The first is the illness of Hassan and Hussain. Allah ordered the prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) to fast for three continuous days. Therefore, he did and so did his daughter Fatima, Ali, and their servant Fiḍḍah.
يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًۭا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًۭا ٧
“They fulfill their vows and fear a day who’s ill will be widespread.”
Even though it was so hard to keep going they did and they gave their food to the people in need. As the following verse states.
وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًۭا وَيَتِيمًۭا وَأَسِيرًا ٨
“and give food—despite their desire for it—to the poor, the orphan, and the captive.”
Whenever someone came to their doors who needs food, they gave it to them. And they didn’t care about their condition and how they started to get weak. To them feeding the needy, the orphan, and the prisoner was more important than feeding themselves. That’s why Allah told them about their reward in paradise, And Hassan and Hussain were cured.
The second topic discussed in the Insan surah is Ali was a good person who worshiped Allah day and night. He fasted day by day, prayed the night prayer, and gave out zakat. That’s why the following verse was revealed about him.
“Did he come upon man when he was from eternity?”
What is surah Insan about?
Surah Insan discusses some important topics and including:
- How Allah created humans.
- The rewards of the Righteous people.
- What a person should do to be one of the Righteous people who enter paradise.
- The holy Quran was revealed by Allah to the prophet to guide the people.
- The punishment of the disbelievers.
Where was surah Insan revealed?
Most scholars agree that Surah al Insan was revealed in Makkah, while others say that it was revealed in Madinah. However, based on the subject matter and the style of the surah, scholars agreed that it was revealed in Mecca. While verses from 8 to 10 were revealed later on in Madinah.
When was surah Insan revealed?
Most scholars agree that Surah al Insan was revealed in Makkah at the early stages of prophethood, while others say that it was revealed in Madinah. However, based on the subject matter and the style of the surah, scholars agreed that it was revealed in Mecca. While verses from 8 to 10 were revealed later on in Madinah.
Why the surah was named Al-Insan?
Surah Al-Insan took its name from the first verse which says:
هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ حِينٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًۭٔا مَّذْكُورًا ١
“Is there not a period of time when each human is nothing yet worth mentioning?”
Also, the surah is sometimes called Ad-Dahr, Abrar, and Hal‑ata.
What is the main theme of surah Al-Insan?
The main theme of surah Al-Insan is that Allah created humans for a reason which is to worship and obey him. When doing good deeds and following Allah’s guidance, a person will go to heaven and be rewarded. While the disbelievers will be punished. Also, Allah shows us how a good person should be to be rewarded.
Is surah al Insan Makki or Madani?
Surah Insan is a Makki Surah, it was revealed to the Messenger of Allah during the first stages of prophethood. The word Al-Insan means “The Man”, and it was named after the first verse of the surah.
In which para is surah al insan?
Al Insan surah is in Para number 29, with only 31 verses that discuss many important topics. And it’s the surah number 76 in the holy Quran.
How to memorize surah al insan?
To memorize surah al Insan the first thing you should do is to read the full surah slowly. Then take the first verse and repeat it a couple of times, when you finish, try to recite it by heart. When you make it move to the second verse and repeat the process. When you finish memorizing it, try to recite the two verses by heart, and if you succeed go to the next verse, and when you finish the third verse recite the three verses by heart and do the same until you memorize the full surah.
Surah Insan benefits.
The one who recites surah Insan will enter Jannah (paradise).
The one who recites the surah will be accompanied by the prophet in Paradise.
If a person has low self-confidence, he should recite the surah a lot and he shall have high self-confidence and self-esteem.
Reciting the surah helps with anxiety.
surah Insan Tafseer.
هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ حِينٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًۭٔا مَّذْكُورًا ١
Is there not a period of time when each human is nothing yet worth mentioning?1
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍۢ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا ٢
˹For˺ indeed, We ˹alone˺ created humans from a drop of mixed fluids,1 ˹in order˺ to test them, so We made them hear and see.
إِنَّا هَدَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًۭا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا ٣
We already showed them the Way, whether they ˹choose to˺ be grateful or ungrateful.”
Here is the tafsir of the first verses of surah Insan:
Allah informs that He brought man into existence after he was not even a thing worth mentioning, due to his lowliness and weakness. Allah says,
هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنسَـنِ حِينٌ مِّنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْئاً مَّذْكُوراً
(Has there not been over man a period of time, when he was not a thing worth mentioning) Then Allah explains this by saying,
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَـنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ
(Verily, We have created man from Nutfah Amshaj,) meaning, mixed. The words Mashaj and Mashij mean something that is mixed together. Ibn Abbas said concerning Allah’s statement,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ
(from Nutfah Amshaj,) “This means the fluid of the man and the fluid of the woman when they meet and mix.” Then man changes after this from stage to stage, condition to condition, and color to color. `Ikrimah, Mujahid, Al-Hasan, and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas all made statements similar to this. They said, “Amshaj is the mixing of the man’s fluid with the woman’s fluid.” Concerning Allah’s statement,
نَّبْتَلِيهِ
(in order to try him,) means, `We test him.’ It is similar to Allah’s statement,
لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلاً
(That He may test you which of you is best in deed.) (67:2) Then Allah says,
فَجَعَلْنَـهُ سَمِيعاً بَصِيراً
(so, We made him hearer and seer.) meaning, `We gave him the faculties of hearing and sight so that he would be able to use them for obedience and disobedience.’
إِنَّا هَدَيْنَـهُ السَّبِيلَ
(Verily, We guided to him the way,) meaning, `We explained it to him, made it clear to him and showed it to him.’ This is as Allah says,
وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَـهُمْ فَاسْتَحَبُّواْ الْعَمَى عَلَى الْهُدَى
(And as for Thamud, We guided them but they preferred blindness to guidance.) (41:17) Allah also said,
وَهَدَيْنَـهُ النَّجْدَينِ
(And We guided him to the two ways.) (90:10) meaning, `We explained to him the path of good and the path of evil.’ This is the statement of `Ikrimah, `Atiyah, Ibn Zayd, and Mujahid from what is well-known to him and the majority. Allah then says,
إِمَّا شَاكِراً وَإِمَّا كَفُوراً
(Whether he be grateful or ungrateful.) This is his decree. Thus, with this, he is either wretched or happy. This is like what has been recorded by Muslim in a Hadith from Abu Malik Al-Ash`ari. He said that the Messenger of Allah said,
«كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو فَبَائِعٌ نَفْسَهُ، فَمُوبِقُهَا أَوْ مُعْتِقُهَا»
(All of mankind wakes up in the morning the merchant of his own soul. So he either imprisons it or sets it free. )
Hadith on surah al Insan.
The prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said about surah Insan:
“One who studies Surah Hal-ata (Surah Insan) will be rewarded Heaven and clothes of silk (in Heaven) by Allah.”
Imam Baqir said:
“One of the rewards for a person who studies Surah Hal-ata every Thursday morning is that he will be with the Prophet (S) on the Day of Judgement.”
surah Insan summary
The main theme of surah Al-Insan is that Allah created humans for a reason which is to worship and obey him. When doing good deeds and following Allah’s guidance, a person will go to heaven and be rewarded. While the disbelievers will be punished. Also, Allah shows us how a good person should be to be rewarded.
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