Tafsir for verse: 16:96
مَا عِندَكُمۡ يَنفَدُ وَمَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ بَاقٖۗ وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوٓاْ أَجۡرَهُم بِأَحۡسَنِ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٩٦ ﴿96
96What is with you shall perish and what is with Allah shall last. And certainly, We shall bless those who observed patience, with their reward for the best of what they used to do.
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Commentary

Then he clarified his superiority and abundance by saying (the Most High) - as a means of reasoning -: ﴿What is with you﴾; meaning: of the worldly pleasures; and it is that which you engage in with your natures; ﴿will perish﴾; meaning: will come to an end; so its companion experiences a troubled life; as much as he can be in it; rejoicing at its cessation; or by permitting its cessation; if he is among those who know; ﴿And what is with Allah﴾; meaning: that which (p-248) has all authority; of reward; ﴿will remain﴾; so He will certainly give you from it if you remain steadfast in your covenant; then He hinted at the difficulty in that; in addition to this measure; and He said (the Most High) - confirming for the sake of refuting the deniers -: ﴿And We will surely reward﴾; meaning:

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