Tafsir for verse: 4:122
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ سَنُدۡخِلُهُمۡ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدٗاۖ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقّٗاۚ وَمَنۡ أَصۡدَقُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ قِيلٗا ١٢٢ ﴿122
122Those who believe and do good deeds, We shall admit them to the gardens beneath which rivers flow. They shall live there forever, it being a real promise from Allah; and who is more truthful than Allah in his word?
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Commentary

And when he mentioned what is for the disbelievers; as a warning; he followed it with what is for others; as an encouragement; and he said: ﴿And those who have believed﴾; meaning: with a promise that there is no breaking of it; ﴿Gardens beneath which rivers flow﴾ (p-409) and he brought closer and divided with his saying: ﴿from beneath it rivers flow﴾; meaning: for the irrigation of its land; so wherever a river flows from it, it flows.

And when the discomfort from the absolute homeland - even if due to a need that arises - is severe; how about this?! He said: ﴿Abiding therein forever﴾; and when eternity is used to refer to mere long staying; it indicates that there is no end to it; with his saying: ﴿forever﴾; then he confirmed that with the fact that the reality matches it; and it matches the reality; and he said: ﴿The promise of Allah is true﴾; meaning: it matches the reality; because He is the Greatest King; and His promise has manifested in that; and who is more deserving of a promise than Allah; and He informed of it with a truthful report; that matches the reality; ﴿And who is more truthful than Allah﴾; meaning: the One characterized by the attributes of perfection; ﴿in statement﴾; and he emphasized this more here; because it is in contrast to the promise of Satan; and the promise of Satan aligns with the desires that souls are inclined to; so one does not turn away from it except with great difficulty.

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