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سُورَةُ الغَاشِيَةِ · 88:8
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وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ نَّاعِمَةٌۭ

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[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.

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Introduction

This is āyah 8 of Sūrat Al-Ghaashiya (The Overwhelming), the 68th sūrah in the traditional order of revelation. It was revealed in the Meccan period and sits within Juzʾ 30. Meccan verses tend to address faith, the oneness of God, and the hereafter.

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Revelation & occasion

Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Period
Meccan
Order revealed
68 of 114
Surah
Al-Ghaashiya (88)

No specific occasion of revelation (Asbāb al-Nuzūl) is recorded for this āyah in al-Wāḥidī's collection. Many verses were revealed without a single triggering event.

Commentary

Tafsir

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Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Faces that Day will be joyful (8)Glad with their endeavor (9)In a lofty Paradise (10)Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood (11)Therein will be a running spring (12)Therein will be thrones raised high (13)And cups set at hand (14)And Namariq, set in rows (15)And Zarabi, spread out (Mabthuthah)(16) The Condition of the People of Paradise on the Day of Judgement After mentioning the situation of the wretched people, Allah changes the discussion to mention those who will be happy. He says, وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ (Faces that Day.) meaning, on the Day of Judgement. نَّاعِمَةٌ (will be joyful,) meaning, pleasure will be noticeable in them (those faces). This will only occur due to their striving. Sufyan said, لِّسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ (Glad with their endeavor.) "They will be pleased with their deeds." Then Allah says, فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ (In a lofty Paradise.) meaning…
Provenance

Chains of transmission

Oral — isnād

  1. ~610–632 CERevelation & memorisation

    Received by the Prophet ﷺ and preserved by the ḥuffāẓ (memorisers) among the Companions.

  2. 1st century AHMutawātir transmissionawaiting curation

    Carried by mass-transmission through the generations of qurrāʾ.

  3. TodayLiving chainsawaiting curation

    Continuous ijāzah chains link reciters today back to the Prophet ﷺ.

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Written — the manuscript record

  1. ~650 CEʿUthmānic codicesawaiting curation

    The standardised muṣḥaf sent to the great cities (e.g. the Topkapı and Samarqand codices).

  2. 8th–10th c.Early Ḥijāzī & Kūfic foliosawaiting curation

    Surviving leaves in Birmingham, Sanaa, Paris (BnF) and beyond.

  3. Modern printModern printawaiting curation

    The 1924 Cairo edition → today: the standard printed muṣḥaf used worldwide.

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