Transliteration:( As haabul jannati yawma'izin khairun mustaqar ranw wa ahsanu maqeela )
49. Either by 'destination' is meant the grave, and by 'place of rest' is meant Paradise. The grave of the believer is a garden of Paradise, and his eternal abode is Paradise itself.
Or both these words mean two sections of Paradise: MUSTAQAR is that place where the inmate of Paradise would be meeting his friends, while MAQEEL is the section where he will enjoy privacy with his wife and children.
Or else, MUSTAQAR would signify the world and MAQEEL the Hereafter. The believer spends his life in the mosque and the infidel in the temple of idols. Of these, the mosque is so much better. Or MUSTAQAR is meant the place after reckoning and MAQEEL is the place while giving reckoning.
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The tafsir of Surah Furqan verse 24 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Furqan ayat 21 which provides the complete commentary from verse 21 through 24.
38. In contrast to the miserable plight of the disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection, the believers will be protected from the hardships of that Day. They will be treated with honor and will have a blissful place for midday rest. According to a tradition, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I declare on oath by Allah, in Whose hand is my life, that the long, horrible Day of Resurrection will be made very short and light for a believer, as short and light as the time taken in offering an obligatory Prayer. (Musnad Ahmad).
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