From MuslimMatters:
Bismillah
Allah ta’ala says in suratul Anbiya ayah 105,
وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي الزَّبُورِ مِن بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ
And We have already written in the Zaboor (Psalms) after the [previous] mention that the land is inherited by My righteous servants. (21:105)
What is
“al-ardh, the land” referring to in this verse?
It is the land of Jannah, Paradise. Allah ta’ala says that He has already written it in the Lawh al Mahfoodh (the Preserved Tablet) that Jannah will be for His righteous servants.
In this time of financial crisis, we should remind us of the deficiency that surrounds this dunya, and that our ultimate abode lies in the hereafter. Allah has promised the believers and reassures them in this ayah that no matter how much financial loss they suffer in this dunya, the righteous believers have Jannah to look forward to as their capital in the hereafter.
Why has Allah used inheritance for the righteous? Allah azza wa jal could have said they will be given Jannah, or they will receive it, yet He the Most Knowing says they will
inherit يَرِثُ
yarithu .
There are two basic factors that are involved with inheritance:
1- The heir has a fixed share
2- It is given at a specific time
Firstly,
wiraathah (inheritance) could be figuratively used to show that this is what these believers deserve, because inheritance is a
fixed share by Allah so if a person is an heir to the deceased, it is their right to receive their share. Jannah is the right of the believers. Secondly, an inheritance is something that is received at a specific time. Inheritance is given at the end: after a person dies, their funeral arrangements are taken care of and they are buried. So these believers will get Firdaws at the end: after they’ve lived in this dunya, remained in their graves and passed through the Day of Judgment.
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