The Quran

سورة الاٴحقاف

Surah Al-Ahqâf 46:19

The Sand Dunes · Verse 19 of 35

وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَاتٌ مِمَّا عَمِلُوا ۖ وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And all shall have positions and grades (with their Lord) according to the worth of their deeds; and (it shall be so) that He may repay them fully for their deeds and that they may not be treated unjustly.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And to all are (assigned) degrees according to the deeds which they (have done), and in order that (Allah) may recompense their deeds, and no injustice be done to them.

Ahmed Ali

Each will have a position in accordance with his deeds; and no wrong will be done to them.

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Ali Unal

For all (individuals and groups) there will be degrees of their own, according to what they have done, and so God will pay them fully for their deeds, and they will not be wronged.

Daryabadi

And for each are ranks according to that which they have worked, that He may repay them in full for their works; and they shall not be wronged.

Faridul Haque

And for all persons are ranks according to their deeds; and so that He may repay them in full for their deeds, and they will not be wronged.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And for all are degrees according to what they do, and that He may pay them for their deeds and they will not be wronged.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And for all are degrees of rank according to what they did, and this will be so that ALLAH may fully repay them for their deeds; and they shall not be wronged.

Muhammad Asad

for, [in the life to come,] all shall have their degrees in accordance with whatever [good or evil] they did: and so, He will repay them in full for their doings, and none shall be wronged.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And for all, there will be degrees according to that which they did, that He (Allah) may recompense them in full for their deeds. And they will not be wronged.

Muhammad Pickthall

And for all there will be ranks from what they do, that He may pay them for their deeds; and they will not be wronged.

Muhammad Sarwar

Everyone will have a position proportionate to the degree of his deeds. Finally, God will recompense them for their deeds and they will not be wronged.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And for all are degrees according to what they did, and that He may pay them back fully their deeds and they shall not be wronged.

Rashad Khalifa

They all attain the ranks they have deserved, in accordance with their works. He will pay them for their works, without the least injustice.

Shabbir Ahmed

And for all there will be ranks according to what they did so that He may recompense their actions. And they will face no injustice.

Commentary 46:19 Paradise has its ranks, and so shall hell. According to some great Gnostics, the highest rank in “Paradise” shall be that of “the Dunes”…

وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَاتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوا ۖ وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

46:19 Paradise has its ranks, and so shall hell. According to some great Gnostics, the highest rank in “Paradise” shall be that of “the Dunes” (al-Ahqâfالأحقاف), a place of unimaginable awe and amazement. It is also called the “Dunes of White Musk” (Ibn al-‘Arabî). In his words, “After your death you will be carried to the abode of your felicity, and from there to the dune of White Musk till infinity”. There shall be no rivers of honey [symbol of healing the diseases] and milk [symbol of knowledge], nor fruits [of reward], implying that these would be distractions for those select believers closest to Allâh. Only a few enter this highest level of Paradise, “Looking and (absorbed in the vision of ) their Lord” (75:23).