15. Al-Hijr

By your Lord, We will question them all,He said:In this verse there is specificity (khuṣūṣ) [within the all]. For indeed there are among this nation (umma) those who are gathered up from their graves [and taken] directly to Paradise, who do not attend the reckoning (ḥisāb), or experience any of the horrors [of the day]. They are those of whom God, Exalted is He, says, they will be kept away from it [21:101]. And indeed the Prophet said: �Verily, the friends of God (awliyāʾ Allāh) leave their graves for Paradise and they do not stop for the reckoning, nor do they fear the length of that day. They are the first to reach Paradise. God is well-pleased with them and they are well-pleased with Him. That is the great triumph [5:119].�His words, Exalted is He:

So, proclaim what you have been commanded�That is, �Recite the Qurʾān openly in the prayer, as We have revealed it to you.�He was asked: �What is revelation (waḥy)?� He said:It is clandestine [speech] (mastūr). God has said, Exalted is He: They suggest alluring words to each other [6:112], that is, they confide in one another. It can also carry the meaning of inspiration(ilhām), just as when God, Exalted is He, says: And your Lord revealed to the bee [16:68], meaning: He gave it inspiration. His words:

And verily We know that your heart is [at times] oppressed by what they say,! But celebrate the glory of your Lord�That is, �Pray to God, Exalted is He, and remember Him�, for it is as if God, Exalted is He, had said to him: �If your heart is weighed down because of your proximity to the disbelievers and the calumny of that which they are ascribing to Us in the way of adversaries, rivals and partners through their ignorance and envy, then return to the state of witnessing Us (mushāhada) and proximity to Us (qurb) through remembering Us, truly it is with Us that you have proximity, and it is in remembering and witnessing Us that your happiness [lies]. Furthermore, have forbearance with this [suffering], for in it [that forbearance] is My good pleasure (riḍā). It was related that Moses said: �O my Lord! Guide me to an action by which I will gain Your good pleasure.�He continued:Then God sent the revelation to him: �O son of ʿImrān, truly My good pleasure is in [subjecting you to] what you detest, [but] you will not be able to bear that.�He then said:Then Moses fell down in prostration, weeping and said: �O Lord! You privileged me with [hearing] Your speech, for You did not speak to any human being before me, yet You have not guided me to an action by which I can gain Your good pleasure.� Then God, Exalted is He, revealed to him saying: �Verily My good pleasure is in your contentment with My decree (riḍāʾī fī riḍāka bi-qaḍāʾī).�He was asked about His words, Exalted is He:

And verily We know that your heart is [at times] oppressed by what they say,! But celebrate the glory of your Lord�That is, �Pray to God, Exalted is He, and remember Him�, for it is as if God, Exalted is He, had said to him: �If your heart is weighed down because of your proximity to the disbelievers and the calumny of that which they are ascribing to Us in the way of adversaries, rivals and partners through their ignorance and envy, then return to the state of witnessing Us (mushāhada) and proximity to Us (qurb) through remembering Us, truly it is with Us that you have proximity, and it is in remembering and witnessing Us that your happiness [lies]. Furthermore, have forbearance with this [suffering], for in it [that forbearance] is My good pleasure (riḍā). It was related that Moses said: �O my Lord! Guide me to an action by which I will gain Your good pleasure.�He continued:Then God sent the revelation to him: �O son of ʿImrān, truly My good pleasure is in [subjecting you to] what you detest, [but] you will not be able to bear that.�He then said:Then Moses fell down in prostration, weeping and said: �O Lord! You privileged me with [hearing] Your speech, for You did not speak to any human being before me, yet You have not guided me to an action by which I can gain Your good pleasure.� Then God, Exalted is He, revealed to him saying: �Verily My good pleasure is in your contentment with My decree (riḍāʾī fī riḍāka bi-qaḍāʾī).�He was asked about His words, Exalted is He: