Rewards of servants of ArRahman: High places, greetings and salutations

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

Assalamoalaekum السلام عليكم

I am sharing an ayah here which inspired me today. If it is of any benefit then all praise to Allah. All the shortcoming are due to me. Oh Allah help us benefit from the reminders of Quran. Ameen.

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Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 75:
أُولَٰئِكَ يُجْزَوْنَ الْغُرْفَةَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا وَيُلَقَّوْنَ فِيهَا تَحِيَّةً وَسَلَامًا

These shall be rewarded with high places because they were patient, and shall be met therein with greetings and salutations.

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Ayah 63 to 74 of Soorah Al Furqan list all the attributes of servants of ArRahman. Let me recall their attributes here.

1. They walk on earth humbly and when ignorants address them, they say peace.
2. They pass their night prostration and standing.
3. They make this duaa
 رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا

O our Lord! turn away from us the punishment of hell, surely the punishment thereof is a lasting


4. When they spend, they are neither extravagant, nor stingy, but keep moderate between these.
5. They do not call upon another god with Allah and do not kill the soul, which Allah has forbidden except in the requirements of justice, and don't commit forcination.
6. They don't bear witness to falsehood and when pass along vain, they pass nobly.
7. When they are reminded ayahs of their Lord, they don't fall deaf and dumb.
8. They make this duaa
 
 رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

O our Lord! grant us in our spouses and our offspring the joy of our eyes, and make us guides to those who guard (against evil).

So that's a lot of work. But these people will be rewarded high places and will be received with greetings and salutations. SubhanAllah what a great reward!

I notice here that Allah highlighted high places here and didn't talk about jannah and rivers flowing underneath. Because that is already there. With high places, if I think about something, I think about high rise hotels besides Niagara Falls. Beautiful scenes from the windows of those hotels. But Allah promised, He will reward with something which no eyes have ever seen and no mind has ever thought. SubhanAllah. And then greetings. Who doesn't like greetings and then salutations. I can't wait to see all that inshaAllah.

I am really thrilled by knowing that Allah mentioned "they will be rewarded because they were patient". So even if our spouses and offspring become coolness of our eyes, still we need to be patient. Because each of the 8 tasks mentioned above require utmost patience all the time.

Oh Allah give us patience and help us enjoin each other in patience and truth. Ameen. Oh Rahman make us Your servants. Ameen. Oh Allah grant us those high places You promised to servants of Ar Rahman. Ameen.