The Holy Quran 11:108 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

۞ وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ سُعِدُوا۟ فَفِى ٱلْجَنَّةِ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ رَبُّكَ ۖ عَطَآءً غَيْرَ مَجْذُوذٍ

Translation

As for those who shall be fortunate, they will certainly be in Jannah, where they will live forever, as long as the skies and the earth exist, except as your Rabb wills (if Allaah wills that the period be shortened, He may shorten it for whom He wills. However, Allaah will not will that a Mu'min should emerge from Jannah because eternal happiness has been promised for him). This prize (reward) will never end.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

A difficulty and its answer: these verses can have two meanings. The first: for as long as the heavens and the earth remain in this world, so long will the wretched remain in Hell and the blessed in Paradise. And whatever more than that your Lord wills is known to Him alone.

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