The Holy Quran 7:46 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

وَبَيْنَهُمَا حِجَابٌ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱلْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالٌ يَعْرِفُونَ كُلًّۢا بِسِيمَىٰهُمْ ۚ وَنَادَوْا۟ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ أَن سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ لَمْ يَدْخُلُوهَا وَهُمْ يَطْمَعُونَ

Translation

Between them (the people of Jannah and the people of Jahannam) is a barrier. On the high wall (between Jannah and Jahannam, called A'raaf) there will be many people (who will be unable to enter either place because their good acts and sins are equal) who will recognise each of them by their signs (they will recognise the people of Jannah by the joy on their faces and the people of Jahannam by the horror on their faces). They (the people of A'raaf) will call to the people of Jannah saying, "Peace be upon you!" They will not have entered Jannah (because of a lack of good actions), but they will yearn to (Allaah will have mercy on them and enter them into Jannah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

the word حجاب (hijab) means “veil” and “barrier”. Here a dividing wall is meant, which is explicitly mentioned in Surah Al-Hadid: فضرب بینہم بسورلہ باب (“a wall with a gate will be placed between them”). This wall will prevent the delights of Paradise from reaching Hell and the torments of Hell from reaching Paradise.

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