Hereafter, Better is the house in the Hereafter

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

وَمَاٱلۡحَيَوٰةُٱلدُّنۡيَآإِلَّالَعِبٞوَلَهۡوٞۖوَلَلدَّارُٱلۡأٓخِرَةُخَيۡرٞلِّلَّذِينَيَتَّقُونَۚأَفَلَاتَعۡقِلُونَ٣٢
Saheeh International

And the worldly life is not but amusement and diversion; but the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allāh, so will you not reason?

وَمَاWama
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُalhayatu
ٱلدُّنْيَآalddunya
إِلَّاilla
لَعِبٌۭlaAAibun
وَلَهْوٌۭ ۖwalahwun
وَلَلدَّارُwalalddaru
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُalakhirati
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun
لِّلَّذِينَlillatheena
يَتَّقُونَ ۗyattaqoona
أَفَلَاafala
تَعْقِلُونَtaAAqiloona
فَخَلَفَمِنۢبَعۡدِهِمۡخَلۡفٞوَرِثُواْٱلۡكِتَٰبَيَأۡخُذُونَعَرَضَهَٰذَاٱلۡأَدۡنَىٰوَيَقُولُونَسَيُغۡفَرُلَنَاوَإِنيَأۡتِهِمۡعَرَضٞمِّثۡلُهُۥيَأۡخُذُوهُۚأَلَمۡيُؤۡخَذۡعَلَيۡهِممِّيثَٰقُٱلۡكِتَٰبِأَنلَّايَقُولُواْعَلَىٱللَّهِإِلَّاٱلۡحَقَّوَدَرَسُواْمَافِيهِۗوَٱلدَّارُٱلۡأٓخِرَةُخَيۡرٞلِّلَّذِينَيَتَّقُونَۚأَفَلَاتَعۡقِلُونَ١٦٩
Saheeh International

And there followed them successors who inherited the Scripture [while] taking the commodities1 of this lower life and saying, "It will be forgiven for us." And if an offer like it2 comes to them, they will [again] take it. Was not the covenant of the Scripture [i.e., the Torah] taken from them that they would not say about Allāh except the truth, and they studied what was in it? And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who fear Allāh, so will you not use reason?

فَخَلَفَFakhalafa
مِنۢmin
بَعْدِهِمْbaAAdihim
خَلْفٌۭkhalfun
وَرِثُوا۟warithoo
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَalkitaba
يَأْخُذُونَyakhuthoona
عَرَضَAAarada
هَـٰذَاhatha
ٱلْأَدْنَىٰaladna
وَيَقُولُونَwayaqooloona
سَيُغْفَرُsayughfaru
لَنَاlana
وَإِنwain
يَأْتِهِمْyatihim
عَرَضٌۭAAaradun
مِّثْلُهُۥmithluhu
يَأْخُذُوهُ ۚyakhuthoohu
أَلَمْalam
يُؤْخَذْyukhath
عَلَيْهِمAAalayhim
مِّيثَـٰقُmeethaqu
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِalkitabi
أَنan
لَّاla
يَقُولُوا۟yaqooloo
عَلَىAAala
ٱللَّهِAllahi
إِلَّاilla
ٱلْحَقَّalhaqqa
وَدَرَسُوا۟wadarasoo
مَاma
فِيهِ ۗfeehi
وَٱلدَّارُwaalddaru
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُalakhiratu
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun
لِّلَّذِينَlillatheena
يَتَّقُونَ ۗyattaqoona
أَفَلَاafala
تَعْقِلُونَtaAAqiloona