and Majestic.

In this verse—“looking toward their Lord” ⦗75:22-23⦘—the verb is governed by the preposition ilā (“to”).

When naẓara occurs on its own, without any preposition, it signifies waiting or delaying. Allah says: “On that Day the hypocrite men and women will say to those who believe, ‘Wait for us (unẓurūnā) so that we may glean some of your light.’” ⦗57:13⦘ Here, unẓurūnā means “hold up for us so that we may be illuminated by your light,” for the hypocrites’ light will be extinguished—Allah’s refuge is sought—leaving them in darkness. They will therefore plead with the believers to pause so they can borrow some of their light. Likewise, in His statement: “What are they waiting for except that Allah should come to them…?” ⦗2:210⦘, the meaning is: they await the coming of the Lord on the Day of Resurrection to pass judgment among His servants.

When the verb is followed by the preposition fī, it conveys reflection and contemplation, as in: “Have they not looked into the kingdom of the heavens and the earth…?” ⦗7:185⦘—meaning, have they not pondered Allah’s higher and lower creations and deduced from them the Creator’s power and His sole right to be worshipped?

In short, because the verb here is followed by ilā, its sense is direct seeing and beholding.

Allah also says: “For those who excelled in goodness there is al-ḥusnā and even more besides.” ⦗10:26⦘ The Prophet ﷺ explained that al-ḥusnā denotes Paradise, while “the extra” refers to