“Indeed, those who do not look forward to meeting Us, but are content with the life of this world and feel at ease in it, and those who are heedless of Our signs—(7) their refuge will be the Fire because of what they used to earn. (8) Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds—their Lord will guide them by their faith. Rivers will flow beneath them in the Gardens of Bliss. (9)”

“Indeed, in the alternation of night and day, and in what Allah has created in the heavens and the earth, are signs for a people who fear Allah”: that is, who believe.

“Indeed, those who do not look forward to meeting Us”: that is, they neither fear Our punishment nor hope for Our reward. Hope may carry the meaning of fear as well as desire. “And are content with the life of this world”: they chose it and laboured for it. “And feel at ease in it”: they settled contentedly upon it. “And those who are heedless of Our signs”: that is, heedless of Our proofs, taking no heed from them. Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: They are heedless of and turn away from Our signs—Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and the Quran.

“Those—their refuge will be the Fire because of what they used to earn”: namely, disbelief and denial.

His saying, exalted is He, “Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds—their Lord will guide them by their faith,” contains an implied meaning: that is, their Lord will guide them by their faith to Paradise. “Rivers will flow beneath them.” Mujahid said: He will guide them across the Bridge to Paradise, making for them a light by which they will walk.

It was also said that “He will guide them” means that He will reward and recompense them.

And it was said that it means: by their faith, their Lord guides them to His religion; that is, by their affirmation, He has guided them. “Rivers will flow beneath them”: that is, between