Transliteration:( Qul a'unabbi 'ukum bikhairim min zaalikum; lillazeenat taqaw 'inda Rabbihim jannaatun tajree min tahtihal anhaaru khaalideena feehaa wa azwaajum mutahharatunw wa ridwaanum minal laah; wallaahu baseerum bil'ibaad )
29. From this two issues emerge:
1. Paradise is only for the pious God-fearing people as understood from the preceding preposition 'For' in "for pious ones."
2. One pious person will be rewarded with several types of Paradise as indicated by the plural of Paradise.
30. By rivers is meant rivers of milk, honey, heavenly beverages and water. There will be rivers in Paradise not seas, because the beauty of a river is not found in a sea. Also, the river is controllable, the sea is not, the sea can be beneficial or destructive, while the river is beneficial. Only rivers are brought into the royal forts, not a sea. Hence, in these heavenly places, too, rivers will be flowing.
31. The inmates of Paradise will be given three types of wives one will be the wife of thisworld who had died in his Nikah, second will be the believing wife of those non-believers who will become the inmates of Hellfire, while their wives would be rewarded with Paradise as well as those maidens who had died with faith. and the third will be the Hoories of Paradise. Hence Asiya, wife of Pharaoh, will be given in marriage to our Holy Prophet .All these women will be free of all impurities like menstural course, etc. as indicated by the words "Pure wives."
32. By this is meant Allah will be pleased with them. There will be no cause of Him becoming displeased with them in any way. This is the greatest bounty of all the bounties of Paradise.
The tafsir of Surah Imran verse 15 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Imran ayat 14 which provides the complete commentary from verse 14 through 15.
(3:15) Say: ‘Shall I tell you of things better than these? For the God-fearing there are, with their Lord, gardens beneath which rivers flow; there they will abide for ever, will have spouses of stainless purity[11] as companions, and will enjoy the good pleasure of Allah.’ Allah thoroughly observes His servants.[12]
11. For explanation see (Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 25) note 27 above.
12. This shows that God neither showers His favours on people arbitrarily nor makes casual and superficial judgements. He knows full well the deeds and intentions of people. He also knows who merits His rewards and who does not.
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