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Quran-56:16 Surah Al-waqiah English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ

Transliteration:( Muttaki'eena 'alaihaa mutaqabileen )

16. Reclining on them facing each other [18]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(16) Reclining on them, facing each other. (Saheen International Translation)

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Surah Al-Waqiah Ayat 16 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

18. This means dwellers of Paradise would sit in a circle. For this reason today, too, people sit in a circle for lessons and zikr of Allah Almighty to resemble the Halqa of Paradise.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Waqiah verse 16 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Waqiah ayat 13 which provides the complete commentary from verse 13 through 26.

(56:16) reclining on them, arrayed face to face;

Ala-Maududi

(56:16) reclining on them, arrayed face to face;


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(16) Reclining on them, facing each other.

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