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Surah Sad — 38:50

جَنَّـٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ

Jannaati 'adnim mufat tahatal lahumul abwaab

Gardens of lasting bliss with gates wide open.

gardens of perpetual dwelling, their gates flung open for them,

Reflection

Gates take up most of the words here, and they stand open before anyone arrives, since the doubled form of the verb suggests thrown wide rather than merely unlocked. Elsewhere the gates of the garden are opened as the arrivals reach them; the welcome here is already in place. ʿAdn holds the idea of settling somewhere and staying, which lies behind the name Eden too.

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