Al-Israa • EN-TAFISR-IBN-KATHIR
﴿ إِنَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ يَهْدِى لِلَّتِى هِىَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًۭا كَبِيرًۭا ﴾
“VERILY, this Qur'an shows the way to all that is most upright, and gives the believers who do good deeds the glad tiding that theirs will be a great reward;”
Praising the Qur'an Allah praises His noble Book, the Qur'an, which He revealed to His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ. It directs people to the best and clearest of ways. وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (gives good news to those who believe,) in it a الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّـلِحَاتِ (those who do righteous deeds,) in accordance with it, telling them أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا (that they will have a great reward,) i.e., on the Day of Resurrection. And He tells وأَنَّ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ (those who do not believe in the Hereafter,) that لَهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً (for them is a painful torment,) i.e. on the Day of Resurrection. As Allah says: فَبَشِّرْهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ (... then announce to them a painful torment.) 84:24