A023
Surah: 022 - Ayah: 023
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22:23
Wisdom 30: In four Qur'anic verses, it is mentioned that the righteous people will be adorned with bangles in Paradise (18:31; 22:23; 35:33; 76:21). It should be known that this is an example of circle-like wisdom, which encompasses all the secrets of the universe. Otherwise, what is the importance of bangles of gold in the supreme Paradise of intellect and soul? It is said in verse (22:23): "They shall be adorned therein with bangles of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk." That is, they will be granted such knowledge which is circle-like, which has no beginning and no end, and by the pearl is meant the Pearl of Intellect which demonstrates the pre-eternal and post-eternal secrets, and by the garments of silk is meant the ibdai body, because just as among garments the finest and the most precious garment is the silk one, among bodies, the most exalted and excellent is the ibdai body.
Libas (Silken garments of paradise)
In verses (22:23; 35:33), it is said that the garments of the people of paradise will be silken. By these garments are meant the subtle bodies which are rational like believing jinn or angels. The resemblance of silk to the subtle body is that when a silk worm is in the process of metamorphoses to become a moth, it starts to produce the thread of silk from within it. Similarly, when the Perfect Man is transforming from a human being into an angel and the seizing of the soul continues, thousands of his copies are made, which are subtle bodies or angels or silken garments of paradise.
This verse has been referred 2 times.