Surah An-Nazi'at
Paper-cut picture from Surah An-Nazi'at: a gate of a beautiful garden standing open at the top of a green hill, a clear path climbing to it past a tempting side path left untaken
An-Nazi'at 79:40–41

And held the soul back from desire

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ ٤٠ فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ ٤١

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The meaning, simply

But the one who feared standing before his Lord for the reckoning and held his soul back from bad desires, Paradise will be his home.

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.

Words to understand
مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ
standing before his Lord
ٱلْهَوَىٰ
bad desires
Think with me

When did you want something wrong and then stopped yourself? How did you feel?

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