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"Ashab al-yamin" is a Qur'anic term which literally means the people of the right hand, as opposed to "ashab al-shimal" which literally means the people of the left hand. According to the [[exegete]]s of the Qur'an, people of the right hand are people who were righteous during their life in this world and so, in the [[afterlife]], they will receive the record of their actions with their right hands. On the contrary, people of the left hand receive the record of their actions with their left hands. The term, "ashab al-yamin", is mentioned 6 times in the Qur'an, and in some Qur'anic verses, it is mentioned as "ashab al-maymana". According to some exegetes, "al-maymana" literally means blessing and happiness, and the people of the blessing (as opposed to "ashab al-mash'ama" [people of the misfortune]) are the people of the right hand. | "Ashab al-yamin" is a Qur'anic term which literally means the people of the right hand, as opposed to "ashab al-shimal" which literally means the people of the left hand. According to the [[exegete]]s of the Qur'an, people of the right hand are people who were righteous during their life in this world and so, in the [[afterlife]], they will receive the record of their actions with their right hands. On the contrary, people of the left hand receive the record of their actions with their left hands.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāyī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 19, p. 123.</ref> The term, "ashab al-yamin", is mentioned 6 times in the Qur'an, and in some Qur'anic verses, it is mentioned as "ashab al-maymana".<ref>''Dāʾirat al-maʿārif-i Qurʾān-i karīm'', vol. 3, p. 370.</ref> According to some exegetes, "al-maymana" literally means blessing and happiness, and the people of the blessing (as opposed to "ashab al-mash'ama" [people of the misfortune]) are the people of the right hand.<ref>''Dāʾirat al-maʿārif-i Qurʾān-i karīm'', vol. 3, p. 370.</ref> | ||
This group of people are called the "people of the right hand" because of the following characteristics: | This group of people are called the "people of the right hand" because of the following characteristics: | ||
* They are people of "yumn", that is, goodness. | * They are people of "yumn", that is, goodness.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 23, p. 203.</ref> | ||
* They receive the record of their actions with their "right" (yamin) hands. | * They receive the record of their actions with their "right" (yamin) hands.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 23, p. 203.</ref> | ||
* On the day of the [[resurrection]], they stand on the right side, and the people of the left hand stand on the left side. | * On the day of the [[resurrection]], they stand on the right side, and the people of the left hand stand on the left side.<ref>''Dāʾirat al-maʿārif-i Qurʾān-i karīm'', vol. 3, p. 371.</ref> | ||
According to some hadiths transmitted from the Shiite [[Imams (a)]], "yamin" refers to Imam 'Ali (a), and "ashab al-yamin" refers to his followers. | According to some hadiths transmitted from the Shiite [[Imams (a)]], "yamin" refers to Imam 'Ali (a), and "ashab al-yamin" refers to his followers.<ref>Qummī, ''Tafsīr al-Qummī'', vol. 2, p. 348.</ref> | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
The [[Qur'an]] has characterized the people of the right hand in [[Qur'an 56]], [[Qur'an 84]], [[Qur'an 90]], and [[Qur'an 69]] as follows: | The [[Qur'an]] has characterized the people of the right hand in [[Qur'an 56]], [[Qur'an 84]], [[Qur'an 90]], and [[Qur'an 69]] as follows:<ref>Khurramshāhī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 239-240.</ref> | ||
* People of the right hand believe in God and the judgments of the day of the resurrection, they advised one another to patience and compassion, feed the orphans and people in need, and emancipate the slaves. | * People of the right hand believe in God and the judgments of the day of the resurrection, they advised one another to patience and compassion, feed the orphans and people in need, and emancipate the slaves.<ref>Qurʾān, 90:13-18; 69:19-20.</ref> | ||
* When they die, the [[angels]] send regards and peace to them. On the day of the resurrection, they will be examined easily, and after the examination, they will happily return to their family. | * When they die, the [[angels]] send regards and peace to them.<ref>Qurʾān, 56:90-91.</ref> On the day of the resurrection, they will be examined easily, and after the examination, they will happily return to their family.<ref>Qurʾān, 84:7-9.</ref> | ||
* In the [[Heaven]], they will be in a high position and will be happy with their life. According to verses of Sura al-Waqi'a, people of the right hand live in the Heaven near waterfalls, under the shadows of trees, enjoying fruits and a variety of Heavenly blessings. | * In the [[Heaven]], they will be in a high position and will be happy with their life.<ref>Qurʾān, 69:21-24.</ref> According to verses of Sura al-Waqi'a, people of the right hand live in the Heaven near waterfalls, under the shadows of trees, enjoying fruits and a variety of Heavenly blessings.<ref>Qurʾān, 56:27-40.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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*[[People of the left hand]] | *[[People of the left hand]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* | *Markaz-i Farhang wa Maʿārif-i Islāmī. ''Dāʾirat al-maʿārif-i Qurʾān-i karīm''. Qom: Būstān-i Kitāb, 1382 Sh. | ||
*Khurramshāhī, Bahāʾ al-Dīn. ''Dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān''. Tehran: Dūstān-Nāhīd, 1377 Sh. | |||
*Makārim Shīrāzī, Nāṣir. ''Tafsīr-i nimūna''. Tehran: Dār al-Kutub al-Islāmīyya, 1374 Sh. | |||
*Qummī, ʿAlī b. Ibrāhīm al-. ''Tafsīr al-Qummī''. Edited by Mūsawī Jazāʾirī. Qom: Nashr-i Dār al-Kitāb, 1404 AH. | |||
*Ṭabāṭabāyī, Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn al-. ''Al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān''. Qom: Daftar-i Intishārāt-i Islāmī, 1417 AH. | |||
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