Surah Ar-Rahmaan 55:74 — Meaning, Translation & Reflection

لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌۭ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ

English: Untouched beforehand by man or jinn.

Bengali: কোন জিন ও মানব পূর্বে তাদেরকে স্পর্শ করেনি।

Meaning & Reflection

'Untouched before them by man or jinn.' Ibn Ashur and al-Saadi note the emphasis on purity and freshness — a companionship wholly new, unspoiled, given complete. Ask yourself: so much of this life is second-hand, worn, complicated by what came before — relationships carrying old wounds, joys dulled by history. The verse points to something pristine, unshadowed by any past. It names a longing I know well: for a clean beginning, a bond untainted, a joy that isn't already bruised. This world can only ever approximate that; the Gardens promise it whole. Does recognising that my ache for the unspoiled can only truly be met there stop me from demanding a flawless purity from a world that can't deliver it?

Grounded in classical tafsir: Ibn Ashur, al-Saadi, al-Biqa'i.

Reflect with the Five Lenses

Maani's framework for Tadabbur (heart-centred reflection) on Surah Ar-Rahmaan 55:74:

• Wording. Look closely at the specific words and structure. Which word stands out, and why might Allah have chosen it here?
• Quranic Worlds. Place the verse in its context — what is happening around it, and what world does it open up?
• Personal Experience. Ask not just what this means, but what it means TO me and FOR me, right now in my life.
• Connections. How does this verse connect to other verses, to the Sunnah, or to themes across the Quran?
• General Lessons. What timeless lesson or action point can I carry away and live by?