This is the verse spoken by Allah Himself at the moment of entry. The arrogant who once mocked the poor believers are now hearing Allah address those poor believers directly: 'Enter the Garden. No fear shall be upon you, no grief.' Two words removed forever, all in one breath.

There is a tenderness in this verse that the Qur'an reserves for the moment of entry. The believer has just left the dunyā with all its anxieties: bills, illnesses, regrets, losses. He has just walked through the resurrection. He has just stood at the scales. He is now at the door of the Garden. Allah Himself addresses him: enter; no fear of what is coming, no grief of what has passed. Both directions of human suffering, named and dismissed. Notice the verb: udkhulū is plural; he enters in company. Notice the negation: lā khawf, lā ḥuzn, absolute, with no exception. Notice the agent: Allah Himself speaks. There is no intermediary in this opening. The believer has waited his whole life for this sentence; the verse trains him to be familiar with it. May Allah make it our entry-sentence.