And the first to lead the way of the Emigrants and the Helpers namely those who were present at the battle of Badr or it means all the Companions and those who follow them up to the Day of Resurrection by being virtuous in deeds God will be pleased with them for their obedience of Him and they will be pleased with Him for His reward to them; and He has prepared for them Gardens — with rivers flowing beneath them a variant reading adds min min tahtihā ‘beneath which’ — to abide therein forever that is the supreme triumph.