وَالْآخِرَةُ أَكْبَرُ دَرَجَاتٍ وَأَكْبَرُ تَفْضِيْلًا
The Hereafter is greater in ranks and greater in distinction.
- أَكْبَرُ gives a comparison.
- دَرَجَاتٍ clarifies the respect of ranks.
- تَفْضِيْلًا clarifies the respect of distinction.
Do not identify tamyiz merely from a final vowel. First locate the ambiguity, then find the word that resolves it.