Article Surah 88 · Ayah 5
To believe in Paradise
To believe in Paradise
They are the final destination for whoever deserves either one of them, and for eternity. Paradise is the destination of the ultimate happiness and joy that Allah prepared for the believers who feared Him, believed in what He required from them to believe and obeyed Him and His Messenger. They are the ones who were sincere to Allah and followers of His Messenger. Paradise contains, of Allah's bounties, "What no eye has ever violated, what no ear has ever heard of and what no mind has ever imagined (of joys that Allah hid for the believers)." Allah said, what translated means, "Verily, those who believe (in Allah) and do righteous, good deeds, they are the best of creatures. Their reward with their Lord is Gardens of Eternity, underneath which rivers flow, they will abide therein forever, Allah Well-Pleased with them, and they with Him. That is for him who fears his Lord." [Al-Bayna 98:7-8]
{إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُولَـٰئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ ﴿٧﴾جَزَاؤُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ۖ رَّضِيَ اللَّـهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ رَبَّهُ} البينة: 7-8
Transliteration: Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati olaika hum khayru albariyyati (7) Jazaohum AAinda rabbihim jannatu AAadnin tajree min tahtiha alanharu khalideena feeha abadan radiya Allahu AAanhum waradoo AAanhu thalika liman khashiya rabbahu And, "No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do.)'
[Al-Sajda 32:17]
{فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّا أُخْفِيَ لَهُم مِّن قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ} السجدة: 17
Transliteration: Fala taAAlamu nafsun ma okhfiya lahum min qurrati aAAyunin jazaan bima kanoo yaAAmaloona
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As for joys of the grave, they are given to the believers. Allah said, what translated means, "Verily, those who say: "Our Lord is Allah (alone)," and then they stood fast on them (these words that they say), on them the angels will descend (at the time of their death) (saying): "Fear you not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised?"
[Fusilat 41:30]
{إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّـهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ} فصلت: 30
Transliteration: Inna allatheena qaloo rabbuna Allahu thumma istaqamoo tatanazzalu AAalayhimu almalaikatu alla takhafoo wala tahzanoo waabshiroo bialjannati allatee kuntum tooAAadoona and, "Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of a dying person) reaches the throat? And you at the moment are looking on? But We (our angels who take the soul) are nearer to him than you, but you see not. Then why do you not, if you are exempt from the reckoning and recompense (punishment). Bring back the soul (to its body), if you are truthful? Then if he (the dying person) be of those near ones (close to Allah), (there is for him) rest and provisions, and a Garden of Delights (Paradise)."
[Al-Waaqia 56: 83-89]
{فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ ﴿٨٣﴾ وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿٨٤﴾ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٨٥﴾ فَلَوْلَا إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ ﴿٨٦﴾ تَرْجِعُونَهَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾ فَأَمَّا إِن كَانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿٨٨﴾ فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ} الواقعة: 83-89
Transliteration: Falawla itha balaghati alhulqooma (83) Waantum heenaithin tanthuroona (84) Wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi minkum walakin la tubsiroona (85) Falawla in kuntum ghayra madeeneena (86) TarjiAAoonaha in kuntum sadiqeena (87) Faamma in kana mina almuqarrabeena (88) Farawhun warayhanun wajannatu naAAeemin
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Paradise-
The believers will be ushered on towards the grand eight gates
of Paradise.There, they will receive a joyous angelic reception
and be congratulated on account of their safe arrival and salvation
from Hell.
“But those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in
groups until, when they reach it while its gates have been opened
and its keepers say, ‘Peace be upon you; you have become pure; so
enter it to abide eternally therein.” (Quran 39:73)
(It will be said to the pious): “O (you) the one in (complete)
rest and satisfaction! Come back to your Lord, Well-pleased and well-pleasing unto Him! Enter you then among My honoredslaves.
Enter you My Paradise!” (Quran 89:27-30)
The best of the Muslims will enter Paradise first.The mostrighteous of them will ascend to the highest levels.
“But whoever comes to God as a believer (in His Oneness,etc.) and has done righteous good deeds; for such are the high ranks (in the Hereafter).” (Quran 20:75)
“And the foremost (in faith) will be foremost (in the Hereafter);
Those are the ones brought near to God in the Gardens of Pleasure; they will enter in one rank with bright faces.” (Quran 56:10-2)
The Quranic description of Paradise gives us a vision of just what a fantastic place it is. An eternal home that will fulfill all our wholesome desires, seduce all our senses, grant us everything we could possibly want and much more besides.God describes His Paradise as having earth made of is fine musk powder,soil of saffron,bricks of gold and silver, and pebbles of pear ls and rubies. Beneath the gardens of Paradise are flowing rivers of
sparkling water, sweet milk, clear honey, and non-intoxicating wine.
The tents on their banks are domes of hollow pearls.
The whole space is filled with sparkling light, sweet-smelling plants and fragrances that can be savored from afar.There are lofty palaces, huge mansions, grapevines, date palms, pomegranate trees,lotus and acacia trees whose trunks of made of gold.Ripe, abundant fruit of all kinds:berries, citrus,drupes, grapes,melons, pomes; all kinds of fruit, tropical and exotic; anything the faithful could possibly desire!
“...And therein is whatever each soul desires and delights the eyes...” (Quran 43:71)
Each believer will have a most beautiful, pious and pure spouse, wearing exquisite clothing; And there will be so much more in a new world of eternal, radiant joy.
“And no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort
for eyes [i.e. satisfaction] as reward for what they used to do.”
(Quran 32:17)
As well as physical delights, Paradise will also give itsresidents a state of emotional and psychological bliss, as the Prophet said:
“Whoever enters Paradise is blessed with a life of joy; he willnever feel miserable, his clothes will never wear out, and hisYouth shall never fade away.The people will hear a divine call: ‘I grant you that you will be healthy and never fall sick, you will live and never die, you will be young and never age, you will be joyful and never feel miserable.’” ( Saheeh Muslim) Ultimately, the thing that will most delight the eyes will be the Countenance of God Himself.For the true believer, to see this blessed vision of God is to have won the ultimate prize.
“[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant, looking at their Lord.”
This is the Paradise, the eternal home and final destination of the righteous believer.May God, Most High, make us worthy of it.
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⦁ Description of Paradise in Islam
The Quran and Sunnah are full of references to Paradise and the great reward that is in store for those who believe and do righteousness in this life. The reward for goodness is eternal goodness, and the reward for evil is torment and despair. The Quran and Sunnah are full of references to Paradise and the great reward that is in store for those who believe and do righteousness in this life. The reward for goodness is eternal goodness, and the reward for evil is torment and despair. Rewards for males and females, although different according to their inherent nature that Allah has created them with, are equally gratifying. No one will feel any resentment towards others, nor envy. Peace is the state in which all will exist forever, regardless of any differences they may have had in this life. Allah, may He be Glorified and Exalted, says:
{وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُولَئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ نَقِيرًا}
Translation: '{And whoever does righteous good deeds, male or female, and is a true believer in the Oneness of Allâh (Muslim), such will enter Paradise and not the least injustice, even to the size of a Naqîra (speck on the back of a datestone), will be done to them.}' [An-Nisaa’:124]
They will wear the finest clothing and live in the best of surroundings. It was narrated by Imam Muslim that Abu Bakr ibn `Abdullah ibn Qais reported on the authority of his father that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said that «in Paradise there would be for a believer a tent of a single hollowed pearl the breadth of which would be sixty miles. It would be meant for a believer, and the believers would go around it and none would be able to see the others.» In the same regards, Allah says in His Glorious Book:
{إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَلُؤْلُؤًا وَلِبَاسُهُمْ فِيهَا حَرِيرٌ}
Translation: '{Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk.}' [Al-Hajj:23] He also says:
{وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاعِمَةٌ* لِسَعْيِهَا رَاضِيَةٌ*فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ*لَا تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا لَاغِيَةً*فِيهَا عَيْنٌ جَارِيَةٌ*فِيهَا سُرُرٌ مَرْفُوعَةٌ*وَأَكْوَابٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ*وَنَمَارِقُ مَصْفُوفَةٌ*وَزَرَابِيُّ مَبْثُوثَةٌ}
{[Other] faces that Day will be joyful, pleased with their striving, in a Garden on high, where they shall hear no [word] of vanity: Therein will be a bubbling spring: Therein will be thrones [of dignity], raised on high, goblets placed [ready], and cushions set in rows, and rich carpets [all] spread out.} [Al-Ghashiyah:8-16] Trees bearing fruits of all kinds, and of types we have not seen or imagined, will be there for those who strived to do their best in this life. The trees will bend their branches down for believers to reach them! All we need to do is to long for a particular one. Rivers of wine that does not intoxicate, rivers of honey, the purest of waters, and milk are all waiting for believers to enjoy. Eternal youth will be the state of existence for those who inhabit Paradise. The food of Paradise is so pure that their bodies will not produce any wastes, only sweat whose fragrance is musk. But just as the best things in this life do not come easy, neither does the reward of Paradise come cheap. It is something that requires great effort on our part as Muslims to live a righteous life in Islam and invite others to it as well. We must struggle with our utmost effort to achieve excellence in everything we do and in every relationship we have so that we can achieve the utmost in rewards, Paradise. Allah, Glory be to Him, says:
{وَسَارِعُوا إِلَى مَغْفِرَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ}
Translation: '{Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is that [of the whole] of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous.}' [Aal `Imran:133] I hope this has helped you with your question. I encourage you to study the Quran to learn what it takes to receive this great reward and to teach what you learn to others. May Allah bless and reward you, and lead us all to what pleases Him. Ameen! I would like to add more of what the Quran and Sunnah say about the issue. The Prophet (peace be upon him) clearly stated in his description of Paradise that in it «there is what an eye has not seen, what en ear has not heard and what has not crossed the heart of a human.» All the physical descriptions of Paradise mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah are merely but examples of what Allah has promised His righteous believers. Yet, the ability of Allah to create and prepare for them is much more. He has created all the beauty in existence out of nothing, simply by His own Will. Logically He can create more and more that is beyond the human imagination. Someone might say, “Well, we do have fine clothes and great wonderful parks and beaches, let alone the great architectural and technological accomplishments that enable the rich to live in wonders in this era. Thus, these promises of nice gardens and great castles are no longer appealing.” And here comes the hadith of the Prophet that really explains that these physical promises are just a small simple part of what Allah can provide those whom He elevates to enter His Paradise. What is available in Paradise is beyond our imagination; we need to remember that Allah is capable of creating what is beyond our imagination. Also, the hadith states that there will be what not had crossed the ‘heart’ of humans. It does not say the ‘mind’, but the ‘heart’. The heart longs more and dreams more than the logical mind. The mind might have limits in its dreams. It is limited by logic and by what is ‘possible’. As for the heart, it only longs and dreams of what it wants and loves, whether it is logical or not. What can explain this more is a verse that is one of my favorites. It says:
{لَهُمْ مَا يَشَاءُونَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ذَلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ}
Translation: '{They shall have what they will of their Lord's bounty. That is the reward of the good-doers.}' [Az-Zumar:34] The situation there is completely different. Here we get what we strive for. But there, we get what we will. So, we simply need to will. A person might will to eat a piece of fruit, while another might will to meet with Allah! And here comes another promise. In my own eyes, it is the most important in Paradise ever: encountering Allah! It would be such a loss to come to this life not knowing Who brought one here. It would be an even greater loss never to encounter Him. It is the loss of people of Hellfire that they are prohibited from encountering Him and it is the blessing of people of Paradise to encounter Him.
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