Jannah

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Template:References Jannah is the Islamic name for paradise. According to Islamic eschatology, after death, one will reside in the grave until the appointed resurrection on Yaum al-Qiyamah. Muslims believe that the treatment of the individual in the life of the grave will be according to his or her deeds in the worldly life. Jannah is often compared to Christian concepts of Heaven.

The Qu'ran contains many references to an afterlife in Eden for those who do good deeds. Heaven itself is commonly described in the Qu'ran in verse 35 of Surah Al-Ra’d: "The parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised! Beneath it flow rivers. Perpetual is the fruits thereof and the shade therein. Such is the End of the Righteous; and the end of the unbelievers is the Fire, wherein a person dwells forever." Since Islam rejects the concept of original sin, Muslims believe that all human beings are born pure and will naturally turn to God, but it is their environment which influences them to choose ungodly ways of life. In Islam, therefore, a child who dies automatically goes to heaven, regardless of the religion of his or her parents. The highest level of heaven is Firdaws (فردوس), which is where the prophets, the martyrs and the most truthful and pious people will dwell.

Muslims believe that it is only God's will that determines who may enter Jannah and who may not.

In contrast to Jannah, the words Jahannam and Nar are used to refer to the concept of hell.

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Qu'ranic Names of Heavens

  • Firdaws — The Highest Gardens of the Heaven (Al-Kahf:107, Al-Mu'minūn:11)
  • Dar al-maqama — The Home (Fātir:35)
  • Dar al-salam — Home of Peace (Yūnis:25)
  • Dar al-hywan — The Home in the Hereafter (Al-‘Anqabūt:64)
  • Janna — This is the most commonly used term in the Qur’an and Hadith. (Al-Baqara:35, Āl al-‘Imrān:133 & 142, Al-Mā'ida:72)
  • Janna al-adan — Gardens of Everlasting Bliss (Tawba:72, Al-Ra’d:23)
  • Janna al-khuld — The Eternal Gardens (Al-Furqān:15)
  • Janna al-mawa — Garden of Abode (Al-Najm:15)
  • Janna al-na’īm — The Gardens of Delight (Al-Mā'ida:65, Yūnis:9, Al-Hajj:56)
  • Maqad as-sidq — Assembly of Truth (Al-Qawr:55)
  • Al-maqam al-amīn — The House of Security (Al-Dukhan:51)
  • Qadam as-sidq — Assembly ofTruth (Al-Qawr:55).
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Descriptions of Heavens

  • Accessibility: "When Allah Almighty created the heaven and the hell, He asked [the angel] Gabriel to go and take a look at what He has prepared for believers in the Heaven. Gabriel went and had a look at what was there in the Heaven, and then he came back and expressed himself thus: 'By your dignity! Whoever will hear of this Heaven will certainly strive for it.' Then it was said that the road to the heaven is littered with hardships, and Gabriel was asked to take another look at the Heaven. He came back and said, 'By your dignity I am afraid that nobody will be able to enter it.'" (Tirmizi)
  • Gates: "The Prophet of Allah (SAW) said: Whoever performed a perfect ablution and recited the Shahada then all the eight doors of the heaven are thrust open for him — he may enter from whichever door he likes." (Sahih Muslim)
  • Distances: "By Him in whose hands my soul is, the distance between the two gate posts of paradise is like the distance between Mecca and Himyar or between Mecca and Basra." (Bukhari)
  • God's throne: "When you pray ask for Firdaws, for it is in the middle of heaven and is higher in grade than the heaven and above Firdaws is Allah’s throne, moreover the canals of heaven flow from Firdaws." (Bukhari)
  • Climate: The Qur’an says of the dwellers of the heaven: "They will see there neither the sun’s [excessive heat] nor the moon’s excessive cold."
  • Soil: "And then I was showed in the heaven, I saw there were camps made of pearls and the soil was of musk." (Bukhari)
  • Vegetation: "Indeed, there is a tree in heaven so big that if a person keeps riding on a brisk Madhamar [a specially bred horse] for a hundred years even then he would not reach the end of that tree." (Bukhari)
  • Splendour: "Abu Huraira (RA) reported that the Prophet of Allah (SAW) said: There is no tree in the heaven that does not have a trunk of gold." (Muslim)
  • Sleep: "Sleep is the sister of death and the dwellers of the heaven will not sleep." (Silsalat al-ahadith)
  • Beauty: "Indeed, there is a bazaar in the heaven where the dwellers of the Heaven will come on every Friday. The northerly wind will spray scent on them and this will enhance their beauty. And when they will return to their homes, their households will say 'By Allah, your beauty has enhanced.' 'So has yours,' they will return the compliment." (Muslim)
  • Within: Isa said that the kingdom of heaven is 'within'.
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See also

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