Rate this:

The verses depicting Paradise awake in the reader today the same sense of grandeur, quality, beauty, richness,bounteousness, well-being, and prosperity as they did 14centuries ago. All of the values associated with Paradise have been desired by people of every period of history and of every social class. For example, the gold, silver, and precious jewels in Paradise, as described in the Qur’an, are even more in demand today than theywere in the past.
The Qur’an also mentions that silk will befound in Paradise. Today, either as clothingor for decorative purposes, silk is preferred as a high quality material. At the same time, it is a symbol of wealth and grandeur. All of the precious thingsused to describe Paradise are far more valuable today than theywere 1,400 years ago.
Again, the beautiful residences, palaces, and mansions mentioned in the Qur’an are luxurious places desired by everyone regardless of when they live. Today’s villas and mansions are all of this category, and are marks of distinction, quality, and wealth.
Similarly, the thrones, couches, and cushions ofParadise form a part of the most comfortable and grand interior decoration. This kind of aesthetically beautiful furnishing is today displayed in the grandest of places.
Allah is the owner of all material things, and it belongs to His glory to find His beloved servantsworthy of all of these beautiful things, both in this life and the next.
Does Paradise Contain Things Not Mentioned in the Qur’an?
The Qur’an describes Paradise through examples and comparisons taken from this world, for people can imagine something unknown only in terms of that which is known to them. However basic the description might be, it gives a certain idea. The Qur’an’s detailed and subtle descriptions of Paradise’s blessings show us that these blessings and beauties are superior to the best, most beautiful, and highest quality things to be found in this world.
The Qur’an describes Paradise by giving examples of the most desirable, high quality, and rarest things. For example, women with large dark eyes have a rare quality that gives them an extremely aesthetic and attractive appearance. Therefore, women in Paradise havelarge, dark gazelle-like eyes. This does not meanthat no women there have green, blue, or brown eyes, but only serves to emphasize the excellent quality of Paradise and Allah’s statement that the finestthings here are much finer there. To give another example: The Qur’an says that every kind of fruit is present inParadise. But, in various verses, bananas and figs are generally singled outmore often as the preferred fruits. Of course, these fruits are two blessings chosen from the infinite abundance of all fruits inParadise.
The announcement that everything desired by everyone exists in Paradise for their pleasure and to fulfill their hearts’ desire is enough to express the idea that Paradise’s blessings are infinite and far beyond human imagination. Everyone understands the Qur’an to the degree of his or her faith, intelligence, and sincerity. Thus disbelievers who read it with ill-intentions will understand the verses about Paradise according to their own sterile ideas. However, Paradise’s superior beauty is evident to anyone who thinks about such verses with an open and intelligent awareness. Allah displaysa perfect design even in the smallest details of this world; surely, it would be easy for Him tocreate far more excellentthings than these.
Indifference
Some people are indifferent to Paradise, saying: “If it comes; fine. If it doesn’t, that’s fine too.” However, in the afterlife there are only two possibilities: Paradise or Hell. There is no option to go to a place in between.
It is clear that someone who does not appreciateParadise as is due, who does not long for or desire to attain it, is unworthy of it and will never be admitted to it. There is only one place for such a person to go: Hell. For this reason, being indifferent to Allah’s greatest grace and gift to believers and not desiring to enter it, as well as persisting in this attitude is one of the clearest signs that heor she belongs among the people of Hell.

Rate this:

Allah has promised the men and women of the believers Gardens with rivers flowing under them,remaining in them timelessly, forever, and fine dwellings in the Gardens of Eden. And Allah’s good pleasure is even greater. That is the great victory. (Surat at-Tawba, 72)
Earlier, we looked at the dazzling blessings found in Paradise. The picture that emerges is one of letting people experience the greatest pleasures anddelights of the five senses.
But the biggest blessing ofall is Allah’s good pleasure,and the joy and happiness a believer feels when he or she wins it. As one hadith also relates: “Allah would say to the inmates of Paradise: ‘I shall cause My pleasure to alight uponyou’ ” (Muslim). Moreover, being content with everything that Allah has given and offering Him continual thanksgiving brings a noble contentment. The Qur’an draws our attention to this, as follows:
Allah is pleased with themand they are pleased with Him. That is the Great Victory. (Surat al-Ma’ida, 119)
The most striking expression of what believers feel when they win Allah’s good pleasure is that He will manifest Himself to them in a way that they can see Him. Thisis impossible in the world because, as the Qur’an says: “Eyesight cannot perceive Him” (Surat al-An’am, 10) But according to the Qur’an, in the next life and in a certain way Allah will manifest Himself to His believing servants. Only Allah knows how this will happen. But we are informed in the Qur’an that the believers’ “faces that Day will be radiant, gazing at their Lord” (Surat al-Qiyama, 22-23) and “‘Peace!’ A word from a Merciful Lord” (Surah Ya sin, 58) will be heard. Believers will be “on seats of honor in the presence of an All-Powerful King” (Surat al-Qamar, 55).
In other words, the greatest possible blessing that believers can have is the deep sense of Allah’s mercy and will. By winning His good pleasure, they experience a joy and a happiness that cannot be compared with any material blessing.
Actually, it is Allah’s will that gives value to Paradise’s other blessings. The same blessings may exist on Earth to a certain extent, but they have no meaning for believers as long as they surpass the limits Allah established.
Believers should think carefully about this extremely important point. The real thing that gives a blessing its value issomething far beyond its intrinsic pleasure and delight, for its real value lies in the fact that Allah”granted” it. Believers whouse the blessing and thankAllah for it feel that they have received Allah’s gift; that the Lord loves, protects, and looks after them; and gives them a taste of His mercy. They take real joy from this.
A blessing is not an end; rather, it is a means to an end. As its purpose is to encourage men and women to offer greater thanksgiving to Allah, all of Paradise’s blessings have only one goal: To lead believers to offer eternal thanksgiving to Allah. This is what gives them their value. In short, the blessings of Paradise are no more than a meanswhereby believers can approach Allah and attain the indescribable joy of winning His eternal friendship, love, and approval. This is why Allah’s good pleasure is the greatest blessing of Paradise and far above all other material pleasures.
Let us consider one of Paradise’s most striking blessings, one that is frequently mentioned in the Qur’an: beautiful women, who represent the height of the aestheticidea. Just to be with them is a great blessing. The Qur’an describes the beauty of their faces, their skin, and even their bosoms. With these magnificent women, one of Allah’s greatest materialblessings – sexuality – can be experienced eternally in the most wonderful way. In the same manner, unmarried women will be married to young palace servants. This also is a freegift to them from Allah.
However, what makes these women so valuable is not merely their beauty,but the fact that they are known to be a gift from Allah.(v) –

Rate this:

Eat and drink with relish for what you did.(Surat al-Mursalat, 43)
The Qur’an announces thatthe people of Paradise are blessed with the finest food and various drinks. But since these people require no nourishment, we can understand that such food and drink have been created only to give pleasure.
This food resembles the food of this world. The people of Paradise will express this similarity in the following way:
Give the good news to those who believe and do right actions, that they will have Gardens with rivers flowing under them.When they are given fruit there as provision, they will say: “This is what we were given before.” But they were only given a simulation of it. They will have there spouses of perfect purity, and will remain there timelessly, forever. (Surat al-Baqara, 25)
Many foods in this world address people’s appetitesand give pleasure by their appearance and taste. Of course Allah can easily create similar foods in Paradise to give pleasure to believers. But, unlike with earthly food, there will be no need to worry about gaining weight, cholesterol, overeating, and so on, for Allah tells them: “Eat and drink with relish for what you did” (Surat al-Mursalat, 43) Being able to eat and drink beyond any reckoning is a delightfully pleasant reward.
In order to attain Paradise,people are tested in this earthly life. Believers showgreat effort and zeal in order to please our Lord, for they turn to Him sincerely, thank Him continually, pray to Him, and repent of their sins. Asa reward, Allah offers them the blessings of Paradise.
Leading all of the food mentioned in the Qur’an ismeat. In Paradise, Allah gives believers “any kind of fruit and meat that theydesire” (Surat at-Tur, 22), and will offer them “any bird-meat they desire” (Surat al-Waqi’a, 22). Moreover, their food will”never run out” (Surah Sad, 54), because believerswill”enter Paradise, provided for in it without any reckoning” (Surah Ghafir, 40).
They will be able to eat as much as they want, for theamount and types of food available will never decrease, and no one will be forced to stop eating due to being full or feelingsick.
Fruit is perhaps the food most often mentioned in the Qur’an. In Paradise, believers receive whatevertype of fruit they desire. The Qur’an describes this:
Its shading branches will droop down over them, itsripe fruit hanging ready tobe picked. (Surat al-Insan, 14)
Thus, we understand that fruits of Paradise grow on trees in natural surroundings and that believers can easily pick and eat them. Surat al-Waqi’a 28-29 mentions””fruit-laden lote-trees with thorns removed” and”[banana] trees layered [with fruit],” meaning thatthe fruit can be obtained easily due to Paradise’s infinite blessings.
The fruit it so plentiful that the tree branches cannot bear its weight, and it is easy to reach because the branches bend down to the ground.
This fruit may be offered freely on golden and silvertrays and tastefully designed plates to believers, who are sitting on thrones and conversingwith one another. Certainly all seeds and traces of rot and bruising that annoy people in this world have been removed,as befits Paradise. All fruitsare offered to believers freely, with their eye-catching beauty and without blemish.
Fruit also adds further color and aesthetic beautyto Paradise. The sight of trees laden with all sorts of colorful fruits lends even more beauty to the wonderful landscape. The predominant color is green, and within that green are yellows, oranges, and reds that form a beautiful view that strikes the human eye. As an indication of Allah’s mighty artistry, this view is another cause for thanksgiving.
Certainly, many kinds of drinks are also desirable. For instance, Surat as-Saffat, 45 mentions “a cup from a flowing spring passing round among them.” In Paradise, believers are given “the choicest sealed wine to drink, whose seal is musk”(Surat al-Mutaffifin, 25-27).

Rate this:

Eat and drink with relish for what you did.(Surat al-Mursalat, 43)
The Qur’an announces thatthe people of Paradise are blessed with the finest food and various drinks. But since these people require no nourishment, we can understand that such food and drink have been created only to give pleasure.
This food resembles the food of this world. The people of Paradise will express this similarity in the following way:
Give the good news to those who believe and do right actions, that they will have Gardens with rivers flowing under them.When they are given fruit there as provision, they will say: “This is what we were given before.” But they were only given a simulation of it. They will have there spouses of perfect purity, and will remain there timelessly, forever. (Surat al-Baqara, 25)
Many foods in this world address people’s appetitesand give pleasure by their appearance and taste. Of course Allah can easily create similar foods in Paradise to give pleasure to believers. But, unlike with earthly food, there will be no need to worry about gaining weight, cholesterol, overeating, and so on, for Allah tells them: “Eat and drink with relish for what you did” (Surat al-Mursalat, 43) Being able to eat and drink beyond any reckoning is a delightfully pleasant reward.
In order to attain Paradise,people are tested in this earthly life. Believers showgreat effort and zeal in order to please our Lord, for they turn to Him sincerely, thank Him continually, pray to Him, and repent of their sins. Asa reward, Allah offers them the blessings of Paradise.
Leading all of the food mentioned in the Qur’an ismeat. In Paradise, Allah gives believers “any kind of fruit and meat that theydesire” (Surat at-Tur, 22), and will offer them “any bird-meat they desire” (Surat al-Waqi’a, 22). Moreover, their food will”never run out” (Surah Sad, 54), because believerswill”enter Paradise, provided for in it without any reckoning” (Surah Ghafir, 40).
They will be able to eat as much as they want, for theamount and types of food available will never decrease, and no one will be forced to stop eating due to being full or feelingsick.
Fruit is perhaps the food most often mentioned in the Qur’an. In Paradise, believers receive whatevertype of fruit they desire. The Qur’an describes this:
Its shading branches will droop down over them, itsripe fruit hanging ready tobe picked. (Surat al-Insan, 14)
Thus, we understand that fruits of Paradise grow on trees in natural surroundings and that believers can easily pick and eat them. Surat al-Waqi’a 28-29 mentions””fruit-laden lote-trees with thorns removed” and”[banana] trees layered [with fruit],” meaning thatthe fruit can be obtained easily due to Paradise’s infinite blessings.
The fruit it so plentiful that the tree branches cannot bear its weight, and it is easy to reach because the branches bend down to the ground.
This fruit may be offered freely on golden and silvertrays and tastefully designed plates to believers, who are sitting on thrones and conversingwith one another. Certainly all seeds and traces of rot and bruising that annoy people in this world have been removed,as befits Paradise. All fruitsare offered to believers freely, with their eye-catching beauty and without blemish.
Fruit also adds further color and aesthetic beautyto Paradise. The sight of trees laden with all sorts of colorful fruits lends even more beauty to the wonderful landscape. The predominant color is green, and within that green are yellows, oranges, and reds that form a beautiful view that strikes the human eye. As an indication of Allah’s mighty artistry, this view is another cause for thanksgiving.
Certainly, many kinds of drinks are also desirable. For instance, Surat as-Saffat, 45 mentions “a cup from a flowing spring passing round among them.” In Paradise, believers are given “the choicest sealed wine to drink, whose seal is musk”(Surat al-Mutaffifin, 25-27).

Rate this:

What do you want most out of life? A nice house, expensive clothes, money, wealth, opulence? What if you were told about a place where you could get everything you wanted and keep it forever? What would you say? Of course you would be very excited and want tosee this perfect place right away. Surely no one would ever object to living in such a wonderful place.
Now just think. Has anyone ever talked to you about a place filled with a countless array ofblessings, where beauty is spread out at your feet? Surely someone must have done so, telling you and all other people about the existence of a life – the life of Paradise – where everything that you want will be prepared for you. Everyone knowsthat after death there is an endless Paradise. Everyone judged worthyto enter it will find everything they desire there; they will receive their rewards and blessings, and live in a perfect place surrounded by beauty forever. To those faithfulservants who pass the test of this earthly life, Allah has promised an unprecedented land. Thelimited time one spends in this world, on the other hand, is an opportunity to attain these beauties.
So what keeps people from being overcome with joy at the good news of Paradise? What stops them from longingfor it, from expending every effort to attain it? Why do people, knowing that they will receive these blessings as a divine reward, not prepare for Paradise? Surely the most important reason is that some people do not have an assured faith that it exists; others are not convinced. There may be other reasons why people do not believe in or have doubts about it. But the basic thing that we mustconsider is that this doubt sometimes arises from a lack of knowledge.
The only remedy for this lack of knowledge is the Qur’an.
In the Qur’an, Allah describes a wonderful life of perfect and endless beauty in Paradise. Someone who does not know this beauty’s extent or how the Qur’an describes it may have difficulty envisioning Paradise and the kind of life there.
This book tells people about Paradise, which Allah offers to them, describes its great blessings, and proclaims its beauties to everyone. It informs people that Paradise is one of two ways of life prepared forthem in the afterworld, and that every good thing will be theirs in Paradise to a degree that surpasses our present ability to imagine. It also shows that Paradise, is a place where all blessings have been created perfectly and where people will be offered everything their souls and hearts will desire; that people will be far removed fromwant and need, anxiety or sadness, sorrow and regret. Every kind of beauty and blessing exists in Paradise and will be revealed with a perfection never seen orknown before. Allah has prepared such blessings there as a gift, and thesewill be offered only to people with whom He is pleased.
This book describes everything about Paradise in the light of the Qur’an’s verses. So, as you read this information and try to envision that blessed place, remember that the Qur’an is the truth. Based on this information, consider the perfection of the real land that is waiting for you, and make every effort to be worthy of it. Be aware that Allah will give you all of these things by His grace, and that they can be yours forever. Given all of this, if you still cannot decide in favor of eternal beauty, remember that the only choice left is Hell, a place full of anguish from where youwill observe the comfort of those in Paradise and experience eternal anxiety, sadness, misery, and sorrow.