What is the highest level of heaven called?

The highest level is known as firdaws (sometimes called Eden) or Illiyin. Entrants will be greeted by angels with salutations of peace or As-Salamu Alaykum. Jannah is accessible vertically through its gates (Q. 7:40), by ladders (ma'arij) (Q.

en.wikipedia.org - Jannah - Wikipedia

Where will the Big One hit in the Philippines?

It will affect the greater Metro Manila and other provinces including Cavite, specifically the towns of Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez and Silang.

Last updated Sep 15, 2021

Is survival mode a trauma response?

When a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic event, their brain enters what is called survival mode. In order to help them survive, their...

Last updated May 29, 2020

Promotion

Concept of paradise in Islam

"Firdaus" redirects here. For the city in Iran, see Ferdows

"Cennet" redirects here. For the Turkish television series, see Cennet'in Gözyaşları

In Islam, Jannah (Arabic: جَنّة, romanized: janna, pl. جَنّٰت jannāt,lit. "paradise, garden",[2] is the final abode of the righteous.[3] According to one count, the word appears 147 times in the Quran.[4] Belief in the afterlife is one of the six articles of faith in Sunni and Twelver Shi'ism, a place where "believers" (Mumin) will enjoy pleasure, while the unbelievers (Kafir) will suffer in Jahannam.[5] Both Jannah and Jahannam are believed to have several levels, in both cases, the higher the level, the more desirable[6]: 131-133 -- in Jannah the higher the prestige and pleasure, in Jahannam the less the suffering. The afterlife experiences are described as physical, psychic and spiritual.[7] Jannah is described with physical pleasures such as gardens, houris, wine that has no aftereffects, and "divine pleasure".[7] Their reward of pleasure will vary according to the righteousness of the person.[8][9] The characteristics of Jannah often have direct parallels with those of Jahannam. The pleasure and delights of Jannah described in the Quran, are matched by the excruciating pain and horror of Jahannam.[10][11] Jannah is also referred to as the abode of Adam and Eve, before they have been expelled.[6]: 165 Most Muslims hold that Jannah (as well as Jahannam) coexist with the temporal world, rather than being created after Judgement Day.[12] Although humans may not pass the boundaries to the otherworld, the otherworld may interact with the temporal world of humans.

Terminology [ edit ]

Jannah is found frequently in the Qur'an (2:30, 78:12) and often translated as "Heaven" in the sense of an abode where believers are rewarded in afterlife. Another word, سماء samāʾ (usually pl. samāwāt) is also found frequently in the Quran and translated as "heaven", but in the sense of the sky above or celestial sphere.[13][14] (It is often used in the phrase as-samawat wal-ard ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ "the heavens and the earth", an example being Q.38:10.) The Quran describes both samāʾ and jannah as being above us. Jannah is also frequently translated as "paradise". But another term with a more direct connection to that term is also found. Firdaus (Arabic: فردوس), the literal term meaning paradise was borrowed from the Persian word Pardis (Persian: پردیس), being also the source of the English word "paradise", is used in verses Q.18:107 and Q.23:11.[15] "Firdaus" also designates the highest level of heaven.[16] In contrast to jannah, the words Jahannam, an-Nār, jaheem, saqar, and other terms are used to refer to the concept of hell. There are many words in the Arabic language for both Heaven and Hell and those words also appear in the Quran and hadith. Most of them have become part of the Islamic belief.[17] Scholars do not all agree on who will end up in Jannah, and the criteria for whether or not they will. Issues include whether all Muslims, even those who've committed major sins, will end up in Jannah; whether any non-Muslims will go there or all go to Jahannam.

Inhabitants according to the Quran

The Quran specifies the qualities for those allowed to inhabit Jannah (according to Smith and Haddad) as: "those who refrain from doing evil, keep their duty, have faith in God's revelations, do good works, are truthful, penitent, heedful, and contrite of heart, those who feed the needy and orphans and who are prisoners for God's sake."[15] Another source (Sebastian Günther and Todd Lawson) gives as the basic criterion for salvation in the afterlife more detail on articles of faith: the belief in the oneness of God (tawḥīd), angels, revealed books, messengers, as well as repentance to God, and doing good deeds (amal salih).[18]: 51 All these qualities are qualified by the doctrine that ultimately salvation can only be attained through God's judgment.[19]

Jinn and angels

The idea that jinn as well as humans could find salvation was widely accepted, based on the Quran (Q.55:74) where the saved are promised maidens "untouched before by either men or jinn" -- suggesting to classical scholars al-Suyūṭī and al-Majlisī that jinn also are provided their own kind of houri maidens in paradise.[6]: 140 Like humans, their destiny in the hereafter depends on whether they accept God's guidance. Angels, on the other hand, because they are not subject to desire and so are not subject to temptation, work in paradise serving the "blessed" (humans and jinn) guiding them, officiating marriages, conveying messages, praising them, etc.[6]: 141

Salvation of non-Muslims

Muslim scholars disagree about exact criteria for salvation of Muslim and non-Muslim. Although most agree that Muslims will be finally saved -- shahids (martyrs) who die in battle, are expected to enter paradise immediately after death[6]: 40 -- non-Muslims are another matter. Muslim scholars arguing in favor of non-Muslims' being able to enter paradise cite the verse: "Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabians—those who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness—will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve," (Q.2:62). Those arguing against non-Muslim salvation regard this verse to have applied only until the arrival of Muhammad, after which it was abrogated by another verse: "And whoever desires other than Islam as religion—never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. (Q.3:85).[20][21] Historically the Ash'ari school of theology was known for having an optimistic perspective on salvation for Muslims,[22] but a very pessimistic view of those who heard about Muhammad and his character, yet rejected him.[23] The Maturidi school also generally agreed that even sinners among Muslims would eventually enter paradise,[6]: 177 but its unclear whether they thought only Muslim would go to Jannah,[24]: 110 or if non-Muslims who understood and obeyed "God's universal law" would be saved also.[24]: 109 The Muʿtazila school held that free will and individual accountability was necessary for Divine justice, thus rejecting the idea of intercession (Shafa'a) by Muhammad on behalf of sinners.[6]: 178 Unlike other schools it believed Jannah and Jahannam would be created only after Judgement Day.[6]: 167–168 Like most Sunni, Shia Islam hold that all Muslims will eventually go to Jannah,[25][26] and like the Ash'ari school, believe heedless and stubborn unbelievers will go to hell, while those ignorant of the truth of Islam but "truthful to their own religion", will not.[27] Modernist scholars Muhammad Abduh and Rashid Rida rejected the notion that the People of the Book are excluded from Jannah, referring to another verse.[28] ˹Divine grace is˺ neither by your wishes nor those of the People of the Book! Whoever commits evil will be rewarded accordingly, and they will find no protector or helper besides Allah. But those who do good—whether male or female—and have faith will enter Paradise and will never be wronged ˹even as much as˺ the speck on a date stone. (Q.4:123-124)[29][28]

Descriptions, details, organization [ edit ]

Sources on Jannah include the Quran, Islamic traditions, creeds, Quranic commentaries (tafsir) and "other theological writing".[30] "Third Islamic century traditionalists amplified the eschatological material enormously particularly in areas on where "the Quran is relatively silent" about the nature of Jannah.[31] Some of the more popular Sunni manuals of eschatology are Kitāb al-rūḥ of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzīyaand al-Durra al-fākhira ft kashf 'ulūm al-ākhira of Abǖ Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī.[31]

Delights [ edit ]

Inside Jannah, the Quran says the saved "will have whatever they wish for, forever"; (Q.25:16).[18]: 65 [32] Other verses give more specific descriptions of the delights of paradise: 'And whoever is in awe of standing before their Lord will have two Gardens

... ˹Both will be˺ with lush branches.

... In each ˹Garden˺ will be two flowing springs.

... In each will be two types of every fruit.

... Those ˹believers˺ will recline on furnishings lined with rich brocade. And the fruit of both Gardens will hang within reach. ... In both ˹Gardens˺ will be maidens of modest gaze, who no human or jinn has ever touched before.

... Those ˹maidens˺ will be ˹as elegant˺ as rubies and coral.

... Is there any reward for goodness except goodness?

... And below these two ˹Gardens˺ will be two others.

... Both will be dark green.

... In each will be two gushing springs.

... In both will be fruit, palm trees, and pomegranates.

... In all Gardens will be noble, pleasant mates

...˹They will be˺ maidens [houris] with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions.

.... No human or jinn has ever touched these ˹maidens˺ before.

... All ˹believers˺ will be reclining on green cushions and splendid carpets.

Then which of your Lord's favours will you both deny? (Q.55:46-76, Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran)[33]

Smith and Haddad summarize some of the Quranic pleasures:

Choirs of angels will sing in Arabic (the only language used in paradise), the streets will be as familiar as those of the dwellers' own countries, inhabitants will eat and drink 100 times more than earthly bodies could hold and will enjoy it 100 times more, their rooms will have thick carpets and brocade sofas, on Fridays they will go to a market to receive new clothing to enhance their beauty, they will not suffer bodily ailments or be subject to functions such as sleeping, spitting, or excreting; they will be forever young.[34] Pomegranate flower and fruit, mentioned as a fruit in paradise in the Quran (55:68). Therefore, it is used as an ingredient in a dessert ( Ashure ) used to commemorate prophetic events. As the gates of Jannah are opened for the arrival of the saved into Jannah they will be greeted (Q.39:73)[35] by angels announcing, "Peace be upon you, because ye have endured with patience; how excellent a reward is paradise!" (Q13:24).[36] Inside there will be neither too much heat nor bitter cold; there will be fountains (Q.88:10), abundant shade from spreading tree branches green with foliage (Q.53:14-16, also Q.36:56–57).[35] They will be passed a cup (Q.88:10–16) full of wine "wherefrom they will get [no] aching of the head” (hangovers) [Q.56:19],[37] and "which leads to no idle talk or sinfulness" (Q.52:23),[Note 1] and every meat (Q.52:22) and trees from which an unceasing supply of fruits grow (Q.36:56–57),[18]: 58 "that looks similar ˹but tastes different˺";(Q.2:25) adornment with golden and pearl bracelets (Q.35:33) and green garments of fine silk and brocade (Q.18:31); attended upon by [ghulman] (Q.52:24), servant-boys (eternal youths (56:17, 74:19)) like spotless pearls (Q.52:24). While the Quran never mentions God being in the Garden, the faithful are promised the opportunity to gaze upon His face, something the inhabitants of the Fire will be deprived of.[11][Note 2] Inhabitants will rejoice in the company of any parents, spouses, and children who were admitted to paradise (Q52:21) —conversing and recalling the past.[40] One day in paradise is considered equal to a thousand years on earth. Palaces are made from bricks of gold, silver, pearls, among other things. Traditions also note the presence of horses and camels of "dazzling whiteness", along with other creatures. Large trees whose shades are ever deepening, mountains made of musk, between which rivers flow in valleys of pearl and ruby.[41][attribution needed]

Non-physical pleasures

While the Quran is full of "graphic" descriptions of the "physical pleasures" for the inhabitants of the Garden, it also states that the "acceptance [riḍwān][42] from God" felt by the inhabitants "is greater" than the pleasure of the Gardens (Q.9:72),[34] the true beauty of paradise,[43][44] the greatest of all rewards, surpassing all other joys.[41] On the day on which God brings the elect near to his throne (‘arsh), "some faces shall be shining in contemplating their Lord".[41] The visit is described as Muhammad leading the men and Fatimah leading the women to approach the Throne, "which is described as a huge esplanade of musk". As "the veil of light before the Throne lifts, God appears with the radiance of the full moon, and His voice can be heard saying, 'Peace be upon you.'"[45]

Why do Marines carry a paddle?

The paddle itself represents the amphibious tradition of the Marine Corps. Parachute cord is wrapped around the paddle representing parachute and...

Last updated Oct 19, 2019

How many rounds of ammo can you store?

A good rule of thumb is to consider a 500-round stash your starting point for your handgun. That might seem high but it does go fast. Of those 500...

Last updated Sep 21, 2019

Promotion

Hadith include stories of the saved being served an enormous feast where "God Himself is present to offer to His faithful ones delicacies kneaded into a kind of pancake".[45] In another series of narratives, God personally invites the inhabitants of Jannah "to visit with Him every Friday".[45]

Houri

"Perhaps no aspect of Islamic eschatology has so captured the imagination" of both "Muslims and non-Muslims" as houri (ḥūr). Men will get untouched Houri in paradise (Q55:56), virgin companions of equal age (56:35-38) and have large, beautiful eyes (37:48). Houri have occasioned "spectacular elaborations" by later Islamic eschatological writers, but also "some derision by insensitive Western observers and critics of Islam".[34] The Quran also states the saved "will have pure spouses," (without indicating gender) (Q2:25, Q4:57), accompanied by any children that did not go to Jahannam (Q52:21), and attended to by servant-boys with the spotless appearance similar to a protected pearls (Q52:24). Despite the Quranic description above, Houris have been described as women who will accompany faithful Muslims in Paradise.[46][34] Muslim scholars differ as to whether they refer to the believing women of this world or a separate creation, with the majority opting for the latter.[47][Note 3]

Size, geography, structure [ edit ]

Layers of Jannah according

to different scholars

(in descending order) al-Suyuti Kitāb aḥwāl al-qiyāma al-firdaws

(Paradise) jannāt ʿadn

("garden of Eden")

white pearl jannat al-na'im

("garden of bliss") jannat al-firdaws

red gold jannat al-ma'wa

("garden of refuge") Jannat al na'īm

("garden of bliss")

white silver jannat 'adn

("garden of Eden") jannat al-khuld

("garden of eternity")

yellow coral dar al-khuld

("abode of eternity") jannat al-ma'wan

("garden of refuge")

green chrysolite dar al-salam

("abode of peace") dar al-salam

("abode of peace")

red sapphire dar al-jalal

("abode of glory") dar al-jinān

("abode of the garden")

al-qiyāma[49]

The Qur'an describes paradise as a "great kingdom" (Q.76:20) stretching out over and above the entire world,[6]: 41 and "lofty" (Q.69:22).[18]: 51 Paradise is "as vast as the heavens and the earth" (Q.3:133).[50] There are four rivers: one each of water, milk, honey, and wine (47:15).[35] (They were later identified as Kawthar, Kafur, Tasnim, and Salsabil.) [Note 4] Despite the details given in the Quran about Jannah/Garden, "nowhere" is there found "an ordered picture of the structure" of the abode. "For the most part Islamic theology has not concerned itself with questions about the location and structure of the Garden and the Fire on the understanding that only God knows these particulars."[52]

Layers/levels

Many sources agree that paradise has "various degrees and levels". One conservative Salafi source,[53] quotes as evidence a sahih hadith where Muhammad reassures the mother of a martyr, “O Umm Haarithah, there are gardens in Paradise ... and your son has attained the highest Firdaws”,[54] indicating a hierarchy of levels, but does not how many there are. On the basis of "several scriptural suggestions", scholars have created "a very detailed structure" of paradise,[15] but there is more than one, and not all of the traditions on location of paradise and hell "are easily pictured or indeed mutually reconcilable".[6]: 131 For example, Q.23:17 states: "We created above you seven paths [Ṭarā'iq]", from which is drawn a heaven of seven tiers (which is also "a structure familiar to Middle Eastern cosmogony since the early Babylonian days").[15] Another school of thought insists Jannah actually has "eight layers or realms" as the Quran gives "eight different names ... for the abode of the blessed".[15] [Note 5] Some descriptions of Jannah/the Garden indicate that the most spacious and highest part of the Garden, is Firdaws which is directly under the Throne, and the place from which the four rivers of Paradise flow. Others say the uppermost portion is either the Garden of Eden or 'Iliyi, and that is the second level from the top.[15] Another possibility is that there are four separate realms of the blessed, of which either Firdaws or Eden is the uppermost. This is based on Surah 55, which talks about two Gardens: ("As for him who fears standing before his Lord there are two Gardens [Jannatan]") [S 55:46). All descriptions following this verse are of things in pairs, (i.e. in the Arabic dual form) -- two fountains flowing, fruit of every kind in pairs, beside these two other gardens with two springs (Q.55:62,66).[56] Still others have proposed that the seven levels suggested by the Qur'an are the seven heavens, above which is the Garden or final abode of felicity, while many see paradise as only one entity with many names.[35] (According to one source -- a member of the fatwa team at Islamweb.net -- only God knows the exact number of the levels of Paradise, but reliable hadith say the number of levels of Jannah may be the same as the number of verses in the Quran, i.e. over 6000 verses.)[57][Note 6] One version of the layered Garden conceptualization describes the highest level of heaven (al-firdaws) as being said to be so close that its inhabitants could hear the sound of God's throne above.[6]: 132 This exclusive location is where the messengers, prophets, Imams, and martyrs (shahids) dwell.[6]: 133 Al-Suyuti[6]: 131 and Kitāb aḥwāl al-qiyāma[49] each gives names to the levels that don't always coincide (see table to right).

Gates of Jannah according to different sources Soubhi El-Saleh Huda

Omam Khalid salat

(prayer) Bāb al-Ṣalāh :

For those who were

punctual in prayer jihad

(holy war) Bāb al-Jihād :

For those who

took part in jihad almsgiving Bāb al-Ṣadaqah :

For those who gave

charity more often sawm

(fasting) Bāb al-Rayyān :

For those who

fasted (siyam) repentance Bāb al-Ḥajj :

For those who participated

in the annual pilgrimage self-control Bāb al-Kāẓimīn al-Ghayẓ

wa-al-‘Āfīn ‘an al-Nās :

For those who withheld

their anger and forgave others submission Bāb al-Imān :

For those who by

virtue of their faith

are saved from

reckoning and chastisement the door reserved for

those whose entry to

Paradise will be without

preliminary judgment Bāb al-Dhikr :

For those who showed

El-Saleh, based on

Islam KaZir[60]

Gates/doors

Two verses of the Quran (Q.7:40, 39:73) mention "gates" or "doors" (using the plural form) as the entrance of paradise, but say nothing about their number, names or any other characteristics. "To those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance, no opening will there be of the gates of heaven ..." (Q.7:40) "And those who kept their duty to their Lord (Al-Muttaqoon – the pious) will be led to Paradise in groups till when they reach it, and its gates will be opened" (Q.39:73) As in the case of the levels of Jannah, later sources elaborate, giving names and functions but don't agree on all details (see table to right).[35][Note 7] In traditions, each level of the eight principal gates of Paradise is described as generally being divided into a hundred degrees guarded by angels (in some traditions Ridwan). The highest level is known as firdaws (sometimes called Eden) or Illiyin. Entrants will be greeted by angels with salutations of peace or As-Salamu Alaykum.[41] Jannah is accessible vertically through its gates (Q.7:40), by ladders (ma'arij) (Q.70:3), or sky-ropes (asbab). However, only select beings such as angels and prophets can enter.[62] Iblis (Satan) and devils are kept at bay by angels who throw stars at them, whenever they try to climb back to heaven (Q.37:6-10).[6]: 41 Notably and contrary to many Christian ideas on heaven, God (Allah) does not reside in paradise.[6]: 11 [Note 8]

Rivers

A few hadith name four rivers in paradise, or coming from paradise, as: Saihan (Syr Darya), Jaihan (Amu Darya), Furat (Euphrates) and Nil (Nile).[64][65][Note 9][68] Salsabil is the name of a spring that is the source of the rivers of Rahma (mercy) and Al-Kawthar (abundance).[69] Sidrat al-Muntaha is a Lote tree that marks the end of the seventh heaven, the boundary where no angel or human can pass.[70][further explanation needed] Muhammad is supposed to have taken a pomegranate from jannah, and shared it with Ali, as recorded by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. However, some scholars, like Ghazali, reject that Muhammad took the fruit, argued he had only a vision instead.[6][Note 10]

Literal or allegorical [ edit ]

According to scholars Jane I. Smith, Yvonne Y. Haddad, while there are Muslims of a "philosophical or mystical" bent who interpret descriptions of heaven and hell "metaphorically", "the vast majority of believers", understand verses of the Quran on Jannah (and hellfire) "to be real and specific, anticipating them" with joy or terror,[72] although this view "has generally not insisted that the realities of the next world will be identical with those of this world".[72] Besides the material notion of the paradise, descriptions of it are also interpreted as allegories, whose meaning is the state of joy believers will experience in the afterlife. For some theologians, seeing God is not a question of sight, but of awareness of God's presence.[73] Although early Sufis, such as Hallaj, took the descriptions of Paradise literal, later Sufi traditions usually stressed out the allegorical meaning.[74]

Eternal not temporal [ edit ]

While some Quranic verses suggest hellfire is eternal and some that its punishment "will not necessarily be forever", verses on Jannah are less ambiguous. Eternality assured in verses about paradise such as Q.3:198, 4:57, and 57:12, (which say that the righteous will be khālidūn fīhā [eternally in it]), and Q.35:35, which describes the reward of dār al-maqāma [the abode of everlastingness].[75] Consequently, neither "theologians nor the traditionalists" have had any doubts about the eternal nature of paradise or the residence of the righteous in it.[76][77]

Other characteristics [ edit ]

One of the characteristics of Jannah (like hellfire) is that events are not "frozen in one eternal moment", but form cycles of "endless repetition" and "unceasing self renewing clockwork", as described by classical scholars on the afterlife al-Suyūṭī and al-Majlisī.[6]: 129-130 For example, when a fruit is plucked from a tree, a new fruit immediately appears to takes its place; when a hungry inhabitant sees a bird whose meat they would like to eat it falls already roasted into their hands, and after they are done eating the bird "regains its form shape and flies away";[6]: 130 not only do houri regain their virginity after being deflowered by one of the saved, they grow like fruit on trees or plants on the land and "whenever one of them is taken" by one of the saved in paradise one for his pleasure, "a new one springs forth in her place".[6]: 130 (So too, in hellfire are the skin of the damned replaced each time they are burned off by the fire to be burned again, and drowning sinners driven back into the sea by giant snakes and scorpions every time they reach the safety of shore.)[6]: 130

Garden of Eden and Paradise [ edit ]

Muslim scholars differ on whether the Garden of Eden (jannāt ʿadni), in which Adam and Eve (Adam and Hawwa) dwelled before being expelled by God, is the same as the afterlife abode of the righteous believers, i.e. paradise. Most scholars in the early centuries of Islamic theology and the centuries onwards thought it was and that this indicated that paradise was located on earth.[6]: 166 It was argued that when God commanded Adam to "go down" (ihbit) from the garden, this did not indicate a vertical movement (such as "falling" from a heaven above to earth), but instead was used in the same sense as Moses telling Israelites to "go down to Egypt".[6]: 166 However, over the centuries as paradise came to be thought of more and more as "a transcendent, otherworldy realm", the idea of it being located somewhere on earth fell out of favor. The Garden of Eden, on the other hand lacked many transcendent, otherworldy characteristics. Al-Balluti (887 – 966) reasoned that the Garden of Eden lacked the perfection and eternal character of a final paradise:[6]: 167 Adam and Eve lost the primordial paradise, while the paradisiacal afterlife lasts forever; if Adam and Eve were in the otherworldly paradise, the devil (Shaiṭān) could not have entered and deceive them, since there is no evil or idle talk in paradise; Adam slept in his garden, but there is no sleep in paradise.[6]: 167 Many adherences of the Muʿtazila, also refused to identify Adam's abode with paradise, because they argued that paradise and hell would not be created until after Day of Judgement, an idea proposed by Dirar b. Amr.[6]: 167 Most Muslim scholars, however, assert that paradise and hell have been created already and coexists with the contemporary world, taking evidence from the Quran, Muhammad's heavenly journey, and the life in the graves.[6]: 168 [78]

Do you have to pay council tax on woodland?

Generally the answer is no, there are no annual charges: woodlands do not attract council tax or business rates or any other similar charge.

Last updated Jun 30, 2021

What should I stockpile for 2022?

The last area of your stockpile that you want to focus on is the perishable items your family regularly eats. ... Build a stockpile of foods your...

Last updated May 3, 2022

Promotion

Islamic exegesis does not regard Adam and Eve's expulsion from paradise as punishment for disobedience or a result from abused free will on their part,[6]: 171 but as part of God's wisdom (ḥikma) and plan for humanity to experience the full range of his attributes, his love, forgiveness, and power to his creation.[6] By experiencing hardship, they better appreciate paradise and its delights.[6] Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (1006–1088) describes Adam and Eve's expulsion as ultimately caused by God,[79]: 252 since man has no choice but to comply to God's will. But this does not mean that complying is not a "sin" and that humans should not blame themselves for it.[79]: 252 This is exemplified by Adam and Eve in the Quran (Q.7:23 “Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will certainly be losers.”)

Comparison with other religions [ edit ]

Comparison with Judaism [ edit ]

Jannah shares the name "Garden of the Righteous" with the Jewish concept of paradise. In addition, paradise in Judaism is described as a garden, much like the Garden of Eden, where people live and walk and dance with God and his angels, wear garments of light, and eat the fruit of the tree of life.[80] Like the feast of Jannah, Jewish eschatology describes the messiah holding a Seudat nissuin, called the Seudat Chiyat HaMatim, with the righteous of every nation at the end time.[81]

Comparison with Christianity [ edit ]

Jesus in the Gospels uses various images for heaven that are similarly found in Jannah: feast, mansion, throne, and paradise.[82] In Jannah, humans stay as humans. However, the Book of Revelation describes that in heaven Christ “will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body” (Philippians 3:21). God (Allah) does not reside in paradise or heaven. However, in Christianity, the new heavens and earth will be a place where God dwells with humans.

References [ edit ]

Explanatory notes [ edit ]

^ [37] Smith & Haddad say "While the Qur'an insists that no aftereffects will occur from imbibing the wines of the Garden's rivers, the possibilities of heavenly intoxication have afforded the type of fanciful description found in Abū Layth al-Samarqandī, reportedly from the Prophet: On Saturday God Most High will provide drink [from the water of the Garden]. On Sunday they will drink its honey, on Monday they will drink its milk, on Tuesday they will drink its wine. When they have drunk, they will become intoxicated; when they become intoxicated, they will fly for a thousand years till they reach a great mountain of fine musk from beneath which emanates Salsabil. They will drink [of it] and that will be Wednesday. Then they will fly for a thousand years till they reach a place overtopping a mountain ...[38] The Quran says in reference to heavenly wine drinking: "Round them will be passed a cup of pure wine ... Neither will they have Ghoul (any kind of hurt, abdominal pain, headache, a sin) from that nor will they suffer intoxication therefrom” ([al-Saaffaat 37:45-47).Smith & Haddad say "While the Qur'an insists that no aftereffects will occur from imbibing the wines of the Garden's rivers, the possibilities of heavenly intoxication have afforded the type of fanciful description found in Abū Layth al-Samarqandī, reportedly from the Prophet: ^ ru'ya Allah, following the conclusions of the school of al Ash'ari" and argued that "the precise means" of that vision of God "as well as its content must for now be unexplainable ..."[39] Some early Muslims, such as Muʿtazila and Jahmiyah , opposed to anthropomorphism, denied this possibility. "The majority opinion, however, rejected ... opposition to the possibility of the, following the conclusions of the school of al Ash'ari" and argued that "the precise means" of that vision of God "as well as its content must for now be unexplainable ..." ^ [48] Lange argues that "purified spouses" cannot refer to houris as they are heavenly creatures not in need of ritual cleansing. ^ Q.76:5 on the water of Kafur , of which the righteous shall drink; , of which the righteous shall drink; Q.83:27-28 on the waters of Tasnim drunk by those brought near to God; drunk by those brought near to God; Q.76:18 on the water of a spring named Salsabil ; and ; and Q.108:1, which speaks only of abundance [kawthar]. The last is sometimes applied to a river running through the Garden and sometimes to the hawq of the Prophet Muhammad.[51] The names given the rivers come from the Quran, where they are identified as sources of water with religious significance, but not as rivers of honey, wine, etc. in paradise. ^ [55] "Five descriptions are used" in the Quran "in conjunction with Janna, singular or plural: the garden of eternity [al-khuld] (Q 25: 15), the gardens of Firdaws (Q 18: 107), the gardens of refuge [al-ma'wan] (Q 32: 19), the gardens of bliss [al-na'im] (Q 5:65), and the gardens of Eden (Q 9:72). Two are in conjunction with dlir, abode: abode of peace [sallim] (Q 6:127) and abode of repose [qarlir] (Q 40:39); the last is 'iliytn (Q 83: 18). ^ [53] '... based on the hadeeth of ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr, who said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “It will be said to the companion of the Qur’aan: ‘Recite and rise in status as you used to recite in the world, and your position will be at the last verse you recite.’” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1646; al-Tirmidhi, 2914; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.' ^ La Vie Future, chapter 1, pt. 3), who cites numerous traditions describing the gates and gives their categorizes (see table to right). Al-Samarqandi (Macdonald, "Paradise." Islamic Studies, 5 (1966), p. 343) gives a similar classification, although the order and some of the particulars differ; cf. Kitāb aḥwāl al-qiyāma, pp. 105-106, which presents the same description.[61] See Soubhi El-Saleh (, chapter 1, pt. 3), who cites numerous traditions describing the gates and gives their categorizes (see table to right). Al-Samarqandi (Macdonald, "Paradise.", 5 (1966), p. 343) gives a similar classification, although the order and some of the particulars differ; cf., pp. 105-106, which presents the same description. ^ in Paradise, but above it."[63] "...Muslim literature on the otherworld often stresses that God does not resideParadise, but above." ^ Three rivers:"For instance, while explaining the sentence “For among rocks there are some from which rivers gush forth” in verse 74 of the chapter of al-Baqara in his book called Sözler (Words), Badiuzzaman Said Nursi attracts attention to the rivers like the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates and quotes the hadith 'The source of each of those three rivers is in Paradise.'" Four rivers: "In most of the hadith books including Muslim, four rivers that come from Paradise are mentioned."[66] For those who think that geography and hydrology have proven that the source of the rivers is in mountains and that its water comes from snow melt and rain, a Badiuzzaman Said Nursi explains that this is untrue: “It is certainly not possible that the mountains could be the actual source of such mighty rivers. For let us suppose the water was cut completely and the mountains each became a conical reservoir, they would only persist a few months before losing the balance to the swift and abundant flow of those large rivers. And the rain, which penetrates only about a meter into the earth, would not be sufficient income for that high expenditure. This means that the springs of these rivers are not something ordinary and natural arising from chance, but that the All-Glorious Creator makes them flow forth from an unseen treasury in truly marvelous fashion. Thus, alluding to this mystery and stating this meaning, it is narrated in a Hadith: 'Each of those three rivers is a drop from Paradise which continuously issues forth from Paradise, as a result of which they are sources of abundance.'”[67] According to the website Questions on Islam, "The number of the rivers coming from Paradise is mentioned as three in some narrations and four and five in others."For those who think that geography and hydrology have proven that the source of the rivers is in mountains and that its water comes from snow melt and rain, a Badiuzzaman Said Nursi explains that this is untrue: “It is certainly not possible that the mountains could be the actual source of such mighty rivers. For let us suppose the water was cut completely and the mountains each became a conical reservoir, they would only persist a few months before losing the balance to the swift and abundant flow of those large rivers. And the rain, which penetrates only about a meter into the earth, would not be sufficient income for that high expenditure. This means that the springs of these rivers are not something ordinary and natural arising from chance, but that the All-Glorious Creator makes them flow forth from an unseen treasury in truly marvelous fashion. Thus, alluding to this mystery and stating this meaning, it is narrated in a Hadith: 'Each of those three rivers is a drop from Paradise which continuously issues forth from Paradise, as a result of which they are sources of abundance.'” ^ isnad of the hadith -- “There is not one of your pomegranates but it is pollinated with a grain from the pomegranates of Paradise” -- are unreliable.[71] The conservative Salafi source IslamQA.info alleges that two of the narrators in theof the hadith -- “There is not one of your pomegranates but it is pollinated with a grain from the pomegranates of Paradise” -- are unreliable.

Citations [ edit ]

en.wikipedia.org - Jannah - Wikipedia

What bank do most millionaires use?

The Most Popular Banks for Millionaires JP Morgan Chase (Private Bank) This bank is one of the oldest and most well-known banks in the United...

Last updated Jun 21, 2019

Are PS3 still being made?

“After-sales service will be discontinued on Saturday, 30th April 2022 for the PS3 and all PS3 peripherals due to the exhaustion of parts...

Last updated Apr 21, 2020

Promotion

Can a house be condemned for hoarding?

Hoarding disorder can have serious and devastating consequences. Beyond those relevant to housing, other consequences include: Public health and/or...

Last updated Nov 9, 2021

Promotion

Why can't survivors wear swimsuits?

Shallow said when she asked the production crew why players weren't allowed to wear swimsuits anymore, she was told that producers felt it would be...

Last updated Oct 20, 2019