Monday, September 2, 2013

15 The Palaces of the Garden: [Jannah: The Garden from the Qur'an and Hadith ]

In one hadith, the palaces of the Garden are mentioned:
In the Garden, there are palaces built of emeralds and jewels and in
each building there will be 70 rooms of red colour and in each room 70
sub-rooms of green colour and in each sub-room there will be one
throne… There will be 70 dining cloths in each room and 70 kinds of
food on each dining cloth. There will be seven servants in each room…
(Imam Ghazzali, Ihya Ulum ad-Din, vol. 4)
... and will reward them for their steadfastness with a Garden and
with silk. (Surat al-Insan: 12)
We are told that the palaces of the Garden are made of the most
precious stones, that they are decorated in the most beautiful and
pleasing manner and that they are full of blessings. Believers who are
not content with the life of this world and who are not deceived bythe
attractions of this transitory world will be blessed in the Hereafter
with real gifts that are perfect and everlasting. Because they have
had apure iman, and have willingly made serious effort toward the
attainment of the Garden, they will have true delight forever in its
beautiful dwellings. As well as containing every luxury and splendid
wealth, this environment will be a pure and noble place where the
people of the Garden always remember Allah and giveHim heartfelt
thanks. In the Qur'an, Allah tells us that the people of the Garden
live there in continual thankfulness and happiness:
They will say, "Praise be to Allah Who has fulfilledHis promise to us
and made us the inheritors of this land, letting us settle in the
Garden wherever we want. Howexcellent is the wage of those who work!"
(Surat az- Zumar: 74)

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