Garden. In the world, shrill noises, music with static in the
background,noisy surroundings, loudmotors and sirens make our
environment uncomfortable even if they only last a short time. So
screaming, shouting and cries of anguish or pain make believers think
about the Fire. As the Prophet told us, in the Garden everyone's voice
will be beautiful and every sound that strikes the ear will be
pleasant. The beautiful sounds of the Garden are described in the
following hadith:
There will certainly be an assembly of the dark-eyed maidens whowill
raise up voices the like of which people willnot have heard. (Narrated
by Ali, at-Tirmidhi)
In this world human life may last 6-7 decades on average, which is a
very short time. Allah tells us in the Qur'an the kinds of things
people will say about their earthly lives on the Last Day:
He will say, "How many years did you tarry on the earth?" They will
say,"We tarried there for a day or part of a day. Ask those able to
count!" (Surat al-Muminun: 112-113)
However, in the Garden life is limitless. Allah tells us in the Qur'an
that the believers will be immortal and that their blessings will be
eternal; "They will not taste any death there – except for the first
one…" (Surat ad-Dukhan: 56). We must consider carefully the idea of
eternity, about which we speak so easily, because it does not referto
a thousand or a million years, but to timelessness. Therefore, people
in the Garden will not think about timeor calculate it as in this
world. Life will not end with the passing of years. Allah revealed
thisto us in the Qur'an:
As for those who are glad, they will be in the Garden, remaining in it
timelessly, for ever, as long as the heavens and earth endure, except
as your Lord wills: an uninterrupted gift. (Surah Hud: 108)
Again in the Qur'an, Allah tells us that the service of ageless
youthswill be one of the blessings enjoyed in the Garden:
There will circulate among them, ageless youths. (Surat al-Waqi'a: 17)
The hadith also tell us about the endless life of the Garden:
Allah will admit the inmates of the Garden into the Garden and the
inmates of the Fire into the Fire. Then the announcer will stand
between them and say: "O inmates of the Garden, there is no death for
you, O inmatesof the Fire, there is no death for you. You will live
forever therein." (Sahih Muslim, vol. 4)
Whoever enters the Garden will be in bliss and suffer no distress; his
clothes will not wearout nor will his youth end. (Ahmad, Musnad;
at-Tirmidhi; Narrated by Abu Hurayra, Sahih Muslim)
Seeing them, you see delight and a great kingdom. They will wear green
garments of fine silk and rich brocade. They will be adorned with
silver bracelets. And their Lord will give them a pure draugth to
drink. (Surat al-Insan: 20-21)
No matter how beautiful, wealthy or healthy a person is, he cannot
escape death. Therefore, even if a person is wealthier than others,
the conditions of this world determine that this wealth can come to an
end and he may even be left destitute. One reason why worldly
blessings are transitory is because we desire the real and original
blessings of the Garden. All the beautiful things we see and the
pleasures we enjoy in this world are imperfect and transitory.
However,these blessings in the Garden have been created without being
subject to time or causality. For this reason the blessings of the
Garden will last forever. In the Qur'an, Allah announces the glad
tidings of this eternity that will be enjoyed in the Garden:
Their Lord gives them the good news of His mercy and good pleasure and
Gardens where they will enjoy everlasting delight, remaining in them
timelessly, for ever and ever. Truly there is an immense reward with
Allah. (Surat at-Tawba: 21-22)
[Those who have iman will be] remaining in them timelessly, for
ever,with no desire to move away from them. (Surat al-Kahf: 108)
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