will benefit them. They will have Gardens with rivers flowing under
them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever and ever. Allah is
pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. That is the Great
Victory.' (Surat al-Ma'ida, 119)
We asked: "(As for) Paradise, what is its foundation?" He [Prophet
Muhammad (saas)] said: "One brick of gold and one brick of silver. Its
mortars are of musk of strong scent, its stones are pearls and
emeralds, and its soil is of saffron. Whoever enters it will be in
bliss and not in want, live in bliss and not die, their clothes will
not get old, and their youth will not end." (Ahmad, Tirmidhi)
In Surat al-Kahf, Almighty Allah says, "They will have Gardens of
Eden with rivers flowing under them." The golden rivers of the
Garden of Eden: Allah has caused human beings to have a great love
of water. One's heart melts when one sees water. One does not know
why, it is purely instinctive. It delights one to see water
flowing, even just a little from a fountain. Because we will love it
in paradise, insha'Allah. "They will be adorned in them with
bracelets made of gold,..." What is gold? A metal you wear on your
arm. Allah has made us love it. Women love gold. They love to be
adorned in gold. Its appearance is most attractive. People delight
in seeing it. It is lovely to see it on a woman. Why? They know it
from paradise. Instinctively. Gold would be just another metal if
Allah did not make us love it. You may as well wear iron or copper.
But Allah makes us love it. It takes one's breath away to see it.
People will also love gold in paradise. Touching gold and looking at
gold."and wear green garments made of the finest silk and rich
brocade,... " people also like silk and bright fabrics. Hazrat
Hassan and (pbuh) and Hazrat Hussein (pbuh) always wore silk,
masha'Allah. They delighted in it. "reclining there on couches
under canopies." (Surat al-Kahf, 31) They recline on wide chairs or
couches.
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