Chapter
6: Jannat (Paradise)
Jannat is the abode which Almighty
Allah has created for the believers. He has adorned Jannat with marvels unseen
or unheard of by anyone. Even the thought of these splendours has not crossed
the mind of any person. None can ever experience the true realities and bounties
of Jannat (in this world). The only one that has been blessed with experiencing
all the bounties and all the beauties of Jannat is the Holy Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم. Whatever has been explained with regards
to Jannat is only to give one an idea of the exquisiteness and splendours of
Jannat. The most beautiful things on this earth cannot compare in any way to
anything in Jannat.[1] One can therefore not compare the
pleasures and tranquillity of Jannat. If one of the maidens of Jannat has to
glance into the world then through her beauty and radiance, the entire skies
and earth will light up and be overwhelmed with fragrance. Her beauty will surpass
the brightness of the sun and the moon. Her head gear is greater than the world
and all its possessions. If a Hur (maiden of Jannat) has to reveal her palm
between the skies and the earth then the creation will be plunged into turmoil
due to her beauty. If she reveals her headgear then its radiance will
overshadow the sun. The sun compared to the beauty of her headgear will be like
a candle in front of the sun. If anything from Jannat, even equivalent to the
size of a finger-nail has to drop onto the earth, it will be regarded as the
most decorative item. If the bangle (or bracelet) of a Jannati (Dweller of
Paradise) is revealed, it will cause the brightness of the sun to be hidden, as
the sun causes the brightness of the stars to vanish.
The smallest space in Jannat,
equivalent to the amount of space needed to keep a dustbin, is more valuable
than the world and all its possessions. Only Allah and His Rasool صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم know
how vast Jannat is. For the purpose of understanding, it has been mentioned
that Jannat has 100 levels. The distance between every two levels is equivalent
to the distance between the skies and the earth. As for the issue in regards to
the actual vastness of each level then no such narration comes to mind right
now.
It is mentioned in Tirmizi Shareef,
that if all the worlds have to be placed into one level, then this one level is
vast enough for everything. There is a tree in Jannat that is so vast, that a
fast horse is able to ride in its shade for a hundred years and still not come
out of its shade.
The doors of Jannat are so extensive
that, the distance from one doorpost to the other door-post is the distance in
which a swift horse travels in 70 years. With all this, the amount of people
that will enter Jannat will be so many, that they will be touching elbows, struggling
to enter.
Due to the vast crowds of people
that will enter Jannat, the doors of Jannat will actually creak. Jannat boasts
a variety of unique mansions made from precious gemstones. They are so beautiful
and pure that the inside can be seen from outside and the outside can be seen
from within. The walls of Jannat are made from gold and silver bricks, which
are fixed together by musk. It will have a gold brick followed by a silver one.
The ground will be prepared from saffron and instead of stones; there will be
pearls and other precious stones on it. It has been mentioned in one narration
that the bricks of Jannat are of white pearl, reddish diamonds and green
emeralds. These bricks have been placed alternately and are bound by musk. In
place of grass, there is saffron, and instead of stones, there are pearls,
whilst the soil is made from amber.
There is a huge pavilion (tent) in
Jannat made from pearls. The height of this pavilion is more than a distance of
60 miles. There are 4 rivers flowing in Jannat; A river of water, a river of
milk, a river of honey and a river of heavenly wine.
Streams flow from each river into
the homes of every Jannati. All the streams of Jannat flow on its surface,
without any need to cut through the ground. The banks of each stream are
bedecked with pearls and rubies whilst its bed is made from heavenly musk. The
wine of Jannat has no similarity to the wine of this world, which smells of a
foul odour and has a harsh taste, causing a person to become drunk by it, and
lose his sense of judgment. The wine of Jannat is pure from all the above
mentioned deficiencies. The Jannatis will have the opportunity of partaking in
all the delicacies provided in Jannat. Whatever they desire will appear before
them without any effort. If a person sees a particular bird and wishes to taste
its meat, it will appear roasted (i.e. cooked) before him immediately.
If he thinks of water etc. then the
container will appear by itself in his hand. The container will have the exact
amount of water, milk or honey in it that the person desires. There will
neither be a drop more or less than that what he desires. It will then return
to wherever it appeared from, after the person drinks from it. There shall be no
impurities in Jannat, meaning there will be no urine, stool, mucus from the
nose or ear wax etc. The Jannatis will only burp a fragrant and soothing burp.
The Jannatis perspiration will be fragrant and soothing. It will cause all the
food that he has eaten, to be digested. The scent of musk will prevail in ones
burp and perspiration. Every person will have the stamina of a hundred men with
which to eat, drink and acquire sexual satisfaction. Those in Jannat will be
engrossed in recitation of Tasbeeh, with intent and without intent, similar to
the flow of ones breath. There will be 10 000 servants standing at the head
side of every person. They will each have a bowl of gold and a bowl of silver
in their hands, filled with all the delicacies of Jannat. No matter how much a person
eats, the taste will never diminish. Actually, the more one eats, the tastier
it will become. Every morsel will have 70 different flavours and each flavour
will be more exquisite than the next. The taste of every flavour will be experienced
simultaneously.
The clothing of the Jannatis will
never become old or worn out. The Jannatis will remain young forever. When the
first group of Muslims enters Jannat, their faces will be as bright as the full
moon. The faces of the second Jama’at will be as bright as the brightest star. They
will all live in harmony and there will be no disunity or jealousy amongst
them. Of the maidens of Jannat awarded to the men, there will be at least 2 such
maidens whose beauty and exquisiteness will be such that, even after being
attired in 70 sets of clothes, their ankles will be visible through these
clothes, like red wine is visible through a clear glass, and this is because
Almighty Allah has compared them to rubies. If one pierces a hole in a ruby and
threads a string through it, the string can be clearly seen through the
precious gemstone. A man will see his face in the face of a maiden more clearly
than looking in a mirror. The smallest pearl that she wears will be so beautiful,
that it can light up the area between the East and the West. It has been
mentioned in one narration that if a man places his hand between her shoulders,
he will be able to see it through her clothes, flesh and skin. If the clothes
of Jannat have to be worn by someone in this world, then all those who see it
will fall unconscious and the sights of the people will not be able to
withstand its powerful rays. When a man goes to a maiden of Jannat, he will
find her as pure and chaste as the first time he went to her but there will be
no discomfort in intimacy for either the male or the female. If a drop of a
Hur’s saliva falls into the ocean, the sweetness of her saliva, will sweeten
the entire ocean.
It has been mentioned in another
narration that if a drop of a heavenly maiden’s saliva had to fall into the
seven seas, the seven seas would become sweeter than honey. When a person
enters Jannat, he will find two maidens at his head side, singing in a beautiful
and melodious voice. There singing will not be similar to the shaitaani songs and
music of this world but it will be the Praise of Almighty Allah. They have very
sweet voices. The creation has never heard such a sweet voice before. They will
also chant a song wherein they will say,
‘Forever we will live and never
shall we die. We are blessed with comfort, never to experience any discomfort.
We are happy and never will be sad. Congratulations to those who have become
ours, whilst we have become theirs.’
With the exception of the hair on
their heads, eye lashes and eye brows, the Jannatis will not have any other
hair. They will also not have beards in Jannat. The Jannatis will have bluish
grey eyes and none will look older than 30 years old. An ordinary Jannati will
be awarded 80 000 servants and 72 wives. He will be presented with a brilliant
crown. The smallest pearl in it will illuminate the entire East and West. If a
person wishes to have a child then they will become pregnant and have a child
within a moment, who will even reach the age of 30 in a moment as well.
Those in Jannat will not feel the
need to sleep, since sleep is a kind of death. When the Jannati enters Jannat,
each will receive an exalted status according to his or her deeds. There is no
limit to the Grace of Allah. After a week, the Jannatis will be afforded the
permission to make Deedar of Almighty Allah (i.e. they will be blessed with the
Divine Vision). The Arsh of Allah will appear in one of the gardens of Paradise
and the Jannatis will see the manifestation of Almighty Allah. Pulpits of
Light, pearls, rubies, emeralds, gold, silver, musk and camphor will be laid
for the Jannatis to sit on. None of them will feel inferior to another. They
will see Almighty Allah as clearly, as every person sees the sun or the full
moon from wherever He is (This is an example without comparison). Almighty
Allah will address some of the Jannatis reminding them of their past sins and
wrongs.
He will say,
‘O certain person, the son of
certain!
Do you remember that which you did
on such and such a day’
The person being addressed will humbly
say,
‘O Allah, have you not pardoned me?’
Allah will say,
‘Indeed I have pardoned you.
It is through my Mercy that you have
received this position of excellence.’
Everyone will still be in this
highly special condition, when the sky will become overcast with clouds and a
beautiful fragrance will rain down upon them, such a fragrance that they have
never smelt before.
Almighty Allah will say,
‘Go towards the place of admiration
which I have prepared for you and take as you desire.’
They will all go towards a special
market place which will be fortified by Angels. They will see such items, which
neither they had seen or heard of, nor did the thought of it even cross their
minds. Whatever they desire there will be handed over to them. There will be no
buying and selling at this market place. The Jannatis will meet with one
another at this market place. The one with a lesser status will see the clothes
of the one with higher status and admire it. Instantly he will feel that his
own clothes are the best. This is because there is no unhappiness in Jannat.
Each of them will return to their respective homes after visiting this
beautiful Market place. They will be welcomed by their wives as they reach
home. On seeing them their heavenly wives will admire them saying that they
(the husbands) have returned home even more radiant and handsome than before.
The husbands will respond by saying,
‘We have been blessed with the
honour of sitting before Almighty Allah. It is for this reason that we have
become so radiant.’
When the Jannatis wish to meet with
each other, then either their thrones will move to wherever they desire or they
will be transported by very swift animals, which shall be presented to them. If
they intend to visit any person or place, their desire will be instantly
fulfilled. The Jannati of the most humble order will have wives, orchards etc.
that will stretch out for a distance of a thousand years. The most chosen ones
in Jannat will be blessed with making Deedar of Almighty Allah, every morning
and evening. When the Jannatis enter Jannat then Almighty Allah will ask if
they desire anything else.
They will say,
‘You brightened our faces and
entered us into Jannat. You freed us from Hell. Now, there is nothing else we
desire.’
Then the veils will be removed and
the Jannatis will make Deedar of Almighty Allah, as there is nothing greater
and more valuable than the opportunity to make Deedar of Almighty Allah.
اَللّٰھُمَّ
ارْزُقْنَا زِیَارَۃَ وَجْھِکَ الْکَرِیْمِ بِجَاہِ حَبِیْبِکَ الرَّؤُوفِ الرَّحِیْمِ
عَلَیْہِ الصَّلَاۃُ وَالتسلیمُ، اٰمین!
[1]
There is no doubt, that nothing can be compared to Holy
Paradise, but the Holy Kaaba is greater in status than Jannat, and as for the
Blessed Rauda-e-Mubaarak of the Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم, then this is even greater than the
Kaaba and more majestic than the Arsh of Allah which is the most Majestic
station in the skies. The Arsh is a creation of Allah and the Holy Prophet
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم is the greatest of all creation. It is thus very evident
that the Prophet صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم being the greatest of Allah’s creation is without doubt
more exalted in position than the Arsh.
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