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THE UNDERSTANDING OF AESTHETICS
COMMENDED IN THE QUR'AN

RIVERS AND SPRINGS
What is the Garden promised to those who guard against evil like? It
has rivers flowing under it and its foodstuffs and cool shade never fail.
That is the final fate of those who guard against evil. But the final fate
of the disbelievers is the Fire. (Surat ar-Ra'd, 35)
Those who guard against evil will be amid Gardens and Springs:
'Enter them in peace, in complete security!' We will strip away any ran-
cour in their hearts – brothers, resting on couches face-to-face. (Surat
al-Hijr, 45-47)
An image of the Garden which is promised to those who guard
against evil: in it there are rivers of water which will never spoil and
rivers of milk whose taste will never change and rivers of wine, de-
lightful to all who drink it, and rivers of honey of undiluted purity; in
it they will have fruit of every kind and forgiveness from their Lord. Is
that like those who will be in the Fire timelessly, for ever, with boiling
water to drink which lacerates their bowels? (Surah Muhammad, 15)
In them are two gushing springs. (Surat ar-Rahman, 66)

GOLD, PEARLS, SILK, BROCADE
AND ASSORTED JEWELS

They will have Gardens of Eden with rivers flowing under them.
They will be adorned in them with bracelets made of gold and wear
green garments made of the finest silk and rich brocade, reclining
there on couches under canopies. What an excellent reward! What a
wonderful repose! (Surat al-Kahf, 31)
But Allah will admit those who believe and do right actions into
Gardens with rivers flowing under them where they will be adorned
with gold bracelets and pearls, and where their clothing will be of silk.
(Surat al-Hajj, 23)
They will enter Gardens of Eden where they will be adorned with