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Many foods in this world address people's appetites and
give pleasure by their appearance and taste. Of course Allah
can easily create similar foods in Paradise to give pleasure to
believers. But, unlike with earthly food, there will be no need

to worry about gaining weight, cholesterol, overeating, and so

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any reckoning is a delightfully pleasant reward.
In order to attain Paradise, people are tested in this
earthly life. Believers show great effort and zeal in order to
please our Lord, for they turn to Him sincerely, thank Him
continually, pray to Him, and repent of their sins. As a reward,
Allah offers them the blessings of Paradise.
Leading all of the food mentioned in the Qur'an is meat. In
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(Surah Ghafir, 40).
They will be able to eat as much as they want, for the
amount and types of food available will never decrease, and no
one will be forced to stop eating due to being full or feeling
sick.
Fruit is perhaps the food most often mentioned in the
Qur'an. In Paradise, believers receive whatever type of fruit
they desire. The Qur'an describes this: