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Where Believers Live In Paradise 53

The houses mentioned in the Qur'an are generally built
amid natural beauty, as the following verse informs us:

But those who heed their Lord will have mansions
raised upon mansions high, beneath which
runnning waters flow. That is Allah's promise.
Allah does not break His promise. (Surat az-
Zumar, 20)
Mansions located in high places, with views around and
below them, provide a detailed panorama that allows their in-
habitants to perceive many beautiful things at the same time.
The Qur'an mentions that water runs below those man-
sions built in high places. Thus, in order to see this view, the
mansions may contain sitting-rooms with picture windows or

with glass on all four sides. In such mansions,"designed to pro-
vide the human spirit with the greatest amount of pleasure
possible, believers lounge on their thrones, enjoy the best
fruits and drinks and, as they look down from above, derive
pleasure from looking at one beautiful view after another.
The mansions are designed and furnished with the highest
quality materials and the most harmonious colors, and feature
comfortable armchairs and thrones facing each other. As
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Believers, to whom Allah has granted Paradise's eternal
blessings, have been found worthy of such beauty. Sitting and
reclining on their thrones, and surrounded by unimaginable