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beauty, they continually remember Allah. The Qur'an states:

They will enter Gardens of Eden, where they will
be adorned with gold bracelets and pearls, and
where their clothing will be of silk. They will say:
"Praise be to Allah, Who has removed all sadness
from us. Truly, our Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-
Thankful: He Who has lodged us, out of His favor,
in the Abode of Permanence, where no weariness
or fatigue affects us." (Surah Fatir, 33-35)
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Reclining upon soft couches, believers "gaze around them" "
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(Surat al-Mutaffifin, 23). Just seeing Paradise's magnificent
views and beauties is a feast for the eyes and a great blessing.
This will be an enjoyable banquet for believers to behold.
To share these beauties and pleasures with all believers,
regardless of when they led their earthly existence, is a bless-
ing that can be realized fully only in Paradise. For example, to
sit on facing thrones and converse with Musa (as), 'Isa (as), or
with pious believers and the Prophet's Companions, as well as
to remember Allah with them, is not a pleasure that the world
can grant; this pleasure belongs only to Paradise.
In Paradise, everything believers desire will be created
and brought to them by special servants appointed for that
task. The Qur'an informs us that:
Circulating among them will be youths like hidden
pearls. (Surat at-Tur, 24)
Believers, whom Allah has made worthy of Paradise, are
highly select and valuable persons. The fact that they are in a