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A Paradise Beyond The Imagination 65

Paradise, for its people's minds are always open, and their
consciousness is clear so that they can perceive Allah's bless-
ings perfectly and take pleasure from them. Since this sense of
fatigue, which comes from the world's imperfections, is elimi-
nated, believers can have the uninterrupted benefit of endless
blessings. People will find perfect joy in Paradise's blessings
and go from one blessing to another.
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wards believers by creating "whatever they wish" (Surat ash-
Shura, 22; Surat al-Furqan, 16; Surat az-Zumar, 34). There,
they have everything that their hearts want. In Surat al-Kahf,
35, Allah says that He will give believers more than they can
desire or imagine, and that these blessings will be increased
several-fold in Paradise. One hadith paints the beauty of
Paradise as follows:
I asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Of what was the creation
made?" He replied: "Of water." We asked: "(As for)
Paradise, what is its foundation?" He said: "One brick of
gold and one brick of silver. Its mortars are of musk of
strong scent, its stones are pearls and emeralds, and its
soil is of saffron. Whoever enters it will be in bliss and not
in want, live in bliss and not die, their clothes will not get
old, and their youth will not end." (Ahmad, Tirmidhi)
Allah, Who created human beings, certainly knows better
than they what their hearts desire, and so will create these
things for believers as a reward in Paradise. The Qur'an an-
nounces some of these blessings; the rest are left to the plea-
sure and desire of the believers' imagination. Generally