Page 85 - Signs of the End Times in Surat Al-Kahf

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be tight and crowded, the believers will rest in "a Garden
whose breadth is like that of Heaven and Earth com-
bined" (Surat al-Hadid, 21) in Paradise, where they will
see beauty and a great kingdom all around. They will re-
cline on couches lined with rich brocade, enjoy easily
picked fruit, reside in palaces with rivers flowing under
them, sit on high-raised thrones, and converse with one
another. There will be cool shades in Paradise, which
Allah describes as a place that is neither too cool nor too
hot.
As described in Surat al-Kahf 31, the green clothing
worthy of the people of Paradise is made of the finest silk
and rich brocade. In addition, they will wear golden
bracelets. Besides beautiful clothing, the people of
Paradise will be provided with delicious foods and
drinks. Specifically, the Qur'an mentions a variety of
fruit, the flesh of any fowl that they may desire, tasty
drinks, dates and pomegranates without equal, fruit-
laden lote trees, and bananas piled bunch on bunch. And
these are just some of Allah's promised gifts.
Furthermore, there will be only beauty in Paradise,
for people of Paradise will no longer need to endure any-
thing with patience, as we do in this world. There will be
an environment full of endless beauty without any tired-
ness, fear, sorrow, or any other conceivable trouble. Allah
reveals Paradise's beauty, as follows:
An image of the Garden promised to those who
guard against evil: In it are rivers of water that
will never spoil, rivers of milk whose taste will
never change, rivers of wine that are delightful to

all who drink it, and rivers of honey of undiluted

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