Page 13 - Jannah: The Garden from the Qur'an and Hadith

Allah has created each person
with a spirit that takes pleasure in and
yearns for the best and finest things in

life, because those beautiful things re-
flect the wonders of the Garden in the
Unseen. From the first moment that
someone has begun to understand the
meaning of life, a person feels a constant
desire to attain perfection. He is always in
search of the blessings that this life has to
offer. But no matter how strong his desire
and no matter how hard he works to attain
these good things, he will never find the
perfection he is looking for in the world.
This is because Allah has created the life of
this world imperfect and unfulfilling.
There are many reasons why Allah has

created the world in this way. As Allah tells us
in the Qur’an, His creation is flawless. “He is
Allah – the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of
Form. To Him belong the Most Beautiful
Names. Everything in the heavens and earth
glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-
Wise.” (Surat al-Hashr: 24) Our Lord’s power is
infinite and He can create what He wants.
Therefore, there is a purpose in the defects of the
world: Allah wants people to know that the
Garden exists and to work towards it with ea-
gerness and sincerity.