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JANNAH:
The Garden from
the Qur’an and Hadith

Allah has created human character such that we can
only be at ease in the Garden and the desires of the heart

can only be fulfilled there. Many verses of the Qur’an
make this clear. Allah says in it that the real life is the life
of the Garden and, therefore, every effort should be ex-
pended to attain this abode of endless good and beauty.
Some verses of the Qur‘an on this subject are as follows:
The life of this world is nothing but a game and a
diversion. The abode of the akhira – that is truly
Life if they only knew. (Surat al-‘Ankabut: 64)

The truly good will be in perfect bliss on couches
gazing in wonder. You will recognise in their faces
the radiance of delight. They are given the choicest
sealed wine to drink, whose seal is musk – let peo-
ple with aspiration aspire to that! (Surat al-
Mutaffifin: 22-26)
Allah expands provision to anyone He wills and re-
stricts it. They rejoice in the life of this world. Yet
the life of this world, compared to the akhira, is on-
ly fleeting enjoyment. (Surat ar-Ra’d: 26)
They will have there everything they want and with

Us there is still more. (Surah Qaf: 35)
In one hadith, our Prophet gives an example to
show what a great blessing the Garden is for human be-
ings compared to the life of this world:

A space in the Garden equal to the distance between
the middle and the end of a bow will be better than
all that upon which the sun rises and sets. (Sahih al-
Bukhari; Sahih Muslim)

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