Page 167 - Jannah: The Garden from the Qur'an and Hadith

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)

comes tired. We spend a great deal of time sleeping: about one third
of our lives. Yet, our lives in this world are already short and spend-

ing such a large portion of them asleep is like a kind of death. In the
Qur’an, Allah says that sleep is similar to death: “Allah takes back
people’s selves when their death arrives and those who have not yet
died, while they are asleep…” (Surat az-Zumar: 42) But there is no fa-
tigue in the Garden. Allah reveals this in the Qur’an: “They will not be
affected by any tiredness there…” (Surat al-Hijr: 48) And in one of the

hadith the Messenger of Allah tells us that there is no sleep in the
Garden:
A man asked the Messenger of Allah : “Will the inmates of the
Garden sleep?” He replied: “Sleep is the brother of death, and the
People of the Garden will not die.” (Al-Bayhaqi)

There Will Be No Disagreement:
Among the major attributes of the People of the Garden are their
noble qualities of character.
Everyone is comfortable when people have clear consciences and

fear Allah. But in a place where such qualities are lacking, people ex-
perience opposition, jealousy, touchiness, anger, resentment, mockery
and even war. People who are far from the teachings of the Qur’an
create an environment with their own hands that resembles Hell.
While they could choose to live a life of tolerance, friendship and
brotherhood in a comfortable, happy and secure environment, they
get caught up in their worldly ambitions, personal passions and de-
sires so that they lose a great blessing. For Muslims, living in this
world with awareness, moderation, steadfastness, sensitivity, balance,

forgiveness, compassion and love gives a deep, faith-strengthening
sense of joy. When a Muslim recognises these fine qualities in himself,

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