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JANNAH:
The Garden from
the Qur’an and Hadith
it gives him a special joy, he gains a particular
pleasure when he sees the same qualities in other
Muslims. This timeless pleasure, happiness and
beauty grow and increase in the Garden. In one of the
hadith, our Prophet describes the environment of the
Garden:
… There will be no disagreement or any hatred amongst them.
Their hearts will be as one heart, and they will glorify Allah
morning and evening… (Narrated by Abu Hurayra, Sahih
Muslim)
Similar hadith make mention of the character of the peo-
ple of the Garden:
Their character will be according to the character of one man.
(Mukhtasar Tadhkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 329/579)
Similarly, Allah says the following about His faithful
slaves whom He finds worthy of the Garden: “We will strip
away any rancour in their hearts – brothers, resting on couches
face-to-face” (Surat al-Hijr: 47) and He tells us of the sincere,
heart-felt friendship in which they live.
There Will Be No Sadness or Anxiety:
Those who have no deen very often experience the pain
of sadness and anxiety. They do not consider that Allah has
created everything subject to a decree, and are overwhelmed
by fear and panic when they experience adversity or diffi-
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