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JANNAH:
The Garden from
the Qur’an and Hadith

The Qur’an tells us that the climate of the Garden will be the most

pleasant and comfortable for the human spirit: “…they will experience
there neither burning sun nor bitter cold.” (Surat al-Insan: 13) For this
reason, there will be no need for heating systems or air conditioning. As
we will see in the following chapters, communication will be no prob-
lem in the Garden. Allah knows the truth.
When the buildings of the Garden are mentioned in the hadith, the

Prophet says that their mortar will be a sweet-smelling material called
musk. We can see that all the blessings that Allah has created in the
Garden appeal to all our senses. A sweet aroma is a wonderful blessing
for human beings. The scent of roses, carnations, lilies, hyacinths, lilacs,
acacia and pine trees are all gifts of Allah to human beings. In addition,
these wonderful smells have a pleasing effect on the human spirit.
Nothing in this world will be able to compare with the aromas of the
Garden and people will enjoy all their unexpected subtleties. The fact

that the mortar of the buildings is composed of musk is one of the best

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