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JANNAH:
The Garden from
the Qur’an and Hadith

examples of this. This is only one of the won-
derful things that Allah has created for be-

lievers in the Garden.

The Palaces of the Garden:
In one hadith, the palaces of the Garden
are mentioned:

In the Garden, there are palaces built of
emeralds and jewels and in each build-
ing there will be 70 rooms of red colour
and in each room 70 sub-rooms of green
colour and in each sub-room there will
be one throne… There will be 70 dining
cloths in each room and 70 kinds of food
on each dining cloth. There will be seven
servants in each room… (Imam
Ghazzali, Ihya Ulum ad-Din, vol. 4)

We are told that the palaces of the
Garden are made of the most precious
stones, that they are decorated in the most
beautiful and pleasing manner and that they
are full of blessings. Believers who are not
content with the life of this world and who
are not deceived by the attractions of this
transitory world will be blessed in the
Hereafter with real gifts that are perfect and

everlasting. Because they have had a pure
iman, and have willingly made serious effort
toward the attainment of the Garden, they

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