Heaven is the eternal abode of believers and the righteous who will be saved in the world of the hereafter, and those who live in paradise are those who, according to the Qur’an, in the scale of their deeds, the sum of their good deeds is heavier than the sum of their bad deeds. In the Holy Qur’an, the heavenly beings are called by names and attributes such as companions of Paradise and companions of Paradise .
Paradise is equivalent to the word “ Jannah “ and it is used in the Holy Quran with these names and attributes :
Jannah al-Mamwi, Jannat al-Maawi, Jannat al-Naim, Janat al-Khald, Dar al-Salam, Dar al-Mutaqeen, Dar al-Maqama, Aden, Al-Firdous .
The description of heaven is described in detail in three surahs of Al-Rahman, Al-Wakeh and Dahr, and in some other surahs of the Qur’an, it is described briefly and comprehensively, and many heavenly blessings such as fruits, gardens, fountains, fair-faced women in silk dresses, etc. .. and spiritual blessings such as God’s pleasure and… have been mentioned.
There is a difference of opinion among Islamic scholars as to whether that promised paradise still exists or not. Most of the scientists believe that heaven exists now and they argue with the appearances of some verses to prove their claim .
There are clear signs of this issue in the narrations related to the ascension and other narrations. Therefore, they say that heaven is inside this world, but it cannot be seen and understood by us; In other words, the world of the hereafter and heaven Hell surrounds this world and this world is inside that world like a fetus.
Quranic verses and Islamic traditions indicate that heaven has doors like hell .
Imam Baqir ( peace be upon him) said :
Paradise has eight doors, the width of each door is as long as forty years of travel .
And it is stated in the Quran that hell has seven doors .
Sheikh Sadouq , one of the great Shia scholars, writes:
Our belief about heaven is that heaven is Dar al-Baqah and Dar al-Salam. There is no death and old age, illness and unhappiness, deterioration and grounding, sadness, poverty, fatigue and exhaustion.
Man lives in the material world and many of his judgments and expectations have a material color. He imagines a material place for everything. Now if he is asked where is the place of the problem 2+2=4 or where is the place of the equation 9 = X+4; He will say in response: This is a mathematical problem or an algebraic equation and it cannot have a place, and it is a matter that has a metaphysical aspect and is outside the scope of history and place; Basically, human sciences and knowledge are inherently devoid of matter and do not have time and place and are not outside of human life. Therefore, when the soul leaves the body, the sciences also accompany it .
Heaven and Hell are also outside the scope of worldly history, time and place, and they do not include worldly before, after, when and where, and if we want to imagine them, we must refer to the interpretations of the Qur’an and the hadiths of the infallibles, peace be upon them, and say: Heaven is near Sedra al-Muntahi .
In numerous hadiths, “Sadr Al-Muntahi”, “Jannah Al-Maawi”, “Arsh”, “Chair”, “Miraj “ and “Kingdom” are all placed together; It means that everything is placed in the heavens .
Many Islamic hadiths confirm and emphasize that heaven and hell are created now. One of the Companions asked Imam Ali bin Musa al-Reza (peace be upon him): Are heaven and hell created now?
The Imam, peace be upon him, said : Yes, they were created, and the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, entered heaven during his ascension and saw hell as well.
In many narrations related to the ascension of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, the issue of heaven and hell and their existence have been mentioned, and the Qur’an has also mentioned this issue in Surah Najm during the ascension of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace .
The numerous narrations in Shia and Sunni sources about the birth of the Lady of Islam, Fatima Zahra, peace be upon her, are also proof of the meaning of what she says:
On the night of the Ascension, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) entered Paradise and ate the fruit of the heavenly trees, and from the same fruit, the sperm of Fatima Zahra (peace be upon him) was fertilized, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) kissed her and said :
I smell heaven from him
In another hadith of the Holy Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, a more subtle interpretation can be seen in this context, and that is what he says: When I ascended, I entered heaven; There I saw angels building palaces and sometimes stopping, I asked the reason for this, they said: We are waiting for the materials! I said, what are your materials? they said: The mention of “Glory be to God and praise be to God and there is no god but God and God is great” that a believer says; When he mentions, we build and when he refrains, we hold back.
degrees in heaven
There are different degrees in heaven :
Some of the heavenly people benefit from the glorification, sanctification, and praise of God
Some types of food, drinks, fruits, silk, silk and sandus clothes and companionship with Hor al-Ain .
Paradise and paradises in narrations
– Paradise is good for wealth, and Hell is evil
Paradise is the best end, and fire is the worst abode
– Alas and ini lem ar collejna the name of the seekers, and la kalnar the name of the warriors .
Be aware that I have not seen the likeness of heaven, whose claimant is asleep, nor the likeness of hellfire, whose escape is sleeping .
– The people of Paradise are all believers
Verily, every believer who belongs to heaven is gentle and smooth
– Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, enters me with good intentions and good intentions, and He wills that I worship Paradise
In truth, God, the Most High, allows anyone of His servants to enter Paradise because of good intentions, and the merits of the body and the hidden.
– Janna Dar Aman .
Heaven is a place of safety .
– Paradise is the reward of the obedient
– Jannah Dar Al-Taqiya .
– Paradise of the past
– Paradise is the best destination
– Paradise is the property of the winner
– Paradise is the reward of every believer .
– The attainment of paradise by avoiding sins
– Look, the heaven is so far away that it does not come to an end, and it does not come to an end.…..
– Paradise is the reward of the obedient.
– Paradise is the abode of the pious.
– Paradise is the last goal of the overachievers, and the Fire is the end of the extremes.
–Heaven is the greatest purpose.
– Heaven is finally the victorious work.
– Paradise is the reward of every benevolent believer.
– Arriving in heaven is by being clean and away from sins.
– Verily, you will not enter Paradise until you return from your error
– If you believe in Allah and avoid adultery, you will be safe, and if you are pleased with Him, you will be satisfied with pleasure.
– The price of Paradise for righteous deeds
– The price of Jannah al-Zahd in this world
– The noble people of Jannah, the righteous, and the pious.
– The righteous people of Jannah.
– Sada Ahlul Jannah Al-Taqiya Al-Abrar
– Seeking Paradise without acting foolishly.
– Paradise is not attained by wishful thinking
– Whenever you believe in God and stay away from his harams, he has landed you in the house of Aman, because you have pleased him, he has covered you.. There is no doubt that God’s pleasure is higher than a blessing.
– The price of heaven is righteous action. (That is, whoever wants heaven must do righteous deeds.
– The price of heaven is disinterest in the world.
– The elders of Paradise are generous and self-controlled.
– The elders of heaven are sincere people.
– The people of heaven are self-controlled and good-doers.
– Asking for heaven without action is foolishness.
– Paradise will not be achieved by wishing (but requires action).
– He will not enter Paradise, and there will be no manna
– He won’t go to heaven except for the goodness of his heart and the sincerity of his intentions
– All Naim is despicable without paradise
– He won’t win heaven unless he strives for it
– No one will have paradise unless he strives for his soul
– I yearn for Paradise, Peace be upon you
– The attainment of Jannah by avoiding sins
– Naal Al-Jannah, I avoided the infidels .
– God does not deceive Allah about His Paradise, and He does not reach us except through His diseases.
– Those who are very deceitful, and who are very sorry will not enter paradise.
– He will not win heaven unless he has a good heart and his intention is pure.
– Every blessing other than heaven is small.
– He will never achieve victory in heaven, except the one who strives for it.
– He will never get heaven, unless he fights with his ego.
– Whoever longs for paradise, forgets lusts.
– To reach heaven is to be cleansed from sins.
Whoever avoids forbidden things has reached heaven.
Where was Adam’s paradise?
Quranic verses are used that Adam (pbuh) was created to live on earth, this ordinary earth, such as: “And because the Lord said to the angels, I am a liar in the earth, a caliph… (Al-Baqarah: 30).
But in the beginning, God settled Adam and his wife (Eve) in Paradise, which was one of the lush green gardens of this world, an environment in which there was no discomfort for Adam: “And you, O Adam, dwell in Paradise, and your spouse will be in Paradise.” And we said, O Adam, dwell with your wife in Paradise and… (Al-Baqarah/35).
Maybe the reason for this flow is that a person was not familiar with living on earth and it was difficult for him to endure its hardships without an introduction, so he should see the necessary teachings in the environment of heaven for a short time and know life on earth. It is combined with plans, assignments and responsibilities, which correct fulfillment causes happiness and development and the survival of blessings, and a deviation from it causes suffering and unhappiness.
Adam (pbuh) should learn how to live on earth in that environment (paradise of this world) and with this preparation he will step on the earth and maybe the reason is that Adam (pbuh) was created for the caliphate of the earth for some time in heaven. He hesitates, and orders are given to him to practice and teach” (Tafsir al-Mushon, Vol. 1, pp. 184 and 185).
Therefore, Adam and Eve were created to live on earth and their paradise was temporary and that paradise was also a garden from the gardens of this world according to the narration.
After the time when he was living in heaven, it was not intended that all humans would be in heaven to be driven out of heaven due to Adam’s mistake, but from the very beginning, humans were destined to come to earth.
And also in the book Anwar al-Irfan fi Tafsir al-Qur’an, in the explanation of the verse (And O Adam, dwell thou and thy wife in Paradise, then all of them are from the place of darkness, and do not come near this tree, let us be from the wrongdoers) as follows:
In this noble verse, God Almighty has described the process of Adam’s entry and residence in heaven and explains that God Almighty settled Adam and his wife in the paradise of this world because Paradise will be the end of life, purgatory and resurrection. He addressed Adam about the residence and added his wife through the infinitive
Sources :
Interpretation of Al-Mizan sample; Al Bayan Assembly; Dairat al-Maarif al-Shia al-Ama, vol. 7, p. 36; Quran Research, p. 572
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