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The | [[File:Jannah.jpg|thumb|A Persian miniature depicting paradise from ''The History of Mohammed'', Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.]]'''Jannah''' (جنة) is the Arabic word for "garden" and is used in Islam to refer to the eternal abode of bliss, or the specific Islamic conception of Heaven. It is also the place from where Adam and his wife Hawa (Eve) are said to have descended after eating from a tree forbidden to the them (the "tree of immortality"<ref>{{Quran-range|20|116|121}}</ref>), thus inaugurating human history. Jannah is the foil to [[Jahannam (Hell)]], which is the eternal abode of torment. Both are said to coexist with the temporal world but will only be occupied by humans after the Day of Judgement.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|title=Encyclopaedia of Islam|publisher=E.J. Brill|volume=3 H-Ir|editor1=B. Lewis|editor2=Ch. Pellat|editor3=J. Schacht|edition=New Edition [2nd]|location=Leiden|chapter=Djanna|pages=447-452|publication-date=1991|isbn=90 04 07026 5}}</ref> | ||
== | Jannah is described as the eternal residence of Muslims, eventually including those who have first to be purged of their sins by spending a sentence in Jahannam. | ||
The Qur'an repeatedly described heaven as comprising "Gardens under which rivers flow"; here is | |||
The most recurrent, specific description of Jannah in [[Islam and Scripture|Islamic scriptures]] is that that it contains "gardens under which rivers flow". Other details include the services of [[Houri (Heavenly Virgin)|houris (heavenly virgin]]<nowiki/>s) and "young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well-guarded".<ref>{{Quran|52|24}}</ref> Inhabitants will are also said in the Qur'an to have access to fruits, rivers of milk, mansions, and couches, as well as things prohibited for all Muslims on Earth, such as alcohol, and things prohibited for Muslim men in particular, such as silken garments and golden bracelets.<ref name=":02" /> | |||
==Descriptions in scripture== | |||
===Houris (heavenly virgins)=== | |||
{{Main|Houri (Heavenly Virgin)}} | |||
==="Gardens under which rivers flow"=== | |||
The Qur'an repeatedly described heaven as comprising "Gardens under which rivers flow"; here is one such example. | |||
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{{Quote|{{Quran|5|119}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|5|119}}| | ||
Allah will say, "This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness." For them are '''gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever''', Allah being pleased with them, and they with Him. '''That is the great attainment.''' | Allah will say, "This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness." For them are '''gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever''', Allah being pleased with them, and they with Him. '''That is the great attainment.''' | ||
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But '''those who believed and did righteous deeds''' - We charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally. | But '''those who believed and did righteous deeds''' - We charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally. | ||
And We will have removed whatever is within their breasts of resentment, [while] '''flowing beneath them are rivers'''. And they will say, "Praise to Allah, who has guided us to this; and we would never have been guided if Allah had not guided us. Certainly the messengers of our Lord had come with the truth." And they will be called, "'''This is Paradise''', which you have been made to inherit for what you used to do." | And We will have removed whatever is within their breasts of resentment, [while] '''flowing beneath them are rivers'''. And they will say, "Praise to Allah, who has guided us to this; and we would never have been guided if Allah had not guided us. Certainly the messengers of our Lord had come with the truth." And they will be called, "'''This is Paradise''', which you have been made to inherit for what you used to do." | ||
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Their reward with Allah will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever | Their reward with Allah will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever | ||
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== | ====Geographical explanation==== | ||
Islam's origin in one of the world's most arid regions in all likelihood accounts for the imagery that dominates the Qur'anic portrayal of paradise. One may wonder weather the Qur'an is able to maintain its purported universal import and appeal while focusing so heavily on images that allure primarily to the occupants of deserts. | Islam's origin in one of the world's most arid regions in all likelihood accounts for the imagery that dominates the Qur'anic portrayal of paradise. One may wonder weather the Qur'an is able to maintain its purported universal import and appeal while focusing so heavily on images that allure primarily to the occupants of deserts. | ||
[[Image:Birthplaceofislam.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2|Map of the world from satellite pictures (picture by NASA)]] | [[Image:Birthplaceofislam.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2|Map of the world from satellite pictures (picture by NASA)]] | ||
==Criticisms== | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[72 Virgins]] | *[[72 Virgins]] | ||
*[[Paradise and hell word count in the Qur'an]] - lists all occurrences of the word paradise/hell in the Quran. It's problematic, because ''jannah'' also means "garden". | *[[Paradise and hell word count in the Qur'an]] - lists all occurrences of the word paradise/hell in the Quran. It's problematic, because ''jannah'' also means "garden". | ||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Heaven]] | |||
[[Category:Qadr (fate)]] | |||
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[[Category:Locations]] | |||
[[Category:Eschatology]] | |||
[[Category:Sacred history]] | |||
[[Category:Christian tradition]] | |||