Journey of the spirit, Lesson 20, Who enters the Paradise Definition of JANNAT? Food of JUNNAT Drink of JUNNAT Spouses in JUNNAT Friends in JUNNAT The best bounty of JUNNAT

Who enters the Paradise Obedience of Allah, the Prophet (S) and his infallible household (AS) with sincerity. تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللّهِ وَمَن يُطِعِ اللّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ {13} [Shakir 4:13] These are Allah's limits, and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, He will cause him to enter gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide in them; and this is the great achievement. وَمَن يَعْصِ اللّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَهُ يُدْخِلْهُ نَارًا خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَلَهُ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ {14} [Shakir 4:14] And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger and goes beyond His limits, He will cause him to enter fire to abide in it, and he shall have an abasing chastisement.

What else? Controlling the EGO, and preferring GOD over it. Patience on obligations and forbidden acts, in the afflictions and in the anger. Forgive others you will be forgiven Hasten in repentance وَأَطِيعُواْ اللّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ {132} [Shakir 3:132] And obey Allah and the Messenger, that you may be shown mercy. وَسَارِعُواْ إِلَى مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ {133} [Shakir 3:133] And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord; and a Garden, the extensiveness of which is (as) the heavens and the earth, it is prepared for those who guard (against evil).

الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ فِي السَّرَّاء وَالضَّرَّاء وَالْكَاظِمِينَ الْغَيْظَ وَالْعَافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ وَاللّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ {134} [3:134] Those who spend (benevolently) in ease as well as in severity, and those who restrain (their) anger and pardon men; and Allah loves the doers of good (to others). وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُواْ فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُواْ أَنْفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُواْ اللّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُواْ لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّواْ عَلَى مَا فَعَلُواْ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ {135} [3:135] And those who when they commit an indecency or do injustice to their souls remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their faults-- and who forgives the faults but Allah, and (who) do not knowingly persist in what they have done. أُوْلَـئِكَ جَزَآؤُهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَجَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ {136} [3:136] (As for) these-- their reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide in them, and excellent is the reward of the laborers.

Definition of JUNNAT? The word JUNNAT is derived from JUNNA which means concealed or hidden, JINN are hidden creatures from us, JONOON is madness or crazy which is the mind is blocked of covered, JANEEN which a fetus, and JANNAT means the garden which is surrounded by tall trees, such as palm trees, the Arabs used to name a garden which has grapes and is surrounded by tall palm trees JANNAT. The pious well live in palaces surrounded by beautiful gardens with various types of rivers flowing underneath it. No severe rise or drops in the temperature. لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيهَا شَمْسًا وَلَا زَمْهَرِيرًا [76:13] Reclining therein on raised couches, they shall find therein neither (the severe heat of) the sun nor intense cold.

Food of JUNNAT (fruits, meat, bird,.. لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ {57} [36:57] They shall have fruits therein, and they shall have whatever they desire. وَفَوَاكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ {42} [77:42] And fruits such as they desire. وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِين آمَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُواْ مِنْهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزْقاً قَالُواْ هَـذَا الَّذِي رُزِقْنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَأُتُواْ بِهِ مُتَشَابِهاً وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ {25} [2:25] And convey good news to those who believe and do good deeds, that they shall have gardens in which rivers flow; whenever they shall be given a portion of the fruit thereof, they shall say: This is what was given to us before; and they shall be given the like of it, and they shall have pure mates in them, and in them, they shall abide. Either in the world before but it is different in taste, or it changes every day, and this is suitable for eternity, that they never get fed up with one taste.

Drink of JUNNAT There are three types of beverages mentioned in the Quraan: 1-Rivers: مَثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ فِيهَا أَنْهَارٌ مِّن مَّاء غَيْرِ آسِنٍ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِن لَّبَنٍ لَّمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّنْ خَمْرٍ لَّذَّةٍ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّنْ عَسَلٍ مُّصَفًّى [47:15] A parable of the garden which those guarding (against evil) are promised: Therein are rivers of water that does not alter, and rivers of milk the taste whereof does not change, and rivers of drink delicious to those who drink, and rivers of honey clarified. 2-Springs: Flowing, gushing (JAKOOZI), SALSABEEL, and Instant on command. عَيْنًا يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيرًا {6} [76:6] A fountain from which the servants of Allah shall drink; they make it to flow a (goodly) 3-Beverages: Camphor, Ginger, nectar sealed with perfume or ends with it (KHITAMOH MISK) RAHEEQ MAKHTOOM and what ever.

Spouses in JUNNAT There a species which is called HOOR, they have male and female, same as human and JINN. Quraan mentions in general, and sometimes mentions the female gender to create desire for men who typically love the external beauty and internal, but many woman they become satisfied by some one who cares for them regardless of the external beauty. General verses: إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ {17} [Shakir 52:17] Surely those who guard (against evil) (male or female) shall be in gardens and bliss مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ {20} [Shakir 52:20] Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We will unite them to large-eyed beautiful ones لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ {74} [Shakir 55:74] Man has not touched them before them nor jinni. The believer male and female spouses can be HOOR of each other based on their request and desire.

Friends in JUNNAT The believers will be entertaining in the Paradise, so why do they fight in this world because of the differences in the opinion, and they all will be sitting in front of each other. إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ {45} [Shakir 15:45] Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in the midst of gardens and fountains: ادْخُلُوهَا بِسَلاَمٍ آمِنِينَ {46} [Shakir 15:46] Enter them in peace, secure. وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَانًا عَلَى سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ {47} [Shakir 15:47] And We will root out whatever of rancor is in their breasts-- (they shall be) as brethren, on raised couches, face to face. لاَ يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَمَا هُم مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ {48} [Shakir 15:48] Toil shall not afflict them in it, nor shall they be ever ejected from it.

Closeness with Allah –Best bounty No material curtain between him and the presence of God, the believer will enjoy the closeness of his beloved one, those who love some one when they are very close to their beloved one, that is the most beautiful moments of their life, so the same will happen for the believers who love Allah so much, such as Infallibles (AS), and those who are very close to the Infallibles (AS) their happiness will be when the material curtains will be removed and they will feel Allah surrounding them with His metaphysical spirit, they will feel the Love of God flowing inside them, they will be pleased with Allah and Allah will be pleased with them, that will be the great success. (the exchange of pleasures) قَالَ اللّهُ هَذَا يَوْمُ يَنفَعُ الصَّادِقِينَ صِدْقُهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا رَّضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُواْ عَنْهُ ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ {119} [Shakir 5:119] Allah will say: This is the day when their truth shall benefit the truthful ones; they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow to abide in them for ever: Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Allah; this is the mighty achievement.

Eternity on bounties (unlimited) يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍ مِّن ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ الْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ الْأَعْيُنُ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ {71} [Shakir 43:71] There shall be sent round to them golden bowls and drinking-cups and therein shall be what their souls yearn after and (wherein) the eyes shall delight, and you shall abide therein. وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِي أَنفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ {31} [Shakir 41:31] ….in the hereafter, and you shall have therein what your souls desire and you shall have therein what you ask for جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ لَهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشَآؤُونَ كَذَلِكَ يَجْزِي اللّهُ الْمُتَّقِينَ {31} [Shakir 16:31] The gardens of perpetuity, they shall enter them, rivers flowing beneath them; they shall have in them what they please. Thus does Allah reward those who guard (against evil), [Shakir 50:35] They have therein what they wish and with Us is more yet لَهُم مَّا يَشَاؤُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ {35} These unlimited abilities to get what ever they want is also limited some how, because the higher degree believers will have more command, and the lower level of Paradise will have lesser command. And every unlimited ability is limited with the permission of Allah.