Jannah (Paradise) - Revision history

Asmith at 05:25, 30 November 2025

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	[[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>		[[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>

Asmith at 05:24, 30 November 2025

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	If the ~~Quran didn~~'~~t say the same things over and over again it would be a much smaller book~~:		Repitition is a tool the Qur'anic author often turns to:
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	Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,		Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,
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	====Geographical explanation====		====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. The prominence of rivers in its pages surely has roots in the desert environment of its original listeners, who highly prized rivers and oasises.
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	The concept also appears in numerous sahih hadiths about Muhammad's night journey which mention the Nile and Euphrates, for example:		The concept also appears in numerous sahih hadiths about Muhammad's night journey which mention the Nile and Euphrates, for example:

	{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|\|\|~~5609~~\|darussalam}}\|The Prophet (ﷺ) added:		{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|\|\|5610\|darussalam}}\|The Prophet (ﷺ) added:

	I was raised to the Lote Tree and saw four rivers, two of which were coming out and two going in. Those which were coming out were the Nile and the Euphrates, and those which were going in were two rivers in paradise. Then I was given three bowls, one containing milk, and another containing honey, and a third containing wine. I took the bowl containing milk and drank it. It was said to me, "You and your followers will be on the right path (of Islam)."		I was raised to the Lote Tree and saw four rivers, two of which were coming out and two going in. Those which were coming out were the Nile and the Euphrates, and those which were going in were two rivers in paradise. Then I was given three bowls, one containing milk, and another containing honey, and a third containing wine. I took the bowl containing milk and drank it. It was said to me, "You and your followers will be on the right path (of Islam)."

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	The concept also appears in numerous sahih hadiths about Muhammad's night journey which mention the Nile and Euphrates, for example:		The concept also appears in numerous sahih hadiths about Muhammad's night journey which mention the Nile and Euphrates, for example:

	{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|7\|69\|~~514~~}}\|The Prophet (ﷺ) added:		{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|\|\|5609\|darussalam}}\|The Prophet (ﷺ) added:

	I was raised to the Lote Tree and saw four rivers, two of which were coming out and two going in. Those which were coming out were the Nile and the Euphrates, and those which were going in were two rivers in paradise. Then I was given three bowls, one containing milk, and another containing honey, and a third containing wine. I took the bowl containing milk and drank it. It was said to me, "You and your followers will be on the right path (of Islam)."		I was raised to the Lote Tree and saw four rivers, two of which were coming out and two going in. Those which were coming out were the Nile and the Euphrates, and those which were going in were two rivers in paradise. Then I was given three bowls, one containing milk, and another containing honey, and a third containing wine. I took the bowl containing milk and drank it. It was said to me, "You and your followers will be on the right path (of Islam)."
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	{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|9\|93\|~~608~~}}\|[...]The Prophet (ﷺ) met Adam over the nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, "He is your father; greet him." The Prophet (ﷺ) greeted him and Adam returned his greeting and said, "Welcome, O my Son! O what a good son you are!" Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, "What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates."[...]}}		{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|\|\|7517\|darussalam}}\|[...]The Prophet (ﷺ) met Adam over the nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, "He is your father; greet him." The Prophet (ﷺ) greeted him and Adam returned his greeting and said, "Welcome, O my Son! O what a good son you are!" Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, "What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates."[...]}}

	Gardens are described as desirable:		Gardens are described as desirable:

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	==="Gardens under which rivers flow"===		==="Gardens under which rivers flow"===
	The Qur'an repeatedly described heaven as comprising "Gardens ~~under~~ which rivers flow"~~; here~~ is ~~one such example~~.		The Qur'an repeatedly described heaven as comprising "Gardens from beneath which the rivers flow". Though not reflected in English translations, in every instance the definite article is used i.e. "the rivers". This is also noted by Tommaso Tesei, who has detailed how "sources confirm that during late antiquity it was widely held that paradise was a physical place situated on the other side of the ocean encircling the Earth. In accordance with this concept, it was generally assumed that the rivers flowing from paradise passed under this ocean to reach the inhabited part of the world." A notion of four rivers following a subterranean course from paradise into the inhabited world also occurs in contemporary near eastern and Syriac sources.<ref>Tesei, Tommaso. [https://www.academia.edu/12761000/_Some_Cosmological_Notions_from_Late_Antiquity_in_Q_18_60_65_The_Quran_in_Light_of_Its_Cultural_Context_._Journal_of_the_American_Oriental_Society_135.1_2015_19-32 Some Cosmological Notions from Late Antiquity in Q 18:60–65: The Quran in Light of Its Cultural Context.] Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 135, no. 1, American Oriental Society, 2015, pp. 19–32, https://doi.org/10.7817/jameroriesoci.135.1.19.</ref>

	{{Quote\|{{Quran\|2\|25}}\|		{{Quote\|{{Quran\|2\|25}}\|
	And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have '''gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow'''.		And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have '''gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow'''.
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			The concept also appears in numerous sahih hadiths about Muhammad's night journey which mention the Nile and Euphrates, for example:

			{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|7\|69\|514}}\|The Prophet (ﷺ) added:

			I was raised to the Lote Tree and saw four rivers, two of which were coming out and two going in. Those which were coming out were the Nile and the Euphrates, and those which were going in were two rivers in paradise. Then I was given three bowls, one containing milk, and another containing honey, and a third containing wine. I took the bowl containing milk and drank it. It was said to me, "You and your followers will be on the right path (of Islam)."
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			{{Quote\|{{Bukhari\|9\|93\|608}}\|[...]The Prophet (ﷺ) met Adam over the nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, "He is your father; greet him." The Prophet (ﷺ) greeted him and Adam returned his greeting and said, "Welcome, O my Son! O what a good son you are!" Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, "What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates."[...]}}

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	[[File:Jannah.jpg\|thumb\|A Persian miniature depicting paradise from ''The History of Mohammed'', Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.]]		[[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''' (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, 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.		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.
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	The ~~Quran speaks dozens~~ of ~~times about "gardens under which rivers flow" in paradise (جنة~~, ''~~jannah~~'' in ~~Arabic~~). ~~The word ''jannah'' itself could~~ be ~~translated as~~ "~~garden~~". ~~So Islamic paradise~~ is described as a ~~garden with~~ rivers.		[[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, 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 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==		==Descriptions in scripture==

	=== Houris (heavenly virgins) ===		===Houris (heavenly virgins)===
	{{Main\|Houri (Heavenly Virgin)}}		{{Main\|Houri (Heavenly Virgin)}}

	=== "Gardens under which rivers flow" ===		==="Gardens under which rivers flow"===
	The Qur'an repeatedly described heaven as comprising "Gardens under which rivers flow"; here is ~~ansuch~~ example.		The Qur'an repeatedly described heaven as comprising "Gardens under which rivers flow"; here is one such example.

	{{Quote\|{{Quran\|2\|25}}\|		{{Quote\|{{Quran\|2\|25}}\|
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	== Criticisms ==		==Criticisms==

	==See also==		==See also==
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	*[[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 ==		==References==
	[[Category:Heaven]]		[[Category:Heaven]]