Islamic paradise

Jannah (Arabic: جنّة‎‎ Jannah) is the Islamic concept of paradise. The common interpretation is that it is an eternal place for the believers of tawhid. According to Islamic eschatology, after death, one's soul will reside in the grave until the appointed resurrection on Yawm al-Qiyāmah or Judgment Day. Muslims believe that the treatment of the individual in the life of the grave will be according to his or her deeds in the worldly life. Jannah is often compared to Christian concepts of Heaven. According to Muslim belief, everything one longs for in this world will be there in Paradise.

The highest level of Paradise is Firdaws (Arabic: فردوس), which is where the most loyal and pious people will dwell. In contrast to Jannah, the words Jahannam, Dozukh, and Nār are used to refer to the concept of hell. There are many words in the Arabic language for both Heaven and Hell and those words also appear in the Quran and Hadith. Most of them have become part of the Islamic traditions.

The descriptions of paradise are mentioned in significant detail in the Quran, Hadiths and traditional tafsīr (exegesis). In the Quran, paradise is described as filled with material delights, such as beautiful maidens, precious stones, delicious foods, and constantly flowing water—the latter especially appealing to the desert dwelling Arabs, who spend most of their life in arid lands. Besides the material notion of the paradise, those descriptions are also interpreted as allegories, explaining the state of joy people will get. The Persian theologian Al-Ghazali said:

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