Ramadan reflections: The description of Jannah that Allah has promised

“As for those who have faith and do right actions and humble themselves before their Lord, they are the Companions of the Garden. Remaining in it timelessly, forever.” (Qur’an, 11:23). This is the Jannah (paradise) which Allah has promised.

Though it is beyond our understanding to visualise Paradise, but God has shown us enough glimpses of it in the Holy Quran so that we may crave for it. Speaking about heaven, the Prophet (Pbuh) says: “It includes what no eye has ever seen, no ear ever heard of, and no human mind ever thought of.”

Yes, it is beyond what we comprehend. For the dwellers of Paradise, eternal youth will be the state of existence. The speciality of the food of Paradise is so pure that their bodies will not produce any waste, only sweat whose fragrance is musk. Peace will reign all over. They will wear the finest clothing and live in the best of surroundings. Rivers of wine that does not intoxicate, streams of honey, the purest of waters, and milk are all waiting for believers to enjoy.

The Holy Quran guarantees: “… They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and they will wear green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade. They will recline therein on raised thrones. How good [is] the recompense! How beautiful a couch [is there] to recline on!” (Qur’an, 18:31).

It further states: “[Other] faces that Day will be joyful, pleased with their striving, in a Garden on high, where they shall hear no [word] of vanity: Therein will be a bubbling spring: Therein will be thrones [of dignity], raised on high, goblets placed [ready], and cushions set in rows, and rich carpets [all] spread out. (Al-Ghashiyah 88:8-16).