Search Results - Jannah

Jannah

In Islam, Jannah (, ''jannāt'', ) is the place of the righteous in the afterworld, their final and permanent abode. According to one count, the word appears 147 times in the Qur'an. Belief in the afterlife is one of the six articles of faith in Islam and is a place in which "believers" will enjoy pleasure, while the disbelievers (''kafir'') will suffer in ''jahannam'' (also known as The Fire or Hell). Both ''jannah'' and ''jahannam'' are believed to have several levels, the higher the more desirable. In the case of jannah, the higher levels are higher in prestige and pleasure, while in the case of jahannam, the lower levels have more severe and excruciating punishments. The afterlife experiences are described as physical, psychic and spiritual.

Jannah is described with physical pleasures such as gardens, beautiful houris, wine that has no aftereffects, and "divine pleasure". Their reward of pleasure will vary according to the righteousness of the person. The characteristics of ''jannah'' often have direct parallels with those of ''jahannam''. The pleasure and delights of ''jannah'' described in the Qu'ran, are matched by the excruciating pain and horror of ''jahannam''.

Jannah is also referred to as the abode of Adam and Eve before their expulsion. Muslims believe ''jannah'' and ''jahannam'' co-exist with the temporal world, rather than being created after Judgement Day. Humans may not pass the boundaries to the afterlife, but the afterworld may interact with the temporal world of humans.

According to some Islamic teachings, there are two categories of the people of heaven: those who go directly to it and those who enter it after enduring some torment in hell; consequently the people of hell are also of two categories: those who stay there temporarily and those who stay there forever. Provided by Wikipedia