Baqarah 25-26

Baqarah 25

25- AND GIVE GLADE TIDINGS TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE AND DO RIGHTEOUS DEEDS THAT THEIR’S ARE GARDENS WITH RIVERS FLOWING UNDERNEATH. WHENEVER THEY ARE GIVEN A FRUIT THEREIN, THEY SAY: THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN BEFORE. AS IT RESEMBLES WHAT THEY WERE GIVEN BEFORE, AND THERE THEY WILL HAVE PURE SPOUSES AND THERE THEY WILL ABIDE FOREVER.

Allah the Highest warned the disbelievers of the Hell-Fire in the previous Ayah and in this Ayah is

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giving good news to the believers about the reward awaiting them. There is in it some description of the Paradise for us to contemplate.

Allah the Highest describes the Paradise as being a garden, but not like any garden, neither in size nor form or content. In size, it is as large as the Heav- ens and Earth “AND RACE TO FORGIVENESS FROM YOUR LORD AND GARDENS AS WIDE AS THE HEAVENS AND EARTH, PREPARED FOR THE RIGHTEOUS WHO GUARD THEM- SELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE”. (S: 3 A: 133)

The earth of the garden is musk, beautifully smelling musk. Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, saw the Paradise while in Mirage, when he was taken up to Heaven and said about it: “its Earth is musk”. (B: Salah; 1 & M: Eman; 163 & A: 5; 144)

The Paradise has many rivers. Some are of pure water which does not change in taste or colour. Some are of Wine, others of Milk and others of Honey. Allah the Highest said: “THE EXAMPLE OF THE GARDEN WHICH THE RIGHTEOUS

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WHO GUARD THEMSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE HAVE BEEN PROMISED, IN IT THERE ARE RIVERS IT’S WATER DOES NOT CHANGE IN TASTE OR COLOUR, RIVERS OF MILK IT’S TASTE DOES NOT CHANGE, RIVERS OF WINE THAT IS A PLEASURE FOR THOSE WHO DRINK IT, AND RIVERS OF CLEAR HONEY. IN WHICH THEY WILL HAVE ALL FRUIT AND FORGIVENESS FROM YOUR LORD”. (S: 47 A: 15)

In Paradise, there is all kind of fruit, like the ones on earth and more. The fruit are ripe and easy to pick. “IN A HIGH GARDEN * IT’S FRUIT IS NEAR” (S: 69 A: 22, 23)

Allah the Highest also said about the Paradise: “ITS SHADE IS CLOSE TO THEM, AND ITS FRUIT IS MADE VERY EASY TO PICK”. (S: 67 A: 14)

The Paradise is not a Paradise for vegetarian, but has been described in the Quran to have meat and all things one may desire of food and other plea- sures: “THOSE IN THE PARADISE WILL HAVE PLEASURE IN WHAT THEY DO, THEY AND

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THEIR WIVES LEANING ON COUCHES IN THE SHADE, AND THEY WILL HAVE WHAT- EVER THEY ASK FOR * PEACE WILL BE SAID TO THEM FROM THEIR MOST COM- PASSIONATE LORD”. (S: 36 A: 44-58)

All the food and pleasures of the Paradise are ever- lasting and never end. This is the nature of the Paradise itself and all there is in it, Eternal. Allah the Highest said: “THE EXAMPLE OF THE GARDEN THE RIGHTEOUS WHO GUARD THEMSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEA- SURE HAVE BEEN PROMISED, IN IT ARE GARDENS WITH RIVERS FLOWING UNDER- NEATH, IT’S FOOD IS EVERLASTING AND SO IS IT’S SHADE. THIS IS THE RECOMPENSE OF THOSE OF THE RIGHTEOUS WHO GUARD THEMSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DIS- PLEASURE WHILE THE RECOMPENSE OF THE DISBELIEVERS IS THE FIRE”. (S: 13 A: 35)

In this Paradise there will be Pure Wives. They will be pure in body and in spirit as well as being young and beautiful. “THE RIGHTEOUS WHO GUARD THEMSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DIS-

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PLEASURE WILL HAVE THEIR REWARD * GARDENS AND VINEYARDS * AND BEAUTI- FUL YOUNG MAIDENS FOR CLOSE COM- PANIONS”. (S: 78 A: 31, 33)

The husbands of these young and beautiful wives will be young and very good looking men, for this is how the men will be in Paradise. Allah’s mes- senger prayer and peace upon him said: “The first people of my nation to enter the Paradise will be like the full moon (meaning very beautiful), those who follow them will be like the brightest stars in the sky and they will be grades following that. They do not defecate, urinate, sniff or spit”. (M: Jannah; 16)

No one will have bad or ill feelings in the Paradise. No jealousy, envy, hatred, anger etc. Allah the Highest will remove all such feelings from the hearts of the dwellers of the Paradise, for He said: “AND WE REMOVED ALL GRUDGE FROM THEIR HEARTS, AND RIVERS WILL BE FLOWING UNDERNEATH THEM”. (S: 7 A: 43)

In fact, the delights and pleasure of Paradise are beyond our wildest dreams. The above are but

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small examples which we can visualiz in our minds in terms of our experiences in this life. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said that Al- lah the Highest said: “I prepared for my righteous slaves, what no eye has ever seen, no ear has heard of, nor ever dreamt of by a human heart”. (M: Jannah; 5 & a: 2; 313 & Da: Reqaq; 98,105)

Baqarah 26

26- ALLAH DISDAINS NOT TO MAKE A PARABLE OF A MOSQUITO OR WHAT IS SMALLER. AS FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE, THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS THE TRUTH FROM THEIR LORD, BUT FOR THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE, THEY SAY: “WHAT DOES AL- LAH WANT BY SUCH A PARABLE, WITH WHICH HE GUIDES MANY AND MISGUIDES MANY”, HE MISGUIDES ONLY THE EVIL DOERS BY IT.

Allah the Highest makes many parables in the Quran. They are for us to think about and reflect

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on, and to clarify matters. “SUCH PARABLES WE MADE FOR MANKIND SO THAT THEY MAY THINK”. (S: 59 A: 21)

Allah the Highest creates images with these para- bles, which help clarify a concept or idea . Those who have faith in their hearts, or who seek to un- derstand, these images will help them understand. The believers see with the help of Allah’s light.

The disbelievers were particularly critical of the Quran because of the parables which used spiders and flies as an example “THE PARABLE OF THOSE WHO TAKE OTHER THAN ALLAH FOR CLOSE ALLIES IS THAT OF THE SPI- DERS WHICH BUILDS A HOUSE, AND THE FRAILEST OF HOUSES IS THAT OF THE HOUSE OF THE SPIDER, IF THEY KNOW”. (S: 29 A: 41)

And Allah the Highest says: “O MANKIND, A PARABLE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU; SO LISTEN TO IT. THOSE YOU CALL GODS OTHER THAN ALLAH CAN NOT CREAT FLIES, EVEN IF THEY GET TOGETHER TO DO THIS, AND IF FLIES TAKE SOMETHING AWAY FROM THEM, THEY CAN NOT RESCUE

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IT FROM THEM. WEAK IS THE SEEKER AND HE WHO HAS BEEN SOUGHT”. (S: 22 A: 73)

The disbelievers thought that it is not fitting for Al- lah the Highest to use such examples of small in- sects. However, what they forget is that they are all Allah’s creations. Allah the Highest does not dis- dain and is not ashamed of His Creation.

The difference between the believers and disbeliev- ers in looking at these parables is their starting point. The believers have faith in Allah and are looking for what clarifies matters for them and what increases their understanding of Allah and His Commands. That is why these parables in- crease their faith.

The disbelievers, as they do not have faith and are not looking to understand about Allah, or even try- ing to, they are skeptical and critical to start with. Consequently, they will never be guided, but rather misguided by such parables. They start with mis- guidance and end up with even more misguidance.

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