It is also a place that divides the living from the dead. Once the soul has passed this stage, it goes on to the Day of Judgement, where it is judged by Allah.
When they are judged, Muslims have to accept the consequences of how they behaved in their life. Muslims believe they get to Paradise by living religiously, asking Allah for forgiveness and showing good actions in their life. These good actions will be rewarded on the Last Day. Therefore, obeying the rules set by Allah is of ultimate importance. Each Heaven is made of a different material, and a different prophet lives in each Heaven.
For as long as I can remember, there has been a certain depiction of Heaven and Hell portrayed in popular culture. Heaven is always luminescent, white, and in the clouds, while Hell is dark, red, and fiery underground.
I remember seeing these scenes in cartoons as a kid, but there was always a comedic air to it. In Islam, there is nothing funny about the topic of Heaven and Hell—they are very much serious realities.
Heaven and Hell are oft-repeated themes in the Quran, for they serve as a reminder to mankind regarding the temporary nature of this world.
A person will be taken to task for their actions during their lifetime on this earth, and in the end, he or she will end up in either Heaven or Hell. The mention of these places in the Quran can serve as a motivation for people to do good and avoid bad. Below are just a handful of verses specifically about Heaven. They paint a beautiful picture of the scene that awaits those who spend their lives doing good works. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally.
Other descriptors mentioning lush, green, and life are also common elements that arise. Indeed, Allah has with Him a great reward. Heaven is a result of that pleasure, but ultimately His approval, love, and glad tidings are what we hope to achieve.
Beneath them rivers will flow in the Gardens of Pleasure. This pair of verses highlights what the conversation in Heaven will be like—peace. For a believer who worked in this life to please Allah, there is no greater comfort and pleasure than hearing a greeting of peace from his Lord in the ultimate abode of Heaven. It exists by a lote-tree, which stands at the periphery of heaven. Here one lasts forever.
The level is promised to those who follow their path with the utmost devotion without transgressing from their path. This level of heaven compensates for the loss and hardship that one faces in the journey and brings the voyage to halt. It is a level of intrinsic nature.
It is where the soul finds an eternal place to stay. Surah al Fatir mentions this stage of heaven as a safe place where all sufferings and tiredness vanish. It is where nothing affects the soul. It is the abode of well-being.
This is the seventh level of heaven, which is the home of safety and peace. Many scholars believe that there is the eighth level of heaven, called Illiyyun.
It is an abode of the Hafaza angels, who protect the souls. This is where people get the fruit for their righteous deeds. A few scholars even believe that there are a hundred levels of heaven in Islam.
Each level refers to a different grade. Another interpretation of hundred levels refers to the plurality of Jannah where believers fall according to their good deeds and sins. It is believed that the distance between two levels increases with flight.
It is believed that if a devotee follows every word of the Quran and does good in their life, they go to heaven. The count of righteousness defines the level of heaven. It is a place that differentiates between the living and the dead. According to the beliefs of Islam, Mumins go to heaven after repenting for their sins in hell. The eighth level of heaven is called Illiyyun, where the the Hafaza angels protect the souls who reach here.
My words find inspiration in the most mundane of the things — beads of a rosary, a rehal by the window, rings of incense smoke, and fallen tree leaves.
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