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'''Jannah''' (جنة) is the Arabic word for "garden" and is used in Islam to refer to the eternal abode of bliss, or the specific Islamic conception of Heaven. It is also the place from where Adam and his wife Hawa (Eve) are said to have descended after eating from a tree forbidden to the them, thus inaugurating human history. Jannah is the foil to [[Jahannam (Hell)]], which is the eternal abode of torment. Both are said to coexist with the temporal world but will only be occupied by humans after the Day of Judgement.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|title=Encyclopaedia of Islam|publisher=E.J. Brill|volume=3 H-Ir|editor1=B. Lewis|editor2=Ch. Pellat|editor3=J. Schacht|edition=New Edition [2nd]|location=Leiden|chapter=Djanna|pages=447-452|publication-date=1991|isbn=90 04 07026 5}}</ref> | |||
Jannah is described as the eternal residence of Muslims, eventually including those who have first to be purged of their sins by spending a sentence in Jahannam. | |||
The most recurrent, specific description of Jannah in [[Islam and Scripture|Islamic scriptures]] is that that it contains "gardens under which rivers flow". Other details include the services of [[Houri (Heavenly Virgin)|houris (heavenly virgin]]<nowiki/>s) and "young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well-guarded".<ref>{{Quran|52|24}}</ref> Inhabitants will are also said in the Qur'an to have access to fruits, rivers of milk, mansions, and couches, as well as things prohibited for all Muslims on Earth, such as alcohol, and things prohibited for Muslim men in particular, such as silken garments and golden bracelets.<ref name=":02" /> | |||
==Descriptions in scripture== | ==Descriptions in scripture== | ||
=== Houris (heavenly virgins) === | ===Houris (heavenly virgins)=== | ||
{{Main|Houri (Heavenly Virgin)}} | {{Main|Houri (Heavenly Virgin)}} | ||
=== "Gardens under which rivers flow" === | ==="Gardens under which rivers flow"=== | ||
The Qur'an repeatedly described heaven as comprising "Gardens under which rivers flow"; here is | The Qur'an repeatedly described heaven as comprising "Gardens under which rivers flow"; here is one such example. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|2|25}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|2|25}}| | ||
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[[Image:Birthplaceofislam.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2|Map of the world from satellite pictures (picture by NASA)]] | [[Image:Birthplaceofislam.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2|Map of the world from satellite pictures (picture by NASA)]] | ||
== Criticisms == | ==Criticisms== | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Paradise and hell word count in the Qur'an]] - lists all occurrences of the word paradise/hell in the Quran. It's problematic, because ''jannah'' also means "garden". | *[[Paradise and hell word count in the Qur'an]] - lists all occurrences of the word paradise/hell in the Quran. It's problematic, because ''jannah'' also means "garden". | ||
== References == | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Heaven]] | [[Category:Heaven]] | ||