Heavenly Jewels

F. 1 1 Belief: Paradise and Hell are true. One who rejects this, is a Kaafir. F. 1 2 Belief: Paradise and hell have been created by Allah (The Exalted) hundreds of thousands of years ago and are in existence even now. It is not true to say that Paradise and hell do not exist and will be created close to or just before the last day. F. 13 Belief: Judgement, resurrection, the reckoning, accountability on the last day, reward, punishment, Paradise and hell mean the same as it is generally understood by the true Muslims. Any person, who claims these to be true, yet shows different meaning for them (e.g. To say that reward refers to seeing ones good deeds and being pleased or punishment refers to being saddened by your bad deeds and the day of resurrection only pertains to the souls etc). Such a person is in reality rejecting all the above mentioned beliefs and such a person is termed a Kaafir. Chapter S ix: Paradise Paradise is an abode which Allah (The Exalted) has created for the believers. He has placed such splendours in Paradise, that no eye has ever seen this before and no ear has ever heard of it and nor has the thought of these splendours even passed through the mind of any person. None can ever experience the true realities and bounties of Paradise (in this world). The only one that has been blessed with experiencing all the bounties and all the beauties of Paradise is the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). Whatever has been explained about Paradise is only to give one an idea of the beauties and splendours of Paradise. The most beautiful things on �his earth can not be compared in any way to anything in Paradise. There is no doubt, that nothing can be compared to Paradise, but the Ka'ba is greater in status than Paradise and as for the Blessed Grave of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), this is even greater than the Ka'ba and more majestic than the 'Arsh of Allah (The Exalted) which is the most Majestic station in the skies. 85