Heavenly Jewels

The I Arsh is a creation of Allah (The Exalted) and the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is the greatest of all creation. It is thus very evident that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) being the greatest of Allah's creation is without doubt more exalted in position than the I Arsh. One can therefore not compare the pleasures and tranquillity of Paradise. If one of the maidens of Paradise has to peep into the world, through her beauty, the entire skies and earth will be lit up and be filled with fragrance. Her beauty will surpass the brightness of the sun and the moon. Her head gear is greater than the world and all its possessions. If a Hoor (maiden of Paradise) has to show her palm between the skies and the earth, the creation will be plunged into turmoil due to her beauty. If she reveals her head gear, its beauty will be more than that of the sun. The sun compared to the beauty of her headgear will be like a candle in front of the sun. If anything from Paradise equivalent to a finger nail has to fall onto earth the entire skies and earn. will be adorned by it. If the comb of a person from Paradise is revealed, the brightness of the sun will be hidden. The smallest space in Paradise (even an amount of space that one needs to keep a dustbin) is greater than the world and all its possessions. Only Allah (The Exalted) and His Messenger (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) know how vast Paradise is. The explanation for understanding is that it has one hundred levels. The distance between every two levels is the distance between the skies and the earth. As for the issue of how vast each level is, no such narration comes to mind right now. It is mentioned in Tirmidhi, that if all the worlds have to put into one level, this one level is sufficient for everything. There is a tree in Paradise that if a fast horse has to ride in its shade for a hundred years, it will still remain under its shade. The doors of Paradise are so broad that from one end to the other of one door is the distance that a fast horse will travel in seventy years. With all this, the amount of people that will enter Paradise will be so many, that they will be touching elbows struggling to enter. Because of the crowds, the doors will start to make noises. There are all types of Mansions therein, which are made of precious 86