Heavenly Jewels

stones. They are so beautiful and pure, that the inside can be seen from outside and the outside can be seen from inside. The walls of Paradise are made from gold and silver bricks, which are fixed together by musk. One brick will be made of gold foll � wed by a silver one. The ground will be made of saffron and instead of stones; there will be pearls and other precious stones. It is in one narration that the bricks of Paradise are of white pearl, reddish diamonds, green emeralds. These bricks have been placed alternately and are bound by musk. Instead of grass, there is saffron, pearls instead of stones and sand made from amber. There is a tent in Paradise, made from pearls. The height of this tent will be sixty miles. There are four rivers in Paradise. One of water, one of milk, one of honey and one of heavenly wine. There are streams which flow from each river into the homes of every person. The streams in Paradise do not flow after being dug up, but they flow on the surface. The banks of each stream are of pearls and rubies and the sand below the water is made from musk. The wine of Paradise is not like the wine of this world, which is overcome with a foul odour and a bitter taste and causes a person to become drunk and lose his sense of judgment. The wine of Paradise is pure of all the above mentioned shortcomings (which are found in the wine of the world). The people in Paradise will eat all delicacies. Whatever they desire for will appear before them. If a person sees a bird and wishes to taste its flesh, immediately it will appear well cooked before him. If he thinks of water etc. the Jug will come by itself in his hand. The jugs will have the exact amount of water, milk or honey in it that the person desires. There will not be one drop more or less than desired. After the person drinks from it, it will return to where it came from. In Paradise there will be no impurities, such as urine, stool, nose fluid or ear fluid etc. The people of Paradise will only burp a fragrant and comfortable burp. Ones perspiration will be fragrant and comfortable and this will cause all the food eaten to be digested. The scent of musk will be present in ones burp and perspiration. Every person will have the strength of one hundred men, to eat, drink and gain sexual satisfaction. Those in Paradise will continuously make Tasbeeh 87