The characteristics of Jannah (Paradise).

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

‎وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ 

“And race with one another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a paradise as wide as the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil)”. Sūra’h al-Imr’an (3:133)

‎سَابِقُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا كَعَرْضِ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ أُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ 

“Race one with another for forgiveness from your Lord and for a Paradise whereof the breadth is as the breadth of the heavens and the earth, which is in prepared for those who believe in Allah and His messengers. Such is the bounty of Allah, which He bestoweth upon whom He will, and Allah is of Infinite Bounty”. Sūra’h al-Hadid (57:21)

Here are the few characteristics of Jannah (Paradise) out of many, mentioned in Quran.

1. There will be no Satan, the root cause of all the evil, Fasaad and mischiefs making.

2. There will be no death. You will never die again and you will live there forever as a part of Allah’s mega plan and mercy.

3. You will not age. The genetic code will be modified to keep you ever young, energetic and healthy.

4. You will never get sick. There will be no diseases and no hospitals or doctors to deal with.

5. You will not be hungry or thirsty. There will be plenty of good food and fruits of all kinds and drinks freely available to you to eat and drinks all the time.

6. The greed and selfishness will be strangers, the root cause of all the fighting, conflicts and wars in this world. 

‎وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَانًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ

“And We remove whatever rancour may be in their breasts. As brethren, face to face, (they rest) on couches raised”. Sūra’h al-Hijr (15:47)

7. You get to live in nice lofty fully climate controlled housings underneath which rivers flow. 

‎وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُم مِّنَ الْجَنَّةِ غُرَفًا تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ نِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ

“But those who believe and do good work of righteousness, We shall abode them into lofty mansions in the paradise, underneath of which rivers flows, to dwell therein forever, an excellent reward for those who do good”. Sūra’h al-ankabu’t (29:58)

8. You don’t have to work, pay taxes or any utility bills.

9. Each man will get one (not seventy) beautiful voluptuous woman with wide beautiful lovely eyes and each woman will get one handsome man, with 6 packs, perfectly matched, who will act like a friend and lover.

‎مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ 

“Reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes”. Sūra’h al-Tu’r (52:20)

10. Everyone live in peace, in harmony and in happiness. There will be no jealousy, arguing or fighting.

How to get there??? Very simple and easy.

1. Believe in Allah, in His books, His messengers and in His angels and in the day of judgment.

2. Worship Him alone 5 times a day devotedly without associating any partner with Him.

3. Fast in the month of Ramadan and pay the 2.5% Zakat, the poor due.

4. Perform Hajj if you can afford it, once in your life time.

5. Stay away from the harams, Indecencies,  Lust, Zin’ah (illegal sex), Sin, transgressions, Wrongfully oppression and illegal occupation, Shirk (Associating partner with Allah), Exaggerations (tell concerning Allah that you know not), bribery, kickbacks, easy money, alcoholic drinks, drugs, gambling, spying, backbiting and all kind of Satanic works. 

‎قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَالْإِثْمَ وَالْبَغْيَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَأَن تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَن تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ - 7:33

“Say: My Lord forbiddeth only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are within, and sin and wrongful oppression, and that ye associate with Allah that for which no warrant hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning Allah that which ye know not”. Sūra’h Al-ara’af (7:33)

6. Don’t lie, cheat or steal. Don’t kill anyone and don’t take the law of the land into your own hand. 

7. Don’t make mischief on Earth. Help one another in al-birr and al-taqwa(in piety and righteousness) and NOT in sin and in transgression or in tyranny or oppression. 

8. Do not oppress and discriminate. Be fair, play fairly and be just. Shun nepotism, favoritism and racism. 

9. Do not support the wrong or the wrong doers, corrupts or the corruption. Do not support illegal occupation and illegal occupiers, unjust rulers and corrupt criminals. Always stand up for truth and justice, even though it be against yourself or your own kin.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّامِينَ بِالْقِسْطِ شُهَدَاء لِلّهِ وَلَوْ عَلَى أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوِ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالأَقْرَبِينَ إِن يَكُنْ غَنِيًّا أَوْ فَقَيرًا فَاللّهُ أَوْلَى بِهِمَا فَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ الْهَوَى أَن تَعْدِلُواْ وَإِن تَلْوُواْ أَوْ تُعْرِضُواْ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا

"O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, be he rich or poor, Allah has Better right over them. So follow not the lusts (of your desires), lest you decline to do justice, and if you distort or decline to do justice, verily, Allah is Ever Well-Aware of what you do". Sūra'h An-Nisa (4:135)

‎فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِيۡعُوۡنِ ۚ‏
‎وَلَا تُطِيۡعُوۡۤا اَمۡرَ الۡمُسۡرِفِيۡنَۙ‏
‎الَّذِيۡنَ يُفۡسِدُوۡنَ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ وَ لَا يُصۡلِحُوۡنَ

“Therefore, fear Allah and obey Him (alone); And do not obey the wrong doers and mischief makers on earth and those who do not act aright.”(26 :149-152)

‎وَلَا تَرْكَنُوا إِلَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا فَتَمَسَّكُمُ النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَاءَ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ 

“And incline not toward those who do wrong lest the Fire touch you, and ye have no protecting friends against Allah, and afterward ye would not be helped”. Sūra’h al-Hu’d (11:113)

So, Are you ready for the paradise?