1. Paradise is true; it currently exists and it is among the matters of the Unseen that a Muslim must believe in.
2. It is given great attention by the verses of the Qur’an and the Prophetic Hadiths; and its importance is emphasized.
3. Belief in Paradise encourages a Muslim to do righteous deeds in order to get there. The positive effect of this belief on the society is that it makes it righteous society where mutual love, brotherhood and good relationship prevail.
4. The Muslims’ belief in Paradise has great impact on spiritual nurturing of Muslim soldiers whenever they are faced with difficulties. It makes them more steadfast and more persevering.
5. Entering Paradise can only be through Allah’s Mercy; and it is of Allah’s mercy upon His servant to make righteous deeds easy for him.
6. Paradise has many names; and having many names indicates nobility and excellent position of the named.
7. Paradise consists of various gardens of different sizes, trees, living apartments, palaces, rivers and other kinds of delights.
8. There is neither day nor night in Paradise.
9. Paradise is of varying grades; and its dwellers will be able to see one another as clearly as the shining star in the horizons is seen. The highest of its grades is ‘Al-Wasilah’, which is exclusively for Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace of Allah be upon him,.
10. The delights of Paradise are of many different kinds. They are unending and everlasting; and nothing thereof will be denied to the dwellers of Paradise.
11. All that is mentioned of the bliss of Paradise has no equivalent in this world but only in names.
12. The greatest aspect of the delight of Paradise is glancing at the noble Countenance of Allah – High and Exalted.
13. The women of Paradise are described with attributes of perfection, purity and beauty. They are chaste and preserved and they do not expose their beauties even when they are in Paradise.
14. Rivers of Paradise are of different kinds; they all originate from Firdaws.
15. Fruits of Paradise are many and of different kinds. They resemble one another in beauty and ripeness and nothing thereof can be looked down upon. Whenever a fruit is plucked, another one spontaneously grows in its place.
16. Conditions of the Hereafter are different from those of this earthly life. Eating and drinking in Paradise are not for repelling hunger and thirst, neither are they for preserving health. They are only for enjoyment. In Paradise, remnants of food and drinking are expelled from the body in form of sweat that exudes the aroma of musk.
17. The dwellers of Paradise will not enter it until after they have been purified from all their sins and misdeeds.
18. The dwellers of Paradise shall live in perpetual light. They will never sleep for sleeping is a brother of death.
19. The dwellers of Paradise will not be touched with anything that may affect their health.
20. The dwellers of Paradise will be people of the same age. They will have everlasting youthfulness and they will never grow old.
21. Of Allah’s favor upon the dwellers of Paradise and His pleasure with them is His greeting of them and addressing them in Paradise.
22. The dwellers of Paradise will greet one another and reminisce on their life on the earth.
23. The dwellers of Paradise will be served; and their servants are like preserved pearls.
24. The dwellers of Paradise will converse with the dwellers of Hell as a way of scolding the latter and increasing their torment.
25. The end of the people of Al-A‘raaf (the Heights) is Paradise through Allah’s mercy and generosity.
