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Creed Afterlife and eschatology

Summary

The likeness of the Garden promised to the godfearing: rivers of water never stagnant, rivers of milk whose taste never changes, rivers of wine delightful to drinkers, and rivers of purified honey ¹.

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Mentioned in: Qur'an 47:15· Qur'an 83:27

People and things also explored

Al-barzakh· The Basin (al-Hawd) of the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection· The Reckoning· The major signs of the Hour· The causes that remove punishment for sins· The Throne-Bearers· The endings of deeds (khawatim)· The fruits of Paradise

Sources

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

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Al-barzakh

The barrier between this world and the next in which souls remain until the day they are raised; in it are the grave's bliss and its punishment as the texts report.