Jannat al-Ma'wa

Overview

Jannat al-Ma'wa — the garden of refuge — is the lodging of the people of Paradise, named in two places: «the garden of refuge is your lodging» in al-Sajda, and «near it is the garden of refuge» beside the Lote-Tree of the Boundary in the Mi'raj scene of al-Najm ¹.

In the exegesis

Ibn Kathir explains «near it is the garden of refuge» as beside the Lote-Tree of the Boundary — the boundary at which the knowledge of the creatures ends ².

The Gates of Paradise

Paradise has eight gates, as the Sahih reports, each with its people of deed: a gate of prayer for the people of prayer, a gate of jihad, a gate of al-Rayyan reserved for the fasting, and a gate of charity. The Prophet said: «Whoever spends a pair in the way of God is called at the gates of Paradise: O servant of God, this is good — whoever was of the people of prayer is called from the gate of prayer».

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The Gates of Paradise