The word (Jannat) appears in the Qur'an; does this imply that it is not a single Paradise?
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: In the saying of Allah the Exalted, "Good news to you today of gardens," is there a benefit in the plural form of the word "gardens" (jannat), indicating that the gardens are not just one?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt, yes. The gardens are many, and the highest of them is al-Firdaws, which is in the middle of the Paradise and the highest of the Paradise, and its roof is the Throne of the Most Merciful. It is al-Firdaws. And there are many gardens: the Gardens of Delight, the Gardens of 'Adn, and many gardens that no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). There is also the Garden of Refuge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The Shaykh:
Just as the Fire has levels, may Allah protect us from it, such as Saqar, al-Hawiyah, and al-Qari'ah. The Fire has levels, and Paradise has degrees. This is the difference: Paradise has degrees, some above others, and the Fire has levels, some below others, may Allah protect us from it,[An-Nisa 4:145].
The questioner asks: In the saying of Allah the Exalted, "Good news to you today of gardens," is there a benefit in the plural form of the word "gardens" (jannat), indicating that the gardens are not just one?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt, yes. The gardens are many, and the highest of them is al-Firdaws, which is in the middle of the Paradise and the highest of the Paradise, and its roof is the Throne of the Most Merciful. It is al-Firdaws. And there are many gardens: the Gardens of Delight, the Gardens of 'Adn, and many gardens that no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). There is also the Garden of Refuge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The Shaykh:
Just as the Fire has levels, may Allah protect us from it, such as Saqar, al-Hawiyah, and al-Qari'ah. The Fire has levels, and Paradise has degrees. This is the difference: Paradise has degrees, some above others, and the Fire has levels, some below others, may Allah protect us from it,
the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire
الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1184- 4717] جاء في القرآن لفظ (جنات) فهل يفهم أنها ليست جنة واحدة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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