What is Jannat al-Firdaws?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Can you briefly describe Jannat al-Firdaws?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
I pray you are in good faith and health.
Jannat a-Firdaws is the highest and most ideal of levels to aspire to, and pray to Allah Most High to grant it to us. Above it is the throne of Allah Most, and from it flows the rivers of paradise. We should ask for Jannat al-Firdaws for entry into Paradise (jannat).
Allah Most High said, “Firdaws as their own. They will be there forever.” [Quran, 23:11]
In another verse, “Indeed, those who believe and do good will have the Gardens of Firdaws as an accommodation.” [Quran, 18:107]
One Hundred Levels in Paradise Beneath the Throne
Mu’adh ibn Jabal (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, ‘Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan, performs the prayers, and makes the Hajj pilgrimage to the House, it is a duty upon Allah to forgive him whether he emigrates in the path of Allah or remains in the land of his birth.’ Mu’adh said, ‘Shall I not tell the people?” The Prophet said, “Leave them to work. Verily, Paradise has one hundred levels; the distance between them is like the heavens and the earth. Al-Firdaws is the highest and most ideal level, for above that is the Throne of the Most Merciful and from it flow the rivers of Paradise. When you ask from Allah, ask for Al-Firdaws.’” [Tirmidhi]
Ask Allah for the Highest Level of Paradise-Jannat al-Firdaws
‘Ubada ibn al-Samit (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Paradise has one hundred levels, and between every two levels is a distance like that between the heavens and earth. Al-Firdaws is its highest level, from which four rivers of Paradise flow, and above is the Throne. When you ask from Allah, ask for Al-Firdaws.” [Tirmidhi]
May Allah Most High grant us all al-Firdaws and give us success to do actions for it to be granted, amin
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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey.
He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled into an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and Alimiyyah sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan.
He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for a number of years. He has taught hifz of the Qur’an, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to both children and adults onsite and online extensively in UK and Ireland. He was teaching at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences.
He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His personal interest is the love of books and gardening.
