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28 ISLAM ITS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH 29
2. La;a, 98: 5, a blazing fire for Christians.
3. l:iutama. 104: 4, intense fire for Jews.
4. Sai'r. 4: 11. flaming fire for Sabians.
5. Saqar. 54: 47, scorching fire for the Magi.
6. JaJ.tim, 2: 113. huge hot fire for the idolators.
7. Hawiya. 101: 8. bottomless pit for the hypocrites
(munafiqinl.
For further description of hell see 39: 71; 67: 8; 40: 52;
37: 60-64; 44: 43, 44; 56: 51-53; 38: 57; 14: 19; 74: 26-34;
88: 1-7; 78: 21-30.
Over each of the gates of these stories is set a guard
of angels (39: 71; 67: 8). whom the damned will beg in
vain to intercede for them with God that they may be
relieved from their torments or annihilated (40: 52). Over
these guards is set as chief, Malik. The food of the
damned is a bitter fruit called Zaqqiim (37: 60-64; 44: 43­
44. 56: 51-53). their drink is hot, stinking water. mixed
with puss (38: 57; 14: 19).
Eight Paradises:-
1. Jannatu·I-Khuld. The Garden of Eternity. 25: 16.
2. Daru's-Salam. The Dwelling of Peace, 6: 127.
3. Daru'I-Qarar. The Dwelling which abideth.
40: 42.
4. Jannatu'I-'Adan. The Garden of Eden. 9: 73.
5. Jannatu'l Mawa. The Garden of Refuge, 32: 19.
6. Jannatu'n Na'Im. The Garden of Delight, 5: 70.
7. 'IlIi-yiin. High Places. 83: 18.
8. Firdaus. The Garden of Paradise. 18: 107.
In Paradise there are upper apartments. palaces
consisting of one single pearl. in every palace seventy
houses, in every house seventy rooms, in every room
seventy beds and on every bed a Houri. There are also
tables. dishes and girls to serve. Paradise is a shady
place (4: 60) full of sweet perfumes and no one there
suffers from fatigue (35: 32). In it there is a tree called
Sidratu'I-Muntaha and delicious fruits and other
kinds of food. The occupants of the lowest place in
Paradise will be feasted on the liver of the great fish
and the ox of Paradise. Rivers of sweet-smelling water.
milk, wine and clarified honey flow from the mountains
of musk. One of these is Kauthar (47: 16, 108).
The blessed in Paradise are dressed in clothes of
the finest silk and brocade. with silver and gold brace·
lets on their arms. and crowns of inlaid jewels and shining
pearls on their heads (18: 30; 44: 53; 76: 21-22;
35: 30-32); they will rest on beds of silk (88: 13; 15: 47;
37: 43; 52: 20; 56: 15). The tents in which they live are
each made of one large pearl.
They have wives whom no stranger ever sees and
who never look at any man but their own husbands, and
who are pure. that is. free from the infirmity common to
women (2: 23; 3: 13; 4: 16). Every believer (none of
them will be unmarried) will have. besides other wives
and Houris. two wives so beautiful and transparent
that he will see the marrow of their bones behind the
seventy magnificent dresses which they wear. and will
see his face in their cheeks as in a mirror. Besides these.
he will have four thousand virgins. and eight thousand
women who have already been married. and 500 Houris
having the white of the eye intensely white and the
black intensely black (55: 72; 36: 55).
It is a controverted question whether women will
~onceive and bear children in Paradise. The best
authorities are of opinion that children will be born to
those who desire it. but their conception, birth, weaning
and growth into youthful age all will take place
within the space of an hour. Music will be provided