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ʾinna lladhīna ʾāmanū wa-ʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti kānat lahum jannātu l-firdawsi nuzulan
As for those who have faith and do righteous deeds, they shall have the gardens of Firdaws for abode,
— Ali Quli Qarai
18Al-KahfالكهفVerse 107 of 110
The Cave18. Al-Kahfالكهف
Al Kahf
The Cave
MeccanVerse 107 of 110
Surah Al-Kahf – Verses 107 - 108
107. “Verily those who believe and do righteous deeds there is for them Gardens of Paradise for their entertainment.”
108. “Abiding therein forever, they desire no removal therefrom.”
The qualities of disbelievers, the greatest losers among people, and their fate was rather widely defined. Now, the Qur’an, as a frame of reference before the disbelievers, refers to believers and their fate, so that the situation of both parties becomes quietly clear and distinguished. In this regard, the holy Qur’an says:
The Qur’anic term /firdaus/ is a garden which contains all the bounties and the whole necessary merits. Thus, it is the best and the most privileged gardens of Paradise. The holy Prophet of Islam (S) said:
“Paradise has one hundred degrees, the best of which is ‘Firdaus’. Whenever you supplicate, ask ‘Firdaus’ from Allah.” 3
In view of the fact that the perfection of a bounty is that it does not face with extinction, immediately after that, the Qur’an adds:
The fastidious and desirous nature of man constantly asks for variety and changing, yet the inhabitants of ‘Firdaus’ will never demand removal from it, for whatever they wish they find there, even variety and perfection. The verse continues saying:
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