Volume 2, Number 949)
In the Qur'an, Allah says that clothing and adornments will be
among the finest blessings of the Garden. Some of them are men-
tioned in the following verses:
But Allah will admit those who believe and do right actions
into Gardens with rivers flowing under them where they will
be adorned with gold bracelets and pearls, and where their
clothing will be of silk. (Surat al-Hajj: 23)
Wearing fine silk and rich brocade, face to face with one an-
other. (Surat ad-Dukhan: 53)
They will wear green garments of fine silk and rich brocade.
They will be adorned with silver bracelets… (Surat al-Insan:
21)
In these verses, our Lord speaks of robes of silk and rich bro-
cade, and adornments made of gold, silver and pearls. The adorn-
ments we have in this world are similar to those in the Garden, and
for a person of faith, seeing these adornments—whether he pos-
sesses any or not—is a means that leads him to contemplate the
Garden and desire even more to go there. A believer sees the pur-
pose of these things in creation and realises that all the blessings of
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