The Garden of Paradise
Eternal Bliss
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ETERNAL BLISS
God’s acceptance of righteous actions is marked by
wondrous sensations, which introduce one to the
heaven, which has been promised to God’s true
servants in the life to come. Thus believers discover
the fragrance of the garden of paradise in this
world. They hold such sensations dearer than all
worldly pleasures.
When one gives true charity to a needy person and
finds the rewards with God: when the recitation of
the Qur’an brings tears into one’s eyes: when one
experiences moments of anguish which make one
feel close to God; when one’s voice trembles and
one’s heart throbs as one utters the prayers which
God has put into one’s heart; then one is partaking
of the provision of the Lord in spiritual form. One is
tasting of the fruits of paradise, which God has kept
in store for his righteous servants.
The thrills of true faith are the form which the fruits
of paradise take in this world. In eternity they will
take the form of the everlasting blessings of heaven.
