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• ArticleIn reviewJannah الْجَنَّة

  Paradise in Islam — the eternal abode of bliss prepared for the righteous, ranked in lev …

• ArticleThe Gardens of Paradise (in An-Naba) حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا

  In Sūrah An-Naba (78:31-36) the reward of the God-conscious is described as gardens and vineyards, a full cup, and an air free of idle or false talk — and then

• QuestionWhat does 'a cup filled to the brim' with no idle talk mean in An-Naba 34–35?

  … tions 'a cup filled to the brim (kaʾsan dihāqan),' and 78:35 says the people of Paradise 'will hear in it neither idle talk (laghw) nor any lie (kidhdhāb).' The early a …

• MisconceptionCritics argue that the mention of 'kawāʿib atrāban' (youthful companions of equal age) in 78:33 reduces Paradise to a crude sensual or sexual reward, and reflects a materialistic or male-centered vision of the afterlife.

  … body and its lawful pleasures as good, not shameful, so it is unsurprising that Paradise — a restoration of the whole person — includes physical delight. But the tradit …

• ArticleThe Recompense of the Transgressors (in An-Naba) جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا

  In Sūrah An-Naba, Hell is described as "lying in wait" (78:21) for the transgressors — a place of return where they abide for ages, tasting neither coolness nor

• QuestionWho are the 'muttaqīn' promised triumph in Surah An-Naba 31?

  … ompense from your Lord, a gift amply bestowed' (78:36) — underscoring that even Paradise is, at its root, an act of divine generosity rather than a strict transaction.

• ArticleThe Book of Deeds كِتَـٰبًا

  In Sūrah An-Naba the Qur'an declares that God “has recorded everything in a Book” (78:29) — the complete, exact register of deeds. This record is fastened to ea

• ArticleThe Day of Decision (Yawm al-Fasl) يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ

  Yawm al-Fasl, the “Day of Decision” of Sūrah An-Naba (78:17), is the appointed day when truth is finally separated from falsehood and every dispute is settled —

• QuestionWhy does An-Naba 37 say 'none shall have power to address Him'?

  … rciful) alongside this awe is significant: the very Lord whose generosity fills Paradise is also the One before whose majesty all creation falls silent. The verse thus …

• QuestionWhat is the "Day of Decision" (Yawm al-Fasl) in Surah An-Naba 78:17?

  … ment between all of creation, separating truth from falsehood and the people of Paradise from the people of the Fire, settling every dispute that divided them in worldl …

• ArticleIn reviewAbu Bakr أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيق

  The first male adult convert to Islam, the Prophet ﷺ's closest Companion and father-in-law (Aishah's father), and the first of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs (

• ArticleIn reviewAbu Huraira أَبُو هُرَيْرَة

  The most prolific narrator of hadith from the Prophet ﷺ — credited with 5,374 narrations across the canonical collections; a Yemeni Companion of the Daws tribe

• ArticleIn reviewAbu Saʿid al-Khudri أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِي

  A senior Anṣāri Companion (d. 74 AH) — among the foremost narrators of eschatological hadith including the long Hadith of Intercession; participated at the Tren

• ArticleIn reviewAdam آدَم

  … lam — created by Allah from clay, taught the names of all things, expelled from Paradise after eating from the forbidden tree, and the progenitor of humanity.

• ArticleIn reviewAli ibn Abi Talib عَلِيّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِب

  The fourth of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (r. 35–40 AH / 656–661 CE), cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺ, husband of Fatimah, father of Hasan and Husayn, and

• ArticleIn reviewAllah الله

  The Arabic proper name for the One God in Islam — uncreated, unique, eternal, the Lord of all worlds; the central object of worship and the foundation of Tawhid

• ArticleIn reviewAn-Nafs al-Mutma'inna (Tranquil Soul) النَّفْس الْمُطْمَئِنَّة

  The highest of the three Quranic states of the soul — the soul at rest with Allah, content with His decree, addressed in Surah Al-Fajr with the call to "return

• ArticleIn reviewAn-Nazi'at (Pulling Forth) النَّازِعَات

  Beings who extract — the opening oath of Surah An-Nazi'at (Quran 79:1) — interpreted by classical commentators as angels who take souls vigorously, particularly

• ArticleIn reviewAs-Sabiqat (Racing) السَّابِقَات

  The fourth oath of Surah An-Naziʿat (79:4) — angels who race forward in obedience to Allah's commands.

• ArticleIn reviewAt-Tammah al-Kubra (Greatest Calamity) الطَّامَّة الْكُبْرَى

  A name of the Day of Judgement in Surah An-Naziʿat 79:34 — "the Greatest Calamity that overwhelms" — emphasising its inescapable, all-encompassing severity.

• ArticleIn reviewBarzakh (Intermediate State) الْبَرْزَخ

  The intermediate state of the soul between physical death and the resurrection — a phase in the grave during which questioning, recompense in part, and waiting

• ArticleIn reviewDay of Judgement يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَة

  The end of the world and final accounting in Islamic eschatology, when all created beings will be raised, gathered before Allah, judged on their deeds, and assi

• ArticleIn reviewDeath الموت

  The end of earthly life and the beginning of the intermediate stage (barzakh) before resurrection.

• ArticleIn reviewHajar al-Aswad الحجر الأسود

  The Black Stone set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba, kissed or pointed to during Tawaf.

• ArticleIn reviewHajj الحج

  The annual pilgrimage to Mecca; the fifth pillar of Islam, obligatory at least once for every able Muslim.

• ArticleIn reviewIblis إبليس

  The original name of Shaytan before he disobeyed Allah's command to bow to Adam.

• ArticleIn reviewIman الْإِيمَان

  Faith in Islam — defined by the Prophet ﷺ in the Hadith of Jibril as belief in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and divine destiny; u

• ArticleIn reviewIntercession (Shafa'ah) الشَّفَاعَة

  Allah's permission for designated servants to intercede on behalf of others on the Day of Judgement — the supreme being the Greater Intercession by the Prophet

• ArticleIn reviewJahannam جَهَنَّم

  Hell in Islam — the abode of punishment for those who died in disbelief or unrepented major sin; described in the Quran with seven gates, levels of severity, an

• ArticleIn reviewKaaba الْكَعْبَة

  The cubic stone shrine at the centre of Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca; the qiblah toward which Muslims face in every prayer and the focal point of the Hajj pilgri

• ArticleIn reviewKalimah الكلمة

  The declaration of faith — "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger."

• ArticleIn reviewMina منى

  A valley near Mecca where pilgrims spend several nights and perform the symbolic stoning ritual.

• ArticleIn reviewMunkar and Nakir مُنْكَر وَنَكِير

  The two angels who question every soul in the grave about its Lord, religion, and prophet — establishing the Barzakh's preliminary judgement.

• ArticleIn reviewNames of Allah (al-Asma al-Husna) الْأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى

  Allah's "most beautiful names" — by which He has revealed Himself in the Quran and authentic hadith — totalling at least ninety-nine according to the canonical

• ArticleIn reviewPunishment (Adhab) الْعَذَاب

  Allah's punishment — both that which befell prior nations who rejected their messengers, and the punishment of the grave and the Hereafter; one of the most-disc

• ArticleIn reviewQuran الْقُرْآن

  The central religious scripture of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the verbatim, uncreated word of Allah revealed to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Arabic over twen

• ArticleIn reviewRamadan رمضان

  The ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of obligatory fasting.

• ArticleIn reviewRefuge (Maʿwa) الْمَأْوَى

  A Quranic term denoting the final destination or "refuge" — used both for Paradise (Jannat al-Maʾwa) and Hell (al-Maʾwa as the resort of those who transgressed).

• ArticleIn reviewReward (Jaza) الْجَزَاء

  … n's comprehensive term for recompense — encompassing the reward of believers in Paradise, the punishment of disbelievers in Hell, and the principle that every action re …

• ArticleIn reviewSahaba الصَّحَابَة

  The Companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — every Muslim who met him in faith and died in faith; the first generation of Islam, transmitters of the Quran and Sun

• ArticleIn reviewSawm الصوم

  Ritual fasting from dawn to sunset, especially during the month of Ramadan; the fourth pillar of Islam.

• ArticleIn reviewSeventy Thousand سَبْعُون أَلْفًا

  … eschatological hadith — most famously 70,000 of the Prophet's ﷺ nation entering Paradise without reckoning, and 70,000 angels conveying Hell on the Day of Judgement.

• ArticleIn reviewShahada الشهادة

  The Islamic profession of faith: "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger."

• ArticleIn reviewSurah al-Waqi'ah سُورَة الْوَاقِعَة

  … scribing the Day of Judgement, the three categories of mankind on that Day, and Paradise and Hell.

• ArticleIn reviewSurah at-Takwir سُورَة التَّكْوِير

  The 81st surah of the Quran — Meccan, 29 verses — opens with twelve cosmic disturbances at the end of the world and includes a vivid description of the Quran's

• ArticleIn reviewThe Bridge (Sirat) الصِّرَاط

  The bridge stretched over Hellfire on the Day of Judgement, which all souls must traverse — believers crossing at speeds proportional to their deeds, while disb

• ArticleIn reviewThe Hereafter (al-Akhirah) الْآخِرَة

  The next life in Islam — the entire phase that follows death, beginning with the grave (Barzakh), proceeding through the Day of Judgement, and ending in Jannah

• ArticleIn reviewThe Righteous (al-Muttaqin) الْمُتَّقِين

  The God-conscious — those who possess Taqwa, a vigilant awareness of Allah that places a barrier between the servant and disobedience; one of the Quran's prefer

• ArticleIn reviewThe Scale (al-Mizan) الْمِيزَان

  The scale of perfect justice on which deeds will be weighed on the Day of Judgement — established by Allah such that no soul is wronged by even an atom's weight

• ArticleIn reviewThe Soul (Nafs) النَّفْس

  The Quranic concept of the human self or soul — encompassing both the personal living being and its moral states; the Quran identifies three states of the nafs