Introduction ;
Allah ~ has placed in every human being the nationally desire and inclination for gold, silver, money,
transportation (cars), land, and other items of this world.
The test for a person is how he responds to his desire for
these items. If he uses these items to prepare for the
hereafter, he will be successful. On the other hand, if he
devotes himself to fulfilling his desire for these items
and forgets about his purpose in this world, he will be
amongst the losers in the hereafter.
Similarly, Allah ~ has placed in every person the
natural desire for the opposite sex, and out of all the
desires found in a person, the greatest test for a Muslim
is how he fulfills this desire. He can either fail this test
by spending all his energy to unlawfully satisfy this
desire, or pass this test by remaining chaste and fulfilling
this desire lawfully through marriage.
Rasulullah ~ said
regarding the severity of this test, "I have not left a more
harmful and severe temptation for men than women.
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This test is even greater for us today because of the
generally evil environment in which we are living in. It
has become very easy to commit evil and it has become
somewhat difficult to do good deeds because of this environment.
As Rasulullah ~ predicted, holding on to
the commands of Allah ~ and staying away from evil
during this time has become like holding on to a burning
coal.
In order to motivate us to pass this test, it is very
important for us; to know what is the reward for
controlling one's desires and staying away from evil. It
becomes very easy for a person to undergo difficulty and
hardship to carry out an action when he knows what
reward he will receive for doing this action.
For
example, a person will happily go to work every day and
tire himself because he knows that he will receive his
paycheck at the end of the month. In the same way,
Allah ~ and his Rasul have given us a detailed
description of the reward for controlling one's desires in
this world, i.e. Jannat (paradise).
Jannat is a place where a person will have all that he
desires, and he will live a perfect (lad ever-lasting life.
Each pleasure of Jannat will be far more superior than
the comparable pleasure found in this world, and a
person will be able to completely fulfill his desire for
that pleasure.
For example, a person in this world is
always drinking liquids to quench his thirst. No matter
how many delicious and tasty beverages he consumes, he
will always become thirsty again in a few hours. But, in
the hereafter, a person will be able to drink as much as
he desires and quench his thirst permanently.
Similarly, the women of Jannat will be far more superior
than the women of this world. Once a person comes to
know of this, it will become very easy for him to stay
away from evil and work towards the hereafter. This
book contains a detailed description of these women.
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10 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT 11 THE MAIDENS OF JANNAT.
Based on the verses of the Quran, tafsir (explanation of
the Quran), Ahadith, and stories of the pious.
The purpose of this book is to motivate us to work
towards the hereafter and to control our desires in this
world through marriage. We should not read this book
as a fairy tale or a fantasy; rather we should understand
that the contents of this book are a reality for which we
should all work towards. It is our fundamental belief that
Jannat and Jahannam (hellfire) are already in existence
and a person will fulfill all his desires in Jannat both
physically and spiritually.
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