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Al-Firdaws

الفردوس

The highest and middlemost part of Paradise, named in the Qur'an where He says «the believers … who inherit al-Firdaws; they will abide therein» and «for those who believe and do righteousness, the gardens of al-Firdaws are a lodging». In the Sahih: «When you ask God, ask Him for al-Firdaws, for it is the middlemost and highest part of Paradise; above it is the Throne of the Merciful, and from it the rivers of Paradise spring».

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Afterlife and eschatology

Overview

Al-Firdaws is the highest station of Paradise, named in two suras: «for those who believe and do righteousness, the gardens of al-Firdaws are a lodging» in al-Kahf, and «who inherit al-Firdaws; they will abide therein» in al-Mu'minun 1. Ibn Kathir glosses al-Firdaws as the middlemost and noblest of Paradise 2.

In the Sunnah

In Sahih al-Bukhari, from Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him), the Prophet ﷺ said: «When you ask God, ask Him for al-Firdaws, for it is the middlemost and highest part of Paradise; above it is the Throne of the Merciful, and from it the rivers of Paradise spring» 3. It is therefore the station a suppliant is taught to request by name.

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Subject of
Al-Dar al-Akhira (The Hereafter) lesson series
Mentioned in
Qur'an 18:107· Qur'an 23:11

People and things also explored

The Gates of Paradise· Al-barzakh· The Basin (al-Hawd) of the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection· The Reckoning· The Dajjal· The Degrees of Paradise· Hur al-ayn in Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy's lecture· Jahannam (the Fire)

Sources

  1. Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
  2. Tafsir Ibn Kathir
  3. Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Firdaws”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/firdaws/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.

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