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Region: Global / Diaspora

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Subject of: Al-Dar al-Akhira (The Hereafter) lesson series
Mentioned in: Qur'an 17:60· Qur'an 37:62· Qur'an 37:63· Qur'an 37:64· Qur'an 37:65· Qur'an 37:66· Qur'an 44:43· Qur'an 44:44· Qur'an 44:45· Qur'an 44:46· Qur'an 56:52· Qur'an 88:6

People and things also explored

The Gates of Paradise· The questioning and punishment of the grave· Al-barzakh· The Basin (al-Hawd) of the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection· The Reckoning· al-Jassasa· Invoking blessings on the Prophet (al-salat 'ala al-nabi)· Bequest (wasiyya)

Sources

Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1

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islam.museum contributors. “The zaqqum tree”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/zaqqum/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.

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The Gates of Paradise

Paradise has eight gates, as the Sahih reports, each with its people of deed: a gate of prayer for the people of prayer, a gate of jihad, a gate of al-Rayyan reserved for the fasting, and a gate of charity. The Prophet said: «Whoever spends a pair in the way of God is called at the gates of Paradise: O servant of God, this is good — whoever was of the people of prayer is called from the gate of prayer».