02-05-2007, 01:51 AM
Bismillah:
Assalamo Alikum.
Quote:Christians don't believe that Adam & Eve were created in Heaven. They are the crown of God's earthly creation. They were tempted by Satan in the Garden of Eden which historians believe was located in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). Before the fall, they were bestowed with 4 gifts that were later lost & haven't been possessed by another human being since (besides the Blessed Virgin Mary).
72 spouses for every man & woman??? I honestly hope this doesn't sound condescending, I'm just quoting someone... for Christians, "sensual pleasure in Heaven is equivalent to chewing gum on earth. It's a lower good. When you attain the Beatific Vision of God, sex becomes trivial."
According to Islam we believe that Adam peace be upon him was first created on Earth, and then raised to Heaven where Allah Almighty then Created Eve from his rib and they both lived there as husband and wife. After Iblis was cursed from Allah Almighty, he deceived Eve to tempt Adam to eat the forbidden fruit which caused for Mankind that came from Adam and Eve to be created on Earth and not in Heaven.
Full story IN DETAIL is to be found in the Qur’an.
However, we also do not consider heaven to be for sensual enjoyment; <b>this is only a very small portion of the reward that awaits the believers</b>, but the biggest reward ever that we are going to attain INSH A ALLAH, is <b>seeing Allah Himself</b>.
<b>“Faces upon that Day will be blooming, Looking towards their Lord”</b> (Qur’an 75:22-3).
The pleasure of looking at Allah exceeds all pleasures FHC.
Prophet Muhammad pbuh says, "Allah will say to the people of Paradise, "O the people of Paradise!" They will say, 'Labbaik, O our Lord, and Sa'daik, and all the good is in Your Hands!' Allah will say, "Are you satisfied?' They will say, 'Why shouldn't we be satisfied, O our Lord as You have given us what You have not given to any of Your created beings?' He will say, 'Shall I not give you something better than that?' They will say, 'O our Lord! What else could be better than that?' He will say, 'I bestow My Pleasure on you and will never be angry with you after that.' "(Al-Bukhari)
What I mean to say shortly is that Allah gave his creature Yusuf (Joseph pbuh) half the Beauty of the world, can you imagine the beauty of the creator of that creature. We Muslims yearn for the day we meet Prophet Muhammad pbuh but we also yearn more for meeting Allah and see His beautiful face and this is the best we can get FHC.
Hope you get my point insh a Allah.
Quote:Do Muslim couples in Paradise give birth to children too?
No idea… Sister Muslimah may help on this insh a Allah.
Salam
Wael