PLENTY IN
THE QUR'AN
PLENTY IN PARADISE
Goblets, Decanters and Cups from a Flowing Spring
A cup from a flowing spring passing round among them.
(Surat as-Saffat, 45)
And an overflowing cup. (Surat an-Naba', 34)
Carrying goblets and decanters and a cup from a flowing
spring - it does not give them any headache nor does it leave them stupefied.
(Surat al-Waqi'a, 18-19)
Any Fruit They Desire
And any fruit they specify. (Surat al-Waqi'a, 20)
They will call there for fruit of every kind, in complete
security. (Surat ad-Dukhan, 55)
And fruits in abundance. (Surat al-Waqi'a, 32)
Where they will recline, calling for plentiful fruit
and drink; (Surah Sād, 51)
We will supply them with any kind of fruit and meat that
they desire. (Surat at-Tur, 22)
Sweet fruits and high honour. (Surat as-Saffat, 42)
In them are fruits and date-palms and pomegranates. (Surat
ar-Rahman, 68)
Thornless Lote-Trees
Amid thornless lote-trees. (Surat al-Waqi'a, 28)
Banana Trees
And banana-trees (with fruits), one above another. (Surat al-Waqi'a,
29)
Fruits Hanging Close to Hand, Ready to be Picked
Its shading branches will droop down over them, its ripe
fruit hanging ready to be picked. (Surat al-Insan, 14)
They will be reclining on couches lined with rich brocade,
the fruits of the Gardens hanging close to hand. (Surat ar-Rahman, 54)
Its ripe fruit hanging close to hand. (Surat al-Haqqa,
23)
Bird Meat
And any bird-meat they desire. (Surat al-Waqi'a, 21)
Meat
We will supply them with any kind of fruit and
meat that they desire. (Surat at-Tur, 22)
Its Food is Everlasting
What is the Garden promised to those who guard against evil like? It
has rivers flowing under it and its foodstuffs and cool shade never fail.
That is the final fate of those who guard against evil. But the final
fate of the disbelievers is the Fire. (Surat ar-Ra'd, 35)
Dates and Pomegranates
In them are fruits and date-palms and pomegranates. (Surat
ar-Rahman, 68)
Fruits
They will have fruits there and whatever they request. (Surah Ya Sin,
57)
A Drink Delicious to Those who Drink
As white as driven snow, delicious to those who drink,
(Surat as-Saffat, 46)
They will pass round there a drinking cup to one another
with no foolish talk and no wrong action in it. (Surat at-Tur, 23)
A cup from a flowing spring passing round among them,
(Surat as-Saffat, 45)
Which has no headache in it and does not leave them stupefied.
(Surat as-Saffat, 47)
It does not give them any headache nor does it leave
them stupefied. - (Surat al-Waqi'a, 19)
The truly good will drink from a cup mixed with the coolness
of camphor, a spring from which Allah's servants will drink, making it
gush forth at will abundantly. (Surat al-Insan, 5-6)
Platters and Cups of Gold
Platters and cups of gold will passed around among them and they will
have there all that their hearts desire and their eyes find delight in.
You will remain in it timelessly, for ever. (Surat az-Zukhruf, 71)
Blessings Which Will Never Spoil and Whose Taste Will
Never Change
An image of the Garden which is promised to those who
guard against evil: in it there are rivers of water which will never spoil
and rivers of milk whose taste will never change and rivers of wine, delightful
to all who drink it, and rivers of honey of undiluted purity; in it they
will have fruit of every kind and forgiveness from their Lord. Is that
like those who will be in the Fire timelessly, for ever, with boiling
water to drink which lacerates their bowels? (Surah Muhammad, 15)
THE PROPHET Ibrahim'S (as) COURTEOUS TREATMENT OF HIS GUESTS
Our messengers brought the good news to Ibrahim. They
said, 'Peace!' and he too said, 'Peace!' and brought in a roasted calf
without delay. When he saw that their hands were not reaching for it,
he suspected them and felt afraid of them. They said, 'Have no fear! We
have been sent to the people of Lut.' (Surah Hud, 69-70)
Has the story reached you of the honoured guests of Ibrahim?
When they entered his dwelling and said, 'Peace!' he said, 'Peace, to
people we do not know.' So he slipped off to his household and brought
a fattened calf. He offered it to them and then exclaimed, 'Do you not
then eat?' (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 24-27)
THE MEAL THAT Allah SENT DOWN TO DISCIPLES
'Isa son of Maryam said, 'Allah, our Lord, send down a table to us out
of heaven to be a feast for us, for the first and last of us, and as a
Sign from You. Provide for us! You are the Best of Providers!' (Surat
al-Ma'ida, 114)
SERVANTS WHOM Allah RAISED TO HONOUR: ANGELS
They say, 'The All-Merciful has a son.' Glory be to Him! No, they are
honoured servants! (Surat al-Anbiya', 26)
SERVANTS WHOM Allah RAISED TO HONOUR: COMPANIONS OF PARADISE
Sweet fruits and high honour. (Surat as-Saffat, 42)
Allah IS GENEROUS
But the Face of your Lord will remain, Master of Majesty
and Generosity. (Surat ar-Rahman, 27)
Blessed be the name of your Lord, Master of Majesty and
Generosity. (Surat ar-Rahman, 78)
Allah'S GENEROSITY TOWARDS ALL PEOPLE
As for man, when his Lord tests himby honouring him and
favouring him, he says, 'My Lord has honoured me!' (Surat al-Fajr, 15)
'Eat and drink with relish for what you did before in
days gone by!' (Surat al-Haqqa, 24)
What about the one who argued with Ibrahim about his
Lord, on the basis that Allah had given him sovereignty? Ibrahim said,
'My Lord is He Who gives life and causes to die.' He said, 'I too give
life and cause to die.' Ibrahim said, 'Allah makes the sun come from the
East. Make it come from the West.' And the one who was a disbeliever was
dumbfounded. Allah does not guide wrongdoing people. (Surat al-Baqara,
258)
And when you said, 'Musa, we will not put up with just
one kind of food so ask your Lord to supply to us some of what the earth
produces - its grains, cucumbers, garlic, lentils and onions,' he said,
'Do you want to replace what is better with what is inferior? Go back
to Egypt, then you will have what you are asking for.' Abasement and destitution
were stamped upon them. They brought down anger from Allah upon themselves.
That was because they rejected Allah's Signs and killed the Prophets without
any right to do so. That was because they rebelled and went beyond the
limits. (Surat al-Baqara, 61)
Allah'S GENEROSITY TOWARDS MARYAM
Her Lord accepted her with approval and made her
grow in health and beauty. And Zakariyya became her guardian. Every time
Zakariyya visited her in the Upper Room, he found food with her. He said,
'Maryam, how did you come by this?' She said, 'It is from Allah. Allah
provides for whoever He wills without any reckoning.' (Surah Al 'Imran,
37)
BELIEVERS WHO GIVE to orphans
They give food, despite their love for it, to the poor and orphans and
captives. (Surat al-Insan, 8)
THOSE WHO DO NOT GIVE TO ORPHANS
No indeed! You do not honour orphans. (Surat al-Fajr, 17)
QUAILS AND MANNA
And We shaded you with clouds and sent down manna and
quails to you: 'Eat of the good things We have provided for you.' They
did not wrong Us; rather it was themselves they were wronging. (Surat
al-Baqara, 57)
We divided them up into twelve tribes - communities.
We revealed to Musa, when his people asked him for water: 'Strike the
rock with your staff.' Twelve fountains flowed out from it and all the
people knew their drinking place. And We shaded them with clouds and sent
down manna and quails to them: 'Eat of the good things We have provided
you with.' They did not wrong Us; rather it was themselves they wronged.
(Surat al-A'raf, 160)
Tribe of Israel! We rescued you from your enemy and made
an appointment with you on the right hand side of the Mount and sent down
manna and quails for you. (Surah Ta Ha, 80)
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