سورة الرحمن

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Ayyashi, citing Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): He said: "Do not say that Paradise is one. Allah says: وَ مِنْ دُونِهِما جَنَّتانِ [And besides these two are two other gardens]. And do not say that Paradise has only one rank. Allah says: 'Ranks above ranks.' People surpass one another only through their deeds." I said: "The believers enter Paradise, and one is of higher rank than the other, and he wishes to see his companion." He said: "The one who is above him may descend, and the one who is below him cannot ascend, because he cannot reach that station. But when they love that and desire it, they meet together upon the couches."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Ala ibn Sayaba said: I said to Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): "People are amazed at us when we say that a group will come out of Hell and enter Paradise; they say: 'So they will be with the friends of Allah in Paradise.'" He said: "O Ala! Allah says: وَ مِنْ دُونِهِما جَنَّتانِ [And besides these two are two other gardens]. No, by Allah, they will not be with the friends of Allah." I said: "Are they disbelievers?" He said: "If they were disbelievers, they would not enter Paradise." I said: "Are they believers?" He said: "No, by Allah, if they were believers, they would not enter the Fire — but the matter is between the two."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Humran says: I said to Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): "They say: 'Do not be amazed at a group who claim that Allah brings a people out of the Fire and places them, together with His friends, among the people of Paradise.'" He said: "Have you not read this verse?! وَ مِنْ دُونِهِما جَنَّتانِ [And besides these two are two other gardens]. The levels of Paradise are one above the other, and the levels of Hell are one below the other, and only the friends of Allah are placed therein." And he said: "By Allah, between the two there is a station, but I am not able to speak of it. Their affair is narrower than a ring. Indeed, if the Qa'im (may Allah hasten his noble relief) rises, he will begin with these [and their punishment]."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Uthman ibn Muhammad ibn Humran said: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the saying of Allah the Mighty and Majestic: وَ مِنْ دُونِهِما جَنَّتانِ [And besides these two are two other gardens]. He said: "They are two green [gardens] in this world; the believers will eat from them until they are done with the Reckoning."

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): Two gardens whose buildings and all that is within them are of silver, and two gardens whose buildings and all that is within them are of gold.

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): O Miqdad! The lovers of Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) continue to increase in gifts and bounties, until even the most negligent of his Shia will wish, in his wish, for the like of the whole world from the day Allah created it to the day of its perishing. Their Lord will say to them: 'Indeed you have fallen short in your wishes and have contented yourselves with less than what is your due. So look at the gifts of your Lord.' Then, behold, there are domes and palaces in the highest of the highest (a'la illiyyin) made of red, green, yellow, and white ruby. Were they not subdued [for the gazer], eyes would be dazzled by them. Those palaces which are of red ruby are carpeted with red brocade of the finest kind, whose radiance shines forth; those of green ruby are carpeted with green sundus (fine silk); those of white ruby are carpeted with white silk; and those of yellow ruby have carpets of yellow plumes with green emerald and white silver, raised up with red gold, and their bases and pillars are of jewels. From their doors and courtyards a light shines outward such that the ray of the sun beside it is like a shining star in the light of day. And at the door of each of these palaces are two gardens; جَنَّتانِ مُدْهامَّتانِ فِیهِما عَیْنانِ نَضَّاخَتانِ فِیهِما مِنْ کُلِّ فاکِهَةٍ زَوْجان [Two gardens deep green in colour; in both are two gushing springs; in both are of every fruit two kinds].