Dar el-Jannah

Dar el-Jannah
   The Islamic paradise, divided into eight stages: Jannatu el-Khuld, the Garden of Eternity; Daru el-Salam, the Dwelling of Peace; Daru el-Qarar, the Dwelling which Abideth; Jannatu el-’Adn, the Gardens of Eden; Jannatu el-Ma’wa, the Gardens of Refuge; Jannatu el-Na’im, the Gardens of Delight; Illiyun; Jannatu el-Firdaus, the Gardens of Paradise.

Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . . 2014.

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  • Daru el-Qarar —    Third stage of Islamic paradise, Dar el Jannah, the Dwelling which Abideth, symbolized by green chrysolite …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Daru el-Salam —    The Dwelling of Peace, or second stage of Dar el Jannah, the Islamic paradise, symbolized by white pearls …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Houri — (Hur)    The damsels with ‘retiring glances whom nor man nor jinn hath touched’, who await the faithful in the Islamic paradise Dar el Jannah …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Illiyun —    The seventh heaven of the Islamic paradise Dar el Jannah, where was kept the register of the good deeds of all Moslems …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Jannatu el-’Adn —    The fourth stage in the Islamic paradise Dar el Jannah, the Gardens of Perpetual Abode, symbolized by large pearls …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Jannatu el-Firdaus —    The eighth stage in the Islamic paradise, Dar el Jannah, the Gardens of Paradise, symbolized by red gold …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Jannatu el-Khuld —    The Garden of Eternity, the first stage of Dar el Jannah, the Islamic paradise, symbolized by green or yellow coral …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Jannatu el-Ma’wa —    The fifth stage in the Islamic paradise, Dar el Jannah, the Gardens of Refuge …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Jannatu el-Na’im —    Sixth stage in the Islamic paradise, Dar el Jannah, the Gardens of Delight, symbolized by white silver …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

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