Paradise 7 of 15

The trees and fruits of Paradise

The trees of Paradise are abundant and good and of many kinds. Allah has told us that there are grapevines, date palms and pomegranate trees in paradise as well as lotus trees and acacia trees:

“Verily for the muttaqun there will be a success [Paradise] gardens and grape yards.” [78:31-32]

“In them [both will be fruits, date palms and pomegranates” [55:68]

“And those on the Right Hand - who will be those on the right hand? [They will be] among thorn-less lote-trees among, Talh trees (acacia tree) with fruits piled one above another in shade long extended by water flowing constantly and fruit in plenty” [56:27-32]

Despite that the trees of paradise may share the same name as trees in this world – they do not resemble one another at all

The lotus tree is a thorny plant but in Paradise it will be thorn-less

At-Talh [acacia tree] is a tree of Hijaz, a kind of idah [a fair sized thorny shrub] but in Paradise its fruits will be ready to eat, with no effort required

 “In them [both] will be every kind of fruit in pairs” [55:52]

Because of its abundance people will be able to leave what they want and take what they want..

“And therein they will call for fruits in abundance and drinks” [38:51]

“With fruits, any that they may select” [56:20]

“Verily the muttqun shall be amidst shades and springs and fruits – such as they desire” [77:41-42]

In short, Paradise contains all kinds of fruits and other joys that one’s heart could desire:

“Trays of gold and cups will be passed around them, [there will be] therein all that one’s soul could desire, all that the eyes could delight in and you will abide therein forever.” [43:71]

The trees of Paradise bear fruit constantly unlike the trees of this world, which bear fruit only at certain times or seasons

The trees of Paradise always bear fruit and offer shade:

“The description of the Paradise which the Muttaqun have been promised! – Underneath it rivers flow, its provision is eternal and so is its shade” [13:55]

“And fruit in plenty whose season is not limited and their supply will not be cut off.” [56:32-33]

The supply is continuous and the people of Paradise are never denied. One of the delights that the people of Paradise will enjoy is finding that its fruits are similar in appearance but different in taste.”

Every time they will be provided with a fruit therefrom they will say

“This is what we were provided with before”, and they will be given thins in resemblance [i.e. in the same form but different taste]” [2:25]

The trees of Paradise are of rich and lush foliage – “With spreading branches” [55:48]

And they are intensely green – Dark and Green [in color]” [55:64]

The intensity of the color is because of the density of the trees in Paradise. The fruits of the trees will be low-hanging in easy reach of the people of Paradise:

“Reclining upon the couches lined with silk brocade and the fruits of the two Gardens will be near at hand” [55:4]

In addition to great fruit these trees will also bear much shade!

“…and We shall admit them to shades wide and ever deepening.” [4:57]

“In shade long extended [56:30]

Another tree the Prophet told us of from Paradise is one whose shadow takes 100 years to cross

This is a huge tree, whose true size in known only to its Creator.

The Prophet conveyed an impression of its size when he said that:

“In Paradise there is a tree which the rider of a swift horse would need one hundred years to pass beneath” [Bukhari]

“In Paradise there is a tree under whose shade a traveller could travel for one hundred years and not reach the edge of it” [Muslim]

Another tree is Sidrat Al-Muntaha

“Then I was taken up until I reached Sidrat al-Muntaha and I saw its Nabq [fruits] which looked like the clay jugs of Hajar, its leaves were like the ears of elephants and one of these leaves could cover the whole of this ummah. It was veiled in colors indescribable. Then I entered Paradise, and its lights were pearls and its soil was musk.” [Sahih al-Jami]

Another tree is the Tuba tree:

This is a huge tree which produces the fabric for the clothing of the people of Paradise. The Prophet said: Tuba is a tree in Paradise as big as a hundred years journey; the clothes of the people of Paradise comes from its calyces [the outer parts of its flowers]

A man came to the Prophet (saws) and asked “O Messenger of Allah, tell us about the clothes of the people of Paradise; are they created or are they woven?” Some of the people laughed. The Messenger of Allah (saws) said, “Why are you laughing? Because someone who does not know has asked someone who does know?” Then he turned and asked, “Where is the one who asked the question?” The man said, “Here I am, O Messenger of Allah.” He said, “No they are produced by the fruits of Paradise “three times” [Silsilat al-Hadith]

The trunks of the trees of Paradise are made of Gold

One of the wondrous things that the Messenger of Allah (saws) told us is that the trunks of the trees are gold.

“There is no tree in Paradise that does not have a trunk made of gold.” [Tirmidhi]

The Prophet even tells us how we can increase the number of trees we have in Paradise

 “I met Ibrahim.. and he said “O Muhammad, tell your ummah that Paradise is a land whose soil is good and its water is sweet. It is an empty plain which will be planted with SubhanAllah, Alhamdulilah and Allahu Akbar” [Sahih al-Jami]