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Note 7] In traditions, each level of the eight principal gates of Paradise is described as generally being divided into a hundred degrees guarded by angels (in some traditions Ridwan). The highest level is known as firdaws (sometimes called Eden) or Illiyin. Entrants will be greeted by angels with salutations of peace or As-Salamu Alaykum. [43]
Einar Thomassen writes that the seven levels of hell mentioned in hadith "came to be associated" with the seven names used in the Quran to refer to hell, with a category of inmates assigned to each level. Jahannam was reserved for Muslims who had committed grave sins. al-Laza (the blaze) al-Hutama (the consuming fire) al-Sa'ir; al-Saqar (the ...
The number seven appears frequently in Babylonian magical rituals. [13] The seven Jewish and the seven Islamic heavens may have had their origin in Babylonian astronomy. [1] In general, the heavens is not a place for humans in Mesopotamian religion. As Gilgamesh says to his friend Enkidu, in the Epic of Gilgamesh: "Who can go up to the heavens ...
In the course of the 1st millennium CE, Jewish scholars [which?] developed an elaborate system of seven heavens, named: [5] [6] [7]. Vilon (Hebrew: וִילוֹן, Tiberian: Wīlōn, Curtain) [8] or Araphel (Hebrew: עֲרָפֶל, Tiberian: ʿĂrāp̄el, Thick Cloud): [9] The first heaven, governed by Archangel Gabriel, is the closest of heavenly realms to the Earth; it is also considered the ...
The pleasure and delights of Jannah described in the Quran, are matched by the excruciating pain and horror of Jahannam, [72] [73] Both are commonly believed to have seven levels, in both cases, the higher the level, the more desirable [74]: 131 —in Jannah the higher the prestige and pleasure, in Jahannam the less the suffering. [75]
Traditionally Jannah and Jahannam are thought to have different levels. Eight gates and eight levels in Jannah, where the higher the level the better it is and the happier you are. Jahannam possess seven layers. Each layer more horrible than the one above.
For those wondering, Grant Sabatier, a voice in the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, offers a perspective with his seven-level framework of wealth.
Conversely, if one's sins outweigh their good deeds they are sent to hell. The more good deeds one has performed the higher the level of Jannah one is directed to. Mystic Ibn Arabi's (13th century) depiction of Seven Paradises (different from seven heavens). Diagram of Jannat Futuhat al-Makkiyya, ca. 1238 (photo: after Futuhat al-Makkiyya ...