Darajat (degrees of Paradise)
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Islamic theological concept
concept in Islamic belief about the afterlife
eschatological concept in Islam
Darajat (degrees of Paradise) refers to the various spiritual ranks or levels in Islamic belief that distinguish the rewards and closeness to God granted to the inhabitants of Jannah.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological concept
ⓘ
concept in Islamic belief about the afterlife ⓘ eschatological concept in Islam ⓘ |
| associatedWithQuranicTerm |
جنات
ⓘ
درجات ⓘ |
| basedOn |
faith (iman)
ⓘ
obedience to Allah and His Messenger ⓘ righteous deeds (a'mal salihah) ⓘ sincerity (ikhlas) ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Darakat (degrees of Hell) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
degrees of closeness to Allah in Paradise
ⓘ
levels of reward in Jannah ⓘ spiritual ranks in Paradise ⓘ |
| emphasizedBy |
Hadith commentators
ⓘ
Sufi scholars ⓘ classical Sunni theologians ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalRole |
explains variation in reward among believers
ⓘ
expresses divine justice and mercy ⓘ motivates striving for higher spiritual rank ⓘ |
| hasEschatologicalConsequence |
determines degree of bliss experienced in Jannah
ⓘ
determines degree of vision and nearness to Allah ⓘ |
| hasEthicalFunction |
discourages sin by highlighting loss of higher ranks
ⓘ
encourages increased worship and good deeds ⓘ |
| hasHighestRankAssociatedWith | Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighRankAssociatedWith |
martyrs (shuhada)
ⓘ
prophets ⓘ righteous (salihun) ⓘ truthful ones (siddiqun) ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | degrees of Paradise ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | درجات الجنة ⓘ |
| implies |
believers differ in nearness to Allah in the Hereafter
ⓘ
not all inhabitants of Jannah have the same status ⓘ |
| includes | levels such as al-Firdaws al-A'la (the highest Firdaws) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Islamic eschatology
ⓘ
doctrine of Jannah in Islam ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
concept of darakat (levels of Hell)
ⓘ
concept of maqamat (spiritual stations) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hadith literature
ⓘ
Qur'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Akhirah (Hereafter)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jannah NERFINISHED ⓘ reward in the afterlife ⓘ |
| understoodThrough |
Hadith exegesis (sharh al-hadith)
ⓘ
Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Shi'a theology
ⓘ
Sufi discourse on the Hereafter ⓘ Sunni theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jannah