Twenty-Three Great Objectives of Building the House of Allah — Page 139
140 “A description of the Garden promised to the righteous: therein are rivers of water which corrupts not; and rivers of milk of which the taste changes not; and rivers of wine, a delight to those who drink, and rivers of clarified honey. And in it will they have all kinds of fruit, and forgiveness from their Lord. ” 67 Allah says in this verse that the righteous who carry out this direction, which has been termed as, 'a guidance for the righteous' (in the beginning of surah Al-Baqarah), their firm faith and true beliefs are transformed into a garden, or trees. Their faith and beliefs are transformed into trees metaphorically in this world and in reality in the next one. Allah the Almighty says here that those who, by following Our direction, become righteous in true sense, are bestowed upon a heaven that has all types of trees in it. And (therein are rivers of water which corrupts not), that they are enabled to perform the good deeds and are bestowed upon such cheerfulness of heart that having tasted them once they do not bid farewell to those deeds at any cost. Allah says that the good deeds will be transformed into such canals, in this world and in the next as well, that their water will never contaminate, that is, once the righteous people become addicted to the good deeds, this addiction will never be beaten. When they start carrying out good deeds in true sense and with sincerity of heart, in accordance with