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346 fragrance of happiness (56:90). They will ever be in rapture (76:12). Their faces will exhibit the freshness of bliss, and they will be given to drink of a pure beverage, sealed with musk (83:25 ⎯ 27). They will be in the midst of a vast kingdom of bliss; and they will say: “All worthiness of praise belongs to Allah, Who has fulfilled His promise to us, and has bestowed upon us this domain for an inheritance, making our abode in the Garden wherever we please” (39:75). The supreme triumph, however, will be the realisation of having won the pleasure of Allah (3:16; 57:21). “Their Lord gives them glad tidings of Mercy from Him and of His pleasure” (9:21). “Allah has promised to those who believe, men and women, Gardens beneath which streams flow, wherein they will abide, and delightful dwelling places in Gardens of Eternity, and the pleasure of Allah, which is the greatest of all. That is the supreme triumph” (9:72). “Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him” (9:100). One important question in connection with the conditions of the life after death is whether they will be permanent and everlasting or will come to an end. The Quran teaches that while the rewards and joys experienced in the life after death will come to an end; all mankind will ultimately find admission to the Grace and Mercy of God. We have been told that mankind has been created for the purpose of