Quran Verses About Paradise
The Quran's shorthand for Paradise is 'gardens beneath which rivers flow' (2:25) — a garden 'as wide as the heavens and earth' (3:133) with rivers of water, milk, honey, and wine that does not intoxicate (47:15). Yet its peak is not scenery: 'approval from Allah is greater' (9:72), and what truly waits is hidden — 'no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes' (32:17). These twelve ayahs tour Jannah.
Updated July 16, 2026
- Surah Ali 'Imran 3:133
۞وَسَارِعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَغۡفِرَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرۡضُهَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ أُعِدَّتۡ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ
And vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil)
The scale of the prize — a garden as wide as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the righteous.
- Surah Al-Baqarah 2:25
وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۖ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُواْ مِنۡهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٖ رِّزۡقٗا قَالُواْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي رُزِقۡنَا مِن قَبۡلُۖ وَأُتُواْ بِهِۦ مُتَشَٰبِهٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ فِيهَآ أَزۡوَٰجٞ مُّطَهَّرَةٞۖ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
And give glad tidings (O Muhammad) unto those who believe and do good works; that theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow; as often as they are regaled with food of the fruit thereof, they say: this is what was given us aforetime; and it is given to them in resemblance. There for them are pure companions; there for ever they abide
The Quran's recurring image — gardens beneath which rivers flow, familiar fruits, purified companions, and eternity.
- Surah At-Tawbah 9:72
وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِ جَنَّـٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَمَسَٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةٗ فِي جَنَّـٰتِ عَدۡنٖۚ وَرِضۡوَٰنٞ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ أَكۡبَرُۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ
Allah promiseth to the believers, men and women, Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide - blessed dwellings in Gardens of Eden. And - greater (far)! - acceptance from Allah. That is the supreme triumph
Beyond the gardens and dwellings, the summit of Paradise — 'approval from Allah is greater.'
- Surah Ar-Ra'd 13:35
۞مَّثَلُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِي وُعِدَ ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَۖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۖ أُكُلُهَا دَآئِمٞ وَظِلُّهَاۚ تِلۡكَ عُقۡبَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَواْۚ وَّعُقۡبَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ٱلنَّارُ
A similitude of the Garden which is promised unto those who keep their duty (to Allah): Underneath it rivers flow; its food is everlasting, and its shade; this is the reward of those who keep their duty, while the reward of disbelievers is the Fire
The garden's economy — fruit that is lasting, and shade that is lasting, promised to the righteous.
- Surah Ar-Rahman 55:46
وَلِمَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ
But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens
For whoever feared standing before his Lord — not one garden, but two.
- Surah Al-Waqi'ah 56:25
لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمًا
There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination
What is absent from Paradise — no ill speech and no sin will be heard there.
- Surah Al-Waqi'ah 56:26
إِلَّا قِيلٗا سَلَٰمٗا سَلَٰمٗا
(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace
The soundtrack of Jannah — only a saying: 'Peace, peace.'
- Surah Al-Insan 76:12
وَجَزَىٰهُم بِمَا صَبَرُواْ جَنَّةٗ وَحَرِيرٗا
And hath awarded them for all that they endured, a Garden and silk attire
The reward is matched to the road — a garden and silk 'for what they patiently endured.'
- Surah Muhammad 47:15
مَّثَلُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِي وُعِدَ ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَۖ فِيهَآ أَنۡهَٰرٞ مِّن مَّآءٍ غَيۡرِ ءَاسِنٖ وَأَنۡهَٰرٞ مِّن لَّبَنٖ لَّمۡ يَتَغَيَّرۡ طَعۡمُهُۥ وَأَنۡهَٰرٞ مِّنۡ خَمۡرٖ لَّذَّةٖ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ وَأَنۡهَٰرٞ مِّنۡ عَسَلٖ مُّصَفّٗىۖ وَلَهُمۡ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ وَمَغۡفِرَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡۖ كَمَنۡ هُوَ خَٰلِدٞ فِي ٱلنَّارِ وَسُقُواْ مَآءً حَمِيمٗا فَقَطَّعَ أَمۡعَآءَهُمۡ
A similitude of the Garden which those who keep their duty (to Allah) are promised: Therein are rivers of water unpolluted, and rivers of milk whereof the flavour changeth not, and rivers of wine delicious to the drinkers, and rivers of clear-run honey; therein for them is every kind of fruit, with pardon from their Lord. (Are those who enjoy all this) like those who are immortal in the Fire and are given boiling water to drink so that it teareth their bowels
The four rivers — unaltered water, milk that never sours, delicious wine, and purified honey.
- Surah As-Sajdah 32:17
فَلَا تَعۡلَمُ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أُخۡفِيَ لَهُم مِّن قُرَّةِ أَعۡيُنٖ جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
No soul knoweth what is kept hid for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do
The secret kept from every soul — comforts hidden away as reward, beyond anything eyes have seen.
- Surah Al-Kahf 18:107
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ كَانَتۡ لَهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتُ ٱلۡفِرۡدَوۡسِ نُزُلًا
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs are the Gardens of Paradise for welcome
The Gardens of Paradise as a lodging — the hospitality prepared for those who believed and did right.
- Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:71
يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِصِحَافٖ مِّن ذَهَبٖ وَأَكۡوَابٖۖ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشۡتَهِيهِ ٱلۡأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلۡأَعۡيُنُۖ وَأَنتُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. And ye are immortal therein
The complete promise — whatever souls desire and eyes delight in, and you will abide therein eternally.
Arabic text: Tanzil Uthmani (public domain). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall, “The Meaning of the Glorious Koran” (1930) — public domain.
Frequently asked questions
What is Paradise like according to the Quran?
Gardens beneath which rivers flow (2:25), lasting fruit and shade (13:35), rivers of water, milk, honey, and non-intoxicating wine (47:15), no ill speech — only 'peace, peace' (56:25-26) — and above all of it, the approval of Allah, which is greater (9:72).
Who enters Paradise?
The Quran's consistent formula is 'those who believe and do righteous deeds' (2:25, 18:107) — with special mention of the patient (76:12), the righteous (3:133), and those who feared standing before their Lord (55:46).
What is the greatest reward in Paradise?
Not the gardens themselves. Ayah 9:72 lists the gardens and pleasant dwellings, then says: 'but approval from Allah is greater. It is that which is the great attainment.'
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