Have you ever planned a vacation? you make a list of all the places you’ll visit. all the different accommodations. tour sites. activities. food. shopping. maybe you’ll need to visit one or two people. sometimes you debate if the hotel is a better option, since you got a decent deal or to get an airbnb, because cooking is important — and you’d prefer to feel more at home, away from home.
That’s the way we talk about Jannah. I have a tea party. a campfire. a lunch date. There’s a private formulae 1 race, all eyes on me. There’s more.
I remember once visiting a dear big sister of mine, her house is a dream اللهم. It was the vastness for me. I could… breathe. It felt so big I could lose all of my worries in it. Complete with its glass walls, even the drainage system was a sight to behold — when it rained, through the glass doors and walls, I imagined it’d mimic a waterfall. And I thought about Jannah in that moment, and made a dua.
Someone argued that most of it was limiting belief, 😂 that I don’t see myself worthy of such grandeur in this world and I console myself with a dua for Jannah. I counter-argue: I’m big on delayed gratification.
Jannah.
Appealing as all these are, and O how my heart longs for Jannah, the most appealing of rewards in Jannah for me is in this phrase..
“No fear shall be upon them, nor shall they grieve.”
Imagine it. A place where your heart can be forever light. No pain. No fear. No anxiety. No worry. No what if’s. No second guessing. No pain. No grief. Imagine it.
Does your heart not yearn for such peace?
As we journal today @thereconnectionjournal, about the things that matter most to us, Peace and Jannah are the first on my list.
What do you most look forward to in Jannah?
October 24, 2021
