Guide of souls to the land of joys

Author's name: Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya

In his book, Ibn al-Qayyim describes Paradise in a way that is enjoyable for the reader and captivating for the observer. He describes its inhabitants, their food and drink, their beautiful maidens (houris), and their attributes. He also mentions the several gates of Paradise, the size of its gates, its levels, and the first of this nation to enter it, along with their attributes. He mentions the categories of people of Paradise that are guaranteed to them and not others, along with a description of the soil of Paradise, its light, its palaces, its trees, the drink and food of its inhabitants, their clothing, their tents, their couches, their servants, and their pages. He also mentions the women of Paradise, their categories, and their outward and inward beauty. The greatest chapter of the book is the description of the people of Paradise seeing their Lord openly, basing everything he mentions on the Holy Quran and the Prophetic traditions. The book is divided into seventy chapters.