Day 4 | Ayat 3 | Jannah

I love this ayat for its reassurance and hope. In the previous ayat Allah speaks of the severe punishment and the just reward, but you don't know what the reward is until this ayat where it is made clear what you will receive by Allah's mercy for doing righteous deeds. And the reward is everlasting, not just forever, lasting in bliss forever, everlasting reward. I remember a time when I was much younger where the concept of heaven seemed stressful, how could something last forever...and be enjoyable. Our worldly bodies and minds can understand the concept of eternity, but we cannot fully understand or contemplating it. Our minds are limited so understanding an unlimited concept with our limited minds means we keep using worldly concepts and experiences to understand it. Have you ever enjoyed a spectacular meal? Is the last bite as good as the first? Probably not. When we think of Jannah getting boring or we wish it would come to an end, we are using human experiences to understand heaven. When we listen to Allah describe Jannah in the Quran and reflect on happiness that's everlasting, it's like having that first bite of an amazing meal be the best bite until the last one. I'm a bit of a foodie, so I like food analogies, but if food isn't your thing, replace it with the best feeling you've ever experienced, now multiple by a million and that's the bliss you'll feel for ever more. I have done a poor job explaining a deep and wonderful topic, so if it hasn't brought you closer to desiring good and good deeds, it is because of my shortcomings and I apologize.