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Just as Ghulam Ahmad Parwez fabricated a false belief about Jahannam contrary to the Qur’an and Sunnah, he also imposed his self-made interpretation of Jannah upon his followers. He claimed:
“Like Hell, the Jannah of the Hereafter is not the name of a place, but of a condition.”
(Jahan-e-Farda, p. 270)
Contrary to Parwez’s claim, the Qur’an explicitly uses the word maqām (place) for Jannah:
﴿اِنَّ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ فِىْ مَقَامٍ اَمِيْنِ فِىْ جَنَّاتٍ وَّعُيُوْنٍ﴾ (Ad-Dukhan: 51–52)
“Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place — in gardens and springs.”
This verse clearly establishes Jannah as an actual place, refuting Parwez’s theory.
The Qur’an even mentions the gates of Jannah, proving it is a tangible, eternal realm:
﴿وَسِيْقَ الَّذِيْنَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّہمْ اِلَى الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا… وَفُتِحَتْ اَبْوَابُہا﴾ (Az-Zumar: 73)
“Those who feared their Lord will be led to Paradise in groups… when they arrive, its gates will be opened…”
Doors exist for real, self-subsisting entities, not for intangible “conditions” as Parwez described.
Parwez wrote:
“The comforts and beauties of Jannah, its abundance and prosperity, are attained in this worldly life. As for the Jannah after death, its description is allegorical.”
(Nizam-e-Rububiyyat, p. 82)
This is in direct contradiction to the Qur’an, which states Jannah will be attained after death on the Day of Qiyamah, with no death or expulsion thereafter.
Allah ﷻ says:
﴿لاَيَذُوْقُوْنَ فِیہا الْمَوْتَ اِلاَّ الْمَوْتَةَ الْاُوْلىٰ﴾ (Ad-Dukhan: 56)
“They will not taste death therein except the first death, and Allah will protect them from the punishment of Hell.”
This confirms that Jannah is for the Hereafter, not for worldly life.
By calling Qur’anic descriptions of Jannah “tamthīl” (allegory), Parwez essentially reduced them to “drama,” implying — may Allah protect us — that Allah is a dramatist. This is blatant disrespect to divine revelation.
Anyone who dismisses Allah’s statements as mere allegory and reshapes divine commands to match personal desires is not faithful to Islam’s message. Parwez’s reinterpretation of Jannah is a clear act of distortion and undeniable misguidance.
Parwez’s False View on the Reality of Jannah
Just as Ghulam Ahmad Parwez fabricated a false belief about Jahannam contrary to the Qur’an and Sunnah, he also imposed his self-made interpretation of Jannah upon his followers. He claimed:
“Like Hell, the Jannah of the Hereafter is not the name of a place, but of a condition.”
(Jahan-e-Farda, p. 270)
The Qur’an Clearly States Jannah is a Place
Contrary to Parwez’s claim, the Qur’an explicitly uses the word maqām (place) for Jannah:
﴿اِنَّ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ فِىْ مَقَامٍ اَمِيْنِ فِىْ جَنَّاتٍ وَّعُيُوْنٍ﴾ (Ad-Dukhan: 51–52)
“Indeed, the righteous will be in a secure place — in gardens and springs.”
This verse clearly establishes Jannah as an actual place, refuting Parwez’s theory.
The Gates of Jannah – Proof of Its Real Existence
The Qur’an even mentions the gates of Jannah, proving it is a tangible, eternal realm:
﴿وَسِيْقَ الَّذِيْنَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّہمْ اِلَى الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا… وَفُتِحَتْ اَبْوَابُہا﴾ (Az-Zumar: 73)
“Those who feared their Lord will be led to Paradise in groups… when they arrive, its gates will be opened…”
Doors exist for real, self-subsisting entities, not for intangible “conditions” as Parwez described.
Parwez’s Worldly Jannah – A False Concept Against the Qur’an
Parwez wrote:
“The comforts and beauties of Jannah, its abundance and prosperity, are attained in this worldly life. As for the Jannah after death, its description is allegorical.”
(Nizam-e-Rububiyyat, p. 82)
This is in direct contradiction to the Qur’an, which states Jannah will be attained after death on the Day of Qiyamah, with no death or expulsion thereafter.
Eternal Life in Jannah – Qur’anic Statement
Allah ﷻ says:
﴿لاَيَذُوْقُوْنَ فِیہا الْمَوْتَ اِلاَّ الْمَوْتَةَ الْاُوْلىٰ﴾ (Ad-Dukhan: 56)
“They will not taste death therein except the first death, and Allah will protect them from the punishment of Hell.”
This confirms that Jannah is for the Hereafter, not for worldly life.
Parwez’s Blasphemous Reduction of Qur’anic Truth to “Allegory”
By calling Qur’anic descriptions of Jannah “tamthīl” (allegory), Parwez essentially reduced them to “drama,” implying — may Allah protect us — that Allah is a dramatist. This is blatant disrespect to divine revelation.
Conclusion – A Clear Deviation from Islam
Anyone who dismisses Allah’s statements as mere allegory and reshapes divine commands to match personal desires is not faithful to Islam’s message. Parwez’s reinterpretation of Jannah is a clear act of distortion and undeniable misguidance.
