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- When you think of Jannah, Al-Jannah?
- Allah.
- [Interviewer] What does Jannah mean to you?
- Allah. Pleasure.
- Destination. Forever.
- I guess just kind of getting anything you've ever wanted.
It's a place without worry, without fear, without anxiety.
Comfort, maybe comes to mind.
- I imagine everyone being with noor.
And, everything as being with light and noor.
- Eternal happiness. No stress,
no tiredness, no achy body.
Just pure happiness.
- It seems like a place where, um, people receive blessings,
but the difference is, you know,
when we get these things in the dunyā,
we still have worries.
- When I think of Jannah, every single delight,
every single thing we could ever want,
and yearn for is held in there.
- Being able to see Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la
Being able to meet the sahaba
Being able to meet the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
- Reuniting with my husband Allah Yerhamu
And um,
Seeing him in his, um, perfection.
To me, he was perfect in this life,
so I can't imagine how perfect he would be in Jannah.
- Meeting with my dad again. Sorry.
- [Interviewer] No, it's okay.
- I lost him when I was 13, and I think everyday,
since then, I think about reuniting with him.
- [Interviewer] How often do you think about Jannah?
- A lot, I would say. Alhamdulillah.
Usually when I'm reading the Quran, it comes to mind a lot.
- Probably, after every salah.
- Can you describe that to me?
- What I try to do is I try to do some dhikr
and I try to think to myself, like,
the dhikr that I do
may be raising my ranks in Jannah, if Allah accepts.
- So, we made it praising Allah.
- [Interviewer] Have you ever kind of rehearsed
that conversation with Allah in Jannah?
Get to Jannah, you're meeting Allah for the first time.
Why don't you just think about it.
Just walk through the gates.
Got suited in your Jannah clothes.
You saw the palace, you saw the rivers,
you saw the family, and now,
Allah wants to have a conversation with you.
And, this isn't questioning 'cause the questioning is over.
Think about that conversation with Allah.
What do you wanna say to Allah
the first time you meet him in Jannah?
- Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- Thank you. Thank you for allowing me to be here
'cause I know my deeds weren't,
wouldn't have been the one that would get me there.
- Praise be to you. Thank you. Alhamdulillah.
Yeah, this is, you know, this is, for me,
the only way to get through life is to have that connection.
Um, so, the fact that he's with me,
he was with me during this time, this test,
it means everything. And that, he wrote everything.
He wrote the perfect plan.
So, really gratitude, expressing gratitude.
- [Interviewee] I never really thought about that,
but I think it would just be like,
you know, making sujud and praising Allah.
- It would just be enough for like,
as a pleasure to just look at him.
- It would just be so much gratitude.
- Just to gaze at him would be enough. That would be enough.
- And like thankfulness.
- [Interviewer] Yeah.
- I don't even know what to say.
- Yeah.
- Looking at him would be enough.
- That's beautiful.
- [Interviewee] Yeah.
- You guys just wanna stare at Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la
- I would just like to thank him in the most profound way
that I can come up with at that time.
For the blessing of Islam.
Um, it's truly a beautiful deen
that has given us so much courage to be human.
To go out of our way to try to be better
for the sake of pleasing Allah.
- I think even in that moment,
I feel like I needed to apologize.
Like, I know I didn't do it.
Like I know, I didn't do enough.
I know, I didn't do all that I was supposed to do.
It's like yes, thank you, but also just like,
I'm so sorry, Allah.
- And after you meet Allah, it's Friday,
- [Interviewer] you're meeting
a bunch of new people in Jannah.
There's a gathering, look around,
it's prophets, and companions, and historical figures.
Who's the first person
you wanna kind of go up to and introduce yourself to?
- Rasool SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
- [Interviewer] SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
- What are you gonna say
to the prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam?
- I will thank him for bringing Islam to us and teach us,
and I will ask him shafaa'a for all the Muslims.
- Other than the prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam?,
is there one person,
you're like, I want to go meet that person
and talk to him for a day? - Musa.
- Musa?
- Musa.
- [Interviewer] And, you changed your name
to Musa when you became Muslim?
- No, I was, it was already Muslim.
- You were already Moses?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- [Interviewer] So, you were Moses, you became Musa.
- Yeah.
- [Interviewer] And now, you're meeting Musa?
- insha'Allah.
- 'Isa. 'Isa 'Alayhi Salaam. Um, I'm a revert.
Um, you know, grew up Christian.
So, always been connected and learning about this man.
So yeah. He must be a revered figure that, you know,
it would be interesting to have a conversation with him.
- The prophet Abraham.
I would ask him about building the Kaaba.
- [Interviewee] And, for some reason, I just,
I was always attracted to the idea of his sons
and building the Kaaba, and just and I don't know,
I'll just go into depth about that.
- Khadijah RadiAllahu Anha, see how she did it.
- What's your first conversation like with her?
- Probably ask her about, you know,
accepting how she was so strong, accepting the prophet
- SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
- and what made her continue 'cause you know,
she was one of the first converts so, I would just ask her
what drove you, you know?
- Aisha RadiAllahu Anha, um, who is this incredible woman.
Who Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam,
he, he loved so much.
That's, she must be incredible.
- You know, you've been separated from your kids
during the day of judgment, so it's been a while,
and, you just got the news,
Alhamdulillah they're there too.
- [Interviewer] So, your kids run up to you,
hugged their mom after this long journey.
How are you congratulating them?
What are you saying to your kids?
- Oh, that would be the best moment ever.
- You know, if Allah makes it so.
It would be just all play.
(Interviewer laughing)
- Running. They like to, you know,
do all the kinds of stuff to Daddy.
(Interviewee laughing)
- You did it, Mama. You did it.
You passed the only test that is important.
You did it.
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