Surah al-Mu’minūn
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.

[Surah al-Mu’minūn (23): verses 10–11]
“Those are the inheritors (10), who will inherit al-Firdaws; they will abide therein forever (11).”

Al-Firdaws is a name applied to Paradise as a whole. It is also applied to its finest and highest part, as though that part were more deserving of this name than the other gardens.

The original meaning of firdaws is “garden,” and its plural, farādīs, means “gardens.” Kaʿb said: “It is a garden containing grapevines.” Al-Layth said: “Al-Firdaws is a garden with grapevines. A vineyard is described as mufardas, meaning trellised.” Al-Dahhāk said: “It is a garden densely covered with trees.” This was also the view preferred by al-Mubarrid, who said: “Al-Firdaws, according to what I have heard in Arab speech, means dense growth of trees, predominantly grapevines. Its plural is farādīs.” He added: “This is why the Gate of al-Farādīs in Syria was so named.” He quoted these lines by Jarīr:

I said to the riders, as we pressed on our way:
“How far apart are the gates of al-Farādīs!”

Mujāhid said: “This means ‘garden’ in the language of the Romans.” Al-Zajjāj preferred this view, saying: “It is