Firdaws

Firdaws is an Arabic term meaning paradise or the Garden of Eden. In Islamic cosmology, it refers to the highest level of paradise, often described as the Garden of Eternal Bliss.

The word firdaws comes from Arabic roots and has been adopted into Persian, Urdu, Turkish, and other Muslim languages. In Islamic tradition, al-Firdaws is considered the top tier of Jannah, one of the seven levels of heaven, and is associated with abundant blessings, closeness to God, and access for prophets, martyrs, and virtuous believers in various hadith and exegeses.

In textual usage, the Qur’an describes paradise with lush imagery of rivers, fruit, and blessings, but the specific designation al-Firdaws appears more prominently in hadith literature and later tafsir. Some traditions state that supplications should include a request for al-Firdaws, while others describe it as being situated at the highest part of paradise and nearest to the Throne of God. As with many religious terms, details about its exact nature and location vary across scholarly schools and cultural contexts.

Culturally, firdaws is also used as a given name and in place names across the Muslim world, often rendered as Firdaus or Ferdous. Its usage as a personal name reflects its positive connotations of divine beauty, perfection, and ultimate reward, rather than any single doctrinal interpretation.