Dr. Rashad Khalifa
It is a physical impossibility for those who refuse to believe God's revelations to enter Paradise.1, 2
Those who die before the age of 40 go to Heaven, as the Messenger of the Covenant is to proclaim.1
Allegorically, pure spouses readily join their spouses in the High Heaven, while dwellers of the Lower Heaven must go fetch their spouses.1
Even the Lower Heaven is an incredibly fantastic prize, and anyone who escapes Hell and is admitted into Heaven has attained a great triumph.1, 2
Sura 55 teaches that there are two High Heavens and two Lower Heavens, one of each for humans and one of each for jinns.1
The descriptions of Heaven and Hell throughout the Quran are allegorical, and the Quran says so with the word Mathal, allegory, in verses such as 2:24-26, 13:35, and 47:15.1
The High Heaven is reserved for those who believed, led a righteous life, and developed their souls sufficiently.1
There are profound differences between the High Heaven and the Lower Heaven; allegorically, water flows freely in the High Heaven while in the Lower Heaven it must be pumped out.1
What Heaven and Hell are really like is far beyond human comprehension, which is why allegory is needed to describe them.1
Adam's body stayed on earth while his soul was admitted into Heaven in the outermost universe, where the forbidden tree represented God's commandments and Satan was his companion.1
Everyone in Paradise will intercede for loved ones, but such intercession works only if the person already deserves Paradise, so intercession, though it takes place in this manner, is utterly useless.1, 2
God never ordered Abraham to kill his son, and anyone who believes the Most Merciful gave such an order holds a blasphemous thought and cannot make it to Heaven.1, 2
People who nourished their souls enough to avoid Hell but not enough for the Lower Heaven stay in the Purgatory, implore God, and He mercifully merges the Purgatory into the Lower Heaven.1, 2
Those who developed their souls to a lesser degree, and those who die before age forty, go to the Lower Heaven, as close to God as their growth permits.1
Those who nourished their souls by worshiping God alone, believing in the Hereafter, and living righteously are strong enough to stay close to God and occupy the High Heaven.1
Our lives and everything around us are pre-recorded, and God fully knows each person's decisions and who will go to Heaven or Hell, even before birth.1, 2
The righteous do not really die; when their earthly lives reach the predetermined end, the angel of death invites them to leave their bodies and move on to Heaven.1, 2, 3
Those killed in the cause of God are not dead but alive at their Lord, being provided for, though people do not perceive it.1, 2, 3
Verses 36:26-27 are the best evidence that the righteous go to Paradise while their friends and relatives still live on earth, like someone going to Hawaii and waiting there.1, 2
When God's covenant with the prophets was fulfilled, Dr. Khalifa was taken to the Heaven where the righteous live now, while his body remained on earth.1
A person who dies before 40 goes to the High Heaven if he or she believed in God and nourished and developed the soul, and to the Lower Heaven otherwise.1
If the people of the scripture, Jews, Christians, and Muslims, believe and lead a righteous life, God remits their sins and admits them into Heaven.1
Humans get forty years to examine all views before deciding between Satan's view and God's authority, and anyone who dies before forty goes to Heaven.1, 2
In heaven there is no jealousy, because God removes all jealousy and hate from His people, and competitors help each other advance.1, 2, 3
No one can imagine the joy and happiness awaiting believers in Heaven, so God describes it in terms we understand from this life.1, 2, 3
The people of Heaven visit the people of Hell and talk with friends there.1
Verses 88 and 89 of Sura 56 refer to a rare and blessed group of people, while verse 90 refers to those who died before forty, who go to the lower heaven.1, 2, 3
It is a physical impossibility for those who arrogantly refuse to believe God's revelations to enter Paradise.1, 2, 3
A person can be Jewish and go to heaven, but must then follow the Torah law, such as honoring the Sabbath, though going back in time is unwise now that the message is complete.1, 2, 3, 4
Intercession in the Quranic sense is a believer in heaven asking God for a loved one, which helps only if that person is already going to heaven, so it is really useless.1, 2, 3, 4
All descriptions of paradise are allegorical, and the forbidden tree probably symbolizes a law God gave Adam and Eve to uphold.1, 2, 3
When the righteous go to heaven they leave their bodies, just as Adam and Eve were before breaking God's law, because the body is not really anything.1, 2, 3
The believers, men and women, are one family, and this spiritual family lasts for eternity while one's genetic family may not go to Heaven, so we must maintain the best relations.1, 2, 3, 4
Anyone, including a Jew or a Christian who does not recognize Muhammad, goes to heaven if they believe in God and the Last Day and lead a righteous life.1, 2, 3, 4
The Quran says that among the Christians and Jews, those who worship God and do not idolize anything go to heaven.1
Descriptions of the high heaven are allegorical because we cannot understand what awaits us, yet it is bliss beyond our dreams.1, 2
Once a person reaches the age of 41 he had better be worshiping God alone; God may take some before forty, placing them justly, such as in the lower heaven.1, 2, 3, 4