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which the believers will drink before entering Paradise and
after crossing over the Bridge. Whoever drinks a single mouthful
from it will never thirst again. Its width is the distance
of one month's journey; its waters are whiter than milk
and sweeter than honey. Around it are ewers in number like
the stars of the sky, and into it flow two springs from al-Kawthar.
And one should believe in the Judgement and the distinctions
between those in it, that some will be closely questioned, that
some will be treated with forgiveness and that others will
enter Paradise without questioning - these are the nearest.
Allah will ask whomsoever He will of the prophets concerning
the deliverance of the Message, and whosoever of the unbelievers
concerning their rejection of the Messengers; and He will
after crossing over the Bridge. Whoever drinks a single mouthful
from it will never thirst again. Its width is the distance
of one month's journey; its waters are whiter than milk
and sweeter than honey. Around it are ewers in number like
the stars of the sky, and into it flow two springs from al-Kawthar.
And one should believe in the Judgement and the distinctions
between those in it, that some will be closely questioned, that
some will be treated with forgiveness and that others will
enter Paradise without questioning - these are the nearest.
Allah will ask whomsoever He will of the prophets concerning
the deliverance of the Message, and whosoever of the unbelievers
concerning their rejection of the Messengers; and He will