HEAVEN: WHAT IS THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN HEAVEN?

The Prophet describes heaven in the following
terms :
"There is in it what no eye has even seen,
things of which no ear has ever heard and
what no one has ever imagined."
If we try to relate this Hadith to the
description of heaven in the Qur'an we
conclude that although the Qur'anic
description is true and accurate, it is given in
terms which are familiar to us. The reality is
far happier and much more enjoyable than we
can imagine.
The Prophet says: "Women are the sisters of
men."
This Hadith means that women have equal
status with men and, with regard to religious
duties and rights, they enjoy the same
treatment. What this means in effect is that
every type of enjoyment which is promised in
the Qur'an to believers applies both to men
and women in equal measure. Women do not
have any lower status, nor are they neglected
nor treated in an inferior way.
Read Verse 35 of Surah 33, entitled "The
Confederates," or "Al-Ahzab". It may be
rendered in translation as follows:
"For all men and women who have surrendered
themselves to Allah, and all believing men and
believing women, and all truly devout men and
truly devout women, and all men and women
who are true to their word, and all men and
women who are patient in adversity, and all
men and women who humble themselves
before Allah, and all men and women who give
in charity, and all men and women who fast,
and all men and women who are mindful of
their chastity, and all men and women who
remember Allah unceasingly: for all of them
Allah has indeed readied forgiveness of sins
and a great reward."
(Al-Ahzab 33:35)
It is well known that with regard to religious
duties, men and women are alike. Hence, their
reward must be alike in order to maintain
justice between them. Likewise, what they
may receive in heaven must be the same.
When the Qur'an speaks of wives for believers
in heaven, this need not be understood in
terms of marriage in this world. If a married
couple are good believers and both of them
are admitted to heaven, they will be together
in heaven. The woman's happiness will not be
jeopardized by her husband having wives from
among the women of heaven. That sort of
marriage is only for companionship. The
women will also have companions and will live
in endless bliss.