Summary: Muslims, like people of many faiths, believe in an afterlife. In Heaven and in Hell. But there is no original sin in Islam. So, everyone has the same potential to get into Heaven ndash; in fact Muslims believe a child who dies goes to Heaven regardless of the religion of his or her parents. Belief in Heaven is an important tenet of Islam. What you may be familiar with when it comes to Muslim Heaven is the idea of levels ndash; Muslims do believe there are different levels of Heaven but there is no solid number on just how many there are, although some Islamic texts do say there are seven. The levels of Heaven represent closeness to God ndash; the higher the level the closer to the understanding of Allah. In Heaven there will be no suffering, no pain, no sickness. It is often described as a better and brighter version of this world ndash; but some scholars caution there is no way to really describe Heaven as it is unknowable for those on this earth.
