( the) heaven

[Phi]

Is " the" necessary before " heaven" in the following sentence? I looked at the previous treads. They don't have " the". However It looks to me appropriate. What do you think? Thanks

She lost her husband in a car accidnet and got severly depressed. The depressed woman kept telling us " I want t o join my husband in ( the) heaven.

 

[Tazzler]

Hi Phi,

We don't typically use articles with "heaven."

 

[rinmach]

Hi Phi,

We don't typically use articles with "heaven."

Unless we're referring to different heavens, e.g. "The heaven of Christianity vs the heaven of Islam."

 

[se16teddy]

Heaven, like most place names, does not have an article unless
1. there are several places with the same name, like in rinmach's example, or
2. it is used figuratively.
Nassau County is a Mecca for shoppers. http://www.visitnassaucounty.com/_blog/Press/post/NASSAU_COUNTY_IS_A_MECCA_FOR_SHOPPERS/
Here "Nassau County" is the name of a place; "a Mecca" means "a place where many people congregate from far and wide".