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| {{Islam}} | |||
| The concept of '''72 virgins''' in ] refers to an aspect of ]. | |||
| ==Qur'an, Hadith and Tafsir== | |||
| In the ], there are several descriptions of the mates that inhabit paradise. They are described as, {{cite quran|56|22|verseend=23|quote=fair ones with wide, lovely eyes, Like unto hidden pearls}} and {{cite quran|78|33|quote=voluptuous}}. | |||
| In a collection by ] in his ] (Volume IV, Chapters on "The Features of Heaven as described by the Messenger of Allah", chapter 21: "About the Smallest Reward for the People of Heaven", hadith 2687) and also quoted by ] in his '']'' (Qur'anic Commentary) of ] {{cite quran|55|72|style=nosup}}, it is stated that: | |||
| <blockquote>"It was mentioned by Daraj Ibn Abi Hatim, that Abu al-Haytham 'Adullah Ibn Wahb narrated from Abu Sa'id al-Khudhri, who heard the ] saying, 'The smallest reward for the people of Heaven is an abode where there are eighty thousand servants and ] ], over which stands a dome decorated with ]s, ] and ], as wide as the distance from ] to ].<ref> - Questions answered by Islamic scholar ]</ref></blockquote> | |||
| ], in his ], writes that verse {{cite quran|78|33|style=nosup}} in the Qur'an describes the physical attributes of women. He says the following about the verse: "''This means round breasts. They meant by this that the breasts of these girls will be fully rounded and not sagging, because they will be virgins, equal in age.'''".<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=78&tid=56825 |author=Ibn Kathir |title=Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Abridged, Volume 10 Surat At-Tagabun to the end of the Qur'an |pages=333-334}}</ref> | |||
| ==Interpretations== | |||
| One radical new interpretation of the relevant passages of the ], widely rejected as revisionist scholarship by Muslim scholars, is '']'' written by ]. In respect of this particular point, Luxenberg argues that the relevant passage actually translates to a portrayal of paradise as a lush garden with pooling water and trees with rare fruit, including ''white raisins'' (considered to be delicacies at the time that the Qur'an was written), not virgin maidens.<ref>{{cite book|title=Islam: A Mosaic, Not a Monolith|author=Vartan Gregorian|pages=19|date=2003|publisher=Brookings Institution Press|id=ISBN 081573283X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Alexander Stille|title=Scholars Are Quietly Offering New Theories of the Koran|work=]|date=]|pages=A1}}</ref> | |||
| ] states that mainstream ] regard this belief about 72 virgins in the same way that mainstream ] regard the belief that after death they will be issued with wings and a harp, and walk on clouds.<ref>{{cite book|title=Understanding Arabs: A Guide for Modern Times|author=Margaret Kleffner Nydell|pages=109|date=2006|publisher=Intercultural Press|id=ISBN 1931930252}}</ref> | |||
| ==Notable uses of the term== | |||
| While being disarmed by the Israeli troops in 2004, would-be suicide bomber ], described by Israeli media as a "mentally challenged" boy, said: "Blowing myself up is the only chance I've got to have sex with 72 virgins in the Garden of Eden."<ref></ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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| == Further reading == | |||
| * {{cite news|title=Virgins? What virgins?|date=]|work=]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,631357,00.html|author=Ibn Warraq|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited}} | |||
| * {{cite web|title=Does the Koran really promise Islamic martyrs 72 virgins?|date=]|author=Cecil Adams|work=]|url=http://www.straightdope.com/columns/011214.html}} | |||
| * {{cite book |url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/17568/Tafsir-Ibn-Kathir-Abridged-volume-10 |title=Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Abridged Volume 10 |author=Ibn Kathir}} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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| * - Skepdic.com | |||
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| * - Answering-Islam.org | |||
| * - From ] | |||
| * by Quintan Wiktorowicz | |||
| * - BBC | |||
| * - Memri.org | |||
| *{{cite news|author=Joyce M Davis |date=]|url=http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=996 |title='60 Minutes' quotations fabricated |publisher=Knight-Ridder Newspapers as reported by The Muslim News |accessdate=2007-04-27}} | |||
| * | |||
| ] | |||
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