Muslims: What does a female martyr get in paradise?

Question

Ok, I have heard that men who are martyred for the faith recieve a reward of a # of virgins(or "pure women") in paradise(varies from 20-100, but 72 was prevailing # last time I heard). What does a woman who is martyred get? Or are there different rules for women?

Uhm, please I was seeking answers from MUSLIMS, this is not intended as a bashing of Islam question.

Answer 1

72 Virginians (including Thomas Jefferson)

Answer 2

I'm Muslim. The 72 virgins thing is bogus! Any Muslim who would be crazy enough to, for example, blow himself up, would be crazy enough to believe the 72 virgins tale.

And any non-Muslim who is ignorant about Islam could be foolish enough to believe the 72 virgins tale and the other ridiculous things the so-called Muslims say about Islam.

Answer 3

Ok, since the men get 70 beautiful virgins, the women must get 70 somethings that they really want, let's think.
70:
a. Body building men
b. new face scarfs
I give up, good question and good luck ever getting an answer.

Answer 4

What is UP with all of the virgins in Paradise?!?! Who cares? Why does being surrounded by virgins make it "paradise?" I don't get it.

From what I've read in these answers, it looks like women don't get anything. They apparently don't even exist, unless they're virgins.

Answer 5

Here's what the Quran says about this,


Koran 78:31
As for the righteous, they shall surely triumph. Theirs shall be gardens and vineyards, and high- bosomed virgins for companions: a truly overflowing cup.

Koran 37:40-48
...They will sit with bashful, dark-eyed virgins, as chaste as the sheltered eggs of ostriches.

Koran 44:51-55
...Yes and We shall wed them to dark-eyed houris. (beautiful virgins)

Koran 52:17-20
...They shall recline on couches ranged in rows. To dark-eyed houris (virgins) we shall wed them...

Koran 55:56-57
In them will be bashful virgins neither man nor Jinn will have touched before.Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny ?"

Koran 55:57-58
Virgins as fair as corals and rubies. Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny ?"

Koran 56:7-40
...We created the houris (the beautiful women) and made them virgins, loving companions for those on the right hand.. "

Koran 55:70-77
"In each there shall be virgins chaste and fair... Dark eyed virgins sheltered in their tents whom neither man nor Jin will have touched before

Answer 6

please see Dr. Zakir Naiks answer for similer question:

1. Hoor mentioned in the Qur’an

The word hoor occurs in the Qur’an in no less than four different places:

(1) In Surah Dukhan chapter 44, verse 54

"Moreover, We shall join them to companions
With beautiful, big and lustrous eyes."
[Al-Qur’an 44:54]

(2) In Surah Al-Tur chapter 52 verse 20

"...And We shall join them to companions, with beautiful,
big and lustrous eyes."
[Al-Qur’an 52:20]

(3) In Surah Rahman chapter 55 verse 72

"Companions restrained (as to their glances), in goodly pavilions."
[Al-Qur’an 55:72]

(4) In Surah Al-Waqiah chapter 56 verse 22

"And (there will be) companions with beautiful, big and lustrous eyes."
[Al-Qur’an 56:22]

2. Hoor Translated as Beautiful Maidens

Many translators of the Qur’an have translated the word hoor as ‘beautiful maidens’ especially in the Urdu translations. If hoor means ‘beautiful maidens’ or girls, then they are meant only for the men. Hence, what will the women get if they enter Paradise?

3. Meaning of Hoor

The word hoor is actually the plural of ahwar (applicable to man) and of haura (applicable to woman) and signifies a person having eyes characterized by hauar a special quality bestowed upon a good soul, male or female in paradise and it denotes the intense whiteness of the white part of the spiritual eye.

The Qur’an describes in several other verses that in paradise you will have azwaj which mean a pair or spouse or companion which means you will have spouses or companions pure and holy (mutaharratun means pure, holy).

"But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that their portion is gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed with before", for they are given things in similitude; and they have therein companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (forever)".
[Al-Qur’an 2:25]

"But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, We shall soon admit to Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath – their eternal home; therein shall they have companions pure and holy: we shall admit them to shades, cool and ever deepening". [Al-Qur’an 4:57]

Therefore the word hoor has no specific gender. Mohammad Asad has translated the word hoor as spouse and Abdullah Yusuf Ali as companion. Therefore according to some scholars a man in paradise will have a hoor that is a beautiful maiden with beautiful big and lustrous eyes and a woman in paradise will get a man with beautiful big and lustrous eyes.

Answer 7

they get to clean up after the 72 virgins.

Answer 8

Females don't have a paradise in Islam.

Answer 9

this is so funny...I am so surprised people believe this.....now I have a question
In this verse
Koran 55:56-57
In them will be bashful virgins neither man nor Jinn will have touched before.Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny ?"
I see it says that neither man nor jinn will have touched the virgins....are jinns women?.....hmmmm

Answer 10

they get a free day of not being kicked around