Or more specifically, who are the virgins and other servants who dote on and care for martyrs, as an example. If these servants exist in heaven, were they not saved themselves? Why must they serve? Does the Koran address this?
2007-01-13 06:08:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There aren't "virgins" in heaven as has been mistranslated. The word describing the servants is Houris, a creature of light and beauty, and there is no hint of gender, nor is there any mention of the sexual nature of these creatures. These servants are made for both men and women inhabitants and any mention of their purpose is purely speculative because the Quran does not go into detail.
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In addition, God's creations that we know of exist from three types of "elements" if you will. Light (the angels), fire (the jinn), and earth (humankind). Each one has its own characteristics and purposes. The angels were created with neither knowledge nor free will and are in perfect obedience to God. Jinn (Muslims believe Satan was a jinn and not an angel) are given free will without knowledge and just as there are good and evil people, there are good and evil jinn. Man was given both knowledge and free will, and are judged accordingly.
2007-01-13 06:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by hayaa_bi_taqwa 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't think there are servents in heaven. You have to do the namaz all day long -more like nine times a day. And your beck give up on you so much so that you keep shouting louder and louder each day during the namaz. Heaven is not a five star hotel with massage parlors if you know what I mean.
2007-01-13 06:20:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Muhammad
2007-01-13 06:18:51 · answer #3 · answered by K-Deeznuts 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
see, Heaven in Islam is a place that only people who deserve it get to it. So, Heaven is considered a final a retreat, a place with great luxury.
Part of that luxury is the existence of servants and beautiful humans ( very beautiful young people depending on the sex)
Those are created as part as the heaven not as people who died and went up to Heaven. Those servents and vrigins do not care only for martyr, but for all the people who enter Heaven.
Yes, the Quran addresses that.
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YUSUFALI: (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),
PICKTHAL: On lined couches,
SHAKIR: On thrones decorated,
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YUSUFALI: Reclining on them, facing each other.
PICKTHAL: Reclining therein face to face.
SHAKIR: Reclining on them, facing one another.
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YUSUFALI: Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),
PICKTHAL: There wait on them immortal youths
SHAKIR: Round about them shall go youths never altering in age,
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YUSUFALI: With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear-flowing fountains:
PICKTHAL: With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring
SHAKIR: With goblets and ewers and a cup of pure drink;
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YUSUFALI: And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.
PICKTHAL: And flesh of fowls that they desire.
SHAKIR: And the flesh of fowl such as they desire.
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YUSUFALI: And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,-
PICKTHAL: And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,
SHAKIR: And pure, beautiful ones,
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YUSUFALI: Like unto Pearls well-guarded.
PICKTHAL: Like unto hidden pearls,
SHAKIR: The like of the hidden pearls:
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YUSUFALI: A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).
PICKTHAL: Reward for what they used to do.
SHAKIR: A reward for what they used to do.
2007-01-13 06:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by Razan 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Don't forget the boys who shine like pearls....
Seems the Islamic view of Heaven is a sexual playground for perverts......
2007-01-13 06:33:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
They were created by Allah to especially serve people who deserve Hevean.....and no we don't know much about these people....but im sure God would not give them feelings.....for them to feel anything....think of them as automotan if you may.....you know like those robots/droids in the star wars series....e.t.c
2007-01-13 06:16:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
lets just say they are they are horny voluteersand move on to what is the proper way to conduct oneself while here alive today since I am sure none of us has this down very well as is easily observed when reading answers in this section.
2007-01-13 06:14:26 · answer #7 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
the quran tells them martyrs get 72 virgins when they die !they are being lied to they only get one 72 yr old one!
2007-01-13 06:29:00 · answer #8 · answered by revdauphinee 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
your trying to understand a ideology that was hastily put together and reeks of flawed structuring.
go ask a serial killer the methods he uses to determine who he kills and why. ...they should be about the same.
2007-01-13 06:13:39 · answer #9 · answered by user name 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
In heaven, God gives servants. And no, nothing about 70 something virgins. Nowhere is that found in the Quran. It's a myth. It does speak of handmaidens with wide eyes and pure in heart. Purity means more than virginity, you know. It means free from corruption, from betrayal, from harming one. And they were never alive here on earth. They are created by God in heaven for everyone who goes to heaven, not just "martyrs". Read the Quran again. It describes heaven, but further goes on to say what martyrs will get as well. SUICIDE IS NOT ISLAMIC
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 2.446 Narrated byAbu Huraira
The Prophet said, "He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the Hell Fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-Fire."
Islam also says that everyone will eventually be in heaven after having paid for their wrongdoings in hell. Whatever you did, there is a punishment. After having gone through all of that punishment, God is still merciful and acknowledges that you are sorry for what you did. Here is a description of heaven according to Islam.
The site for further information is http://us.f819.mail.yahoo.com/ym/login?.rand=b824f3tsih3dt
Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: "I know the last of the inhabitants of Fire to be taken out therefrom, and the last of the inhabitants of Paradise to enter it. A man will come out of the Fire crawling. Then Allah, the Blessed and Exalted will say to him: Go and enter Paradise. So he would come to it and it would appear to him as if it were full. He would go back and say: O my Lord! I found it full. Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, would say to him: Go and enter Paradise. He would come and perceive as if it were full. He would return and say: O my Lord! I found it full. Allah would say to him: Go and enter Paradise, for there is for you the like of the world and ten times like it, or for you is ten times the like of this world. He (the narrator) said. He (that man) would say: Art Thou making a fun of me? or Art Thou laughing at me. though Thou art the King? He (the narrator) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah laugh till his front teeth were visible. And it was said: That would be the lowest rank among the inhabitants of Paradise. (Translation of Sahih Muslim, The Book of Faith (Kitab Al-Iman), Book 001, Number 0359)"
All people from the highest to the lowest levels will be able to communicate with each others. However, no one will be able to live or enjoy the pleasure of the higher levels than what he already has. He can go to the lower levels, but he can't go to the higher ones:
"They will recline (with ease) On Thrones (of dignity) Arranged in ranks; And We shall join them To Companions, with beautiful Big and lustrous eyes. And those who believe And whose families follow Them in Faith -- to them Shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (Of the fruit) of aught Of their works: (Yet) is each individual In pledge for his deeds. (The Noble Quran, 52:20-21)"
Even though the winners of Paradise will be "arranged in ranks", as I mentioned above with the 500 different levels of Paradise, but they will still be joined with their families and loved ones from the Companions.
So, let's say we have a mother and a son. The mother was admitted to level 256, and the son was admitted to level 310. Both the mother and the son can still see each others, but she won't be able to enjoy the things her son is enjoying, nor will he be able to share them with her.
It is similar to us here on earth, where if we have two friends, one is a multi millionaire and the other is a poor fellow. Both men can still be friends and go out together, but the millionaire guy most probably eats better food, drives a better car, lives in a much fancier and bigger house, lives in a much better and more expensive and fancier neighborhood, wears better and more expensive cloths, wears better smelling perfumes, vacations to better and more fun places and expensive places, etc....
No dung, piss, bad body odor, bad breath, or bad sweat smell will exist in Heaven. The food and the drinks that we consume into our bodies will turn into great smelling musk. The higher the person's level in Paradise the better his smell will be.
Also in Paradise, all people will be pure in the heart. No jealousy or bad feelings will exist. Allah Almighty will cause everyone to be happy for what he/she has.
As Allah Almighty said in the Noble Quran, Heaven will be the Home of Peace. Not even an atom of evil of any kind will exist in it:
"For them will be a Home Of Peace in the presence Of their Lord: He will be Their Friend, because They practised (righteousness). (The Noble Quran, 6:127)"
"But Allah doth call To the Home of Peace: He doth guide whom He pleaseth to a Way that is straight. (The Noble Quran, 10:25)"
"And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury;- beneath them will be rivers flowing;- and they shall say: 'Praise be to God, who hath guided us to this (felicity): never could we have found guidance, had it not been for the guidance of God: indeed it was the truth, that the apostles of our Lord brought unto us.' And they shall hear the cry: 'Behold! the garden before you! Ye have been made its inheritors, for your deeds (of righteousness).' (The Noble Quran, 7:43)"
"And they will say: 'Praise be to Allah, Who has removed from us (All) sorrow: for our Lord Is indeed Oft-Forgiving Ready to appreciate (service). (The Noble Quran, 35:34)"
"Hast thou not turned Thy vision to those Who claim sanctity For themselves? Nay -- but Allah Doth sanctify Whom He pleaseth, But never will they Fail to receive justice In the least little thing. (The Noble Quran, 4:49)"
"O ye who believe! Follow not Satan's footsteps: If any will follow the footsteps Of Satan, he will (but) command What is shameful and wrong: And were it not for the grace And mercy of Allah on you, Not one of you would ever Have been pure: but Allah Doth purify whom He pleases: And Allah is One Who Hears and knows (all things). (The Noble Quran, 24:21)"
According to the Noble Verses above, Heaven is the Home of Peace where the winners of Paradise will live in peace and harmony with each others and with Allah Almighty. He will remove all evil from their hearts and purify them.
What is the size of it?
Even though Allah Almighty never gave the exact area of it, but He did give us valuable information about it's size:
"Be ye foremost (in seeking) Forgiveness from your Lord, And a Garden (of Bliss), The width whereof is As the width of Heaven and earth, Prepared for those who believe In Allah and His messengers: That is the Grace of Allah, Which He bestows on whom He pleases: and Allah is The Lord of Grace abounding. (The Noble Quran, 57:21)"
"Be quick in the race For forgiveness from your Lord, And for a Garden whose width Is that (of the whole) Of the heavens And the earth, Prepared for the righteous. (The Noble Quran, 3:133)"
In Arabic the plural and singular of the word "heaven" can be the same depending on the use of the word in the sentence. In Noble Verse 57:21, Allah Almighty used the word "heaven" for the Universe, and in Noble Verse 3:133, He used the word "heavens".
Allah Almighty mentioned that He created seven heavens to form the universe. We are living in the lowest heaven, or heaven number 1. If the width of Paradise is as equal as the width of the universe starting from the earth and ending in the seventh heaven, then this should give us a very clear picture that the size of Heaven is unbelievably huge!
Angels, Jinns and Humans and the Servants and Houris of Paradise will live there. All inhabitants of Heaven will be able to communicate with each others, whether they are Jinns with Humans or Humans with Angels or Jinns with Angels. But since each one of them is created differently from the others, their will be limitations to some of the communication there such as marriage and sex. Humans for instance can't marry or have sex with the Angels or the Jinns, and vise versa to the rest.
Anyway, each human person in Paradise will have his own world. In his world he will have lofty mansions, beautiful nature, great food; plenty of tasty meat, fruits, vegetables, rivers of honey and milk, and other great gifts of anything he desires from Allah Almighty:
"But it is for those Who fear their Lord, That lofty mansions, One above another, Have been built: Beneath them flow Rivers (of delight): (such is) The promise of Allah: Never doth Allah fail in (His) promise. (The Noble Quran, 39:20)"
"But those who believe And work deeds of righteousness -- To them shall We give A Home in Heaven -- Lofty mansions beneath which Flow rivers -- to dwell therein For aye -- an excellent reward For those who do (good)! -- Those who preserve in patience, And put their trust In their Lord and Cherisher. (The Noble Quran, 29:58-59)"
"And We shall bestow On them, of fruit and meat, Anything they shall desire. (The Noble Quran, 52:22)"
"(To them will be said:) 'Eat and drink ye, With profit and health, Because of your (good) deeds. (The Noble Quran, 52:19)"
"Therein will they Recline (at ease): Therein can they Call (at pleasure) For fruit in abundance, And (delicious) drink; (The Noble Quran, 38:51)"
"(Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine, a joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits; and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)? (The Noble Quran, 47:15)"
"Round about them will (serve) Youths of perpetual (freshness), With goblets, (shinning) beakers, And cups (filled) out of Clear-flowing fountains: No after-ache will they Receive therefrom, nor will they Suffer intoxication. (The Noble Quran, 56:17-19)"
"Round about them will serve, (Devoted) to them, Youths (handsome) as Pearls Well-guarded. They will advance To each other, engaging In mutual enquiry. (The Noble Quran, 52:24-25)"
"And round about them Will (serve) youths Of perpetual (freshness): If thou seest them, Thou wouldst think them Scattered Pearls. (The Noble Quran, 76:19)"
"We have created (their Companions) Of special creation, And made them Virgin-pure (and undefiled) -- Beloved (by nature) Equal in age -- For the Companions Of the Right Hand. (The Noble Quran, 56:35-38)"
"And besides them will be Chaste women; restraining Their glances, with big eyes (Of wonder and beauty). As if they were (Delicate) eggs closely guarded. (The Noble Quran, 37:48-49)"
"And beside them will be Chaste women restraining Their glances, (companions) Of equal age. Such is the Promise Made to you For the Day of Account! Truly such will be Our Bounty (to you) It will never fail. (The Noble Quran, 38:52-54)"
"As to the Righteous (They will be) in A position of Security. Among Gardens and Springs; Dressed in fine silk And in rich brocade, They will face each other; Moreover, We shall Join them to Companions With beautiful, big, And lustrous eyes. There can they call For every kind of fruit In peace and security. Nor will they there Taste Death, except the first Death; and He will preserve Them from the Penalty Of the Blazing Fire. (The Noble Quran, 44:51-56)"
"They will recline (with ease) On Thrones (of dignity) Arranged in ranks; And We shall join them To Companions, with beautiful Big and lustrous eyes. And those who believe And whose families follow Them in Faith -- to them Shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (Of the fruit) of aught Of their works: (Yet) is each individual In pledge for his deeds. (The Noble Quran, 52:20-21)"
"In them will be (Maidens), Chaste, restraining their glances, Whom no man or Jinn Before them has touched. (The Noble Quran, 55:56)"
"In them will be Fair (Companions), good, beautiful. (The Noble Quran, 55:70)"
"Companions restrained (as to Their glances), in (goodly) pavilions. (The Noble Quran, 55:72)"
"And (there will be) Companions With beautiful, big, And lustrous eyes -- Like unto Pearls Well-guarded. A Reward for the Deeds Of their past (Life). (The Noble Quran, 56:22-24)"
"Gardens enclosed, and Grapevines; Companions of Equal Age; And a Cup full (To the Brim). (The Noble Quran, 78:32-34)"
Even though each person will be rewarded a certain level in Paradise, but as I said everyone will be able to communicate with the others. The People of Paradise will be like one big loving family, with different goods for each person. Allah Almighty promised the Believers that they will be reunited with their believing families in Paradise:
"They will recline (with ease) On Thrones (of dignity) Arranged in ranks; And We shall join them To Companions, with beautiful Big and lustrous eyes. And those who believe And whose families follow Them in Faith -- to them Shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (Of the fruit) of aught Of their works: (Yet) is each individual In pledge for his deeds. (The Noble Quran, 52:20-21)"
Narrated Anas: "A man asked the Prophet about the Hour (i.e. Day of Judgment) saying, "When will the Hour be?" The Prophet said, "What have you prepared for it?" The man said, "Nothing, except that I love Allah and His Apostle." The Prophet said, "You will be with those whom you love." We had never been so glad as we were on hearing that saying of the Prophet (i.e., "You will be with those whom you love.") Therefore, I love the Prophet, Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and I hope that I will be with them because of my love for them though my deeds are not similar to theirs. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Companions of the Prophet, Volume 5, Book 57, Number 37)"
Even though the winners of Paradise will be "arranged in ranks", as I mentioned above with the 500 different levels of Paradise, but they will still be joined with their families and loved ones from the Companions as clearly shown in Noble Verses 52:20-21 and the Hadith (Saying) of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.
2007-01-13 06:23:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋