Where in Quran says martyrs shall be awarded 72 virgins?

Question

And when a martyr is a woman, what is awaiting for her as a reward?

Answer 1

The word which people translate as virgins is hoor.

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.

4. Women will get something exceptional in Paradise
Many scholars say that in context, the word hoor used in the Qur’an refers only to ladies since gents are addressed. A reply that would be accepted by all types of people would rather be the answer given in the Hadith when a similar question was posed that if a man gets a hoor, a beautiful Maiden in Paradise, then what will the women get? The reply was that the women will get that which the heart has not desired for, the ear hasn’t heard off and the eye hasn’t seen, indicating that even the women will get something exceptional in Paradise.

Answer 2

This lie about 72 virgins is not written anywhere in the Quran. Your second line answers your question: Why is it that about 75% of new converts to Islam are females? They certainly do not seek females in the after life!!!
Niether do the men; the concept of Paradise in Islam is recovering what we lost: The countenance of God, which was lost when Adam and Eve were banished from Eden.
If Islam were focused on sex as the ultimate reward, I would have left a long time ago. I would like to live in Paradise with my Wife, again.
Cheers.

Answer 3

Nowhere it is said 72 virgins.
What is promised to martyrs is 70 pure servants, be it woman or man martyrs.

Answer 4

The Quran became given us for the duration of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). and there is now way all of us can tutor those hadith as pretend, as long as non can disprove the Quran. this is reported interior the hadiths that's actual decision of sayings of the Prophet. it is not marvelous to be a meriting reward from Allah, to those whom that saved His regulation and commandments and abstained from adultery and fornication and different evil deeds for the sake of Allah. With you and me, no longer all issues are achieveable. yet with God, all issues are achieveable. Allah is able to furnish despite He pleases to whomever He pleases. yet no muslims works for seventy two virgins. each genuine muslim works in basic terms to get the Mercy of Allah.

Answer 5

When Eve ate the apple she became horny and forced Adam to eat it. Before that, there was no sex. Adam and Eve were just living peacefully without the anguish of lust. I believe when we go to Heaven God will take this lust from us. No one will have the urge to have sex. No one will have any urges. If you want all the beer in the world you will have it, but you won't want it. There will be no wants.

Answer 6

They alwsy talk about the 72 virgins, but does it ever define if they are male, female, or even human?

Answer 7

If the martyr is a woman, she will get 72 hunks.

Answer 8

there is not such thing in quran. people lie about it.
the exactly what is written in quran is this:
if u read quran carefully u will see that god didnt say that many viring woman for one man, the exact word is many virings for many man, not one man.

Answer 9

Actually, literally interpreted it means 72 crystal clear raisins

Answer 10

there is nothing like that in the Quran ---i give u $200 if u find it

u know how media is ?? Glenn Beck is retarded