The joys and glories of Paradise are as fantastic and sensual as the lascivious Arabian mind could possibly imagine.
As plenty of water is one of the greatest additions to the delights of the Bedouin Arab, the Koran often speaks of the rivers of Paradise as a principal ornament thereof; some of these streams flow with water, some with wine and others with honey, besides many other lesser springs and fountains, whose pebbles are rubies and emeralds, while their earth consists of camphor, their beds of musk, and their sides of saffron. But all these glories will be eclipsed by the resplendent and ravishing girls, or houris, of Paradise, the enjoyment of whose company will be the principal felicity ofthe faithful. These maidens are created not of clay, as in the case of mortal women, but of pure musk, and free from all natural impurities, defects, and inconveniences.
The pleasures of Paradise will be so overwhelming that God will give to everyone the potentialities of a hundred individual
2007-03-21 05:21:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To each individuals a large mansion will be assigned, and the very meanest will have at his disposal at least 80,000 servants and seventy-two wives of the girls of Paradise. While eating they will be waited on by 300 attendants, the food being served in dishes of gold, whereof 300 shall be set before him at once, containing each a different kind of food, and an inexhaustible supply of wine and liquors. The magnificence of the garments and gems is conformable to the delicacy of their diet. For they will be clothed in the richest silks and brocades, and adorned with bracelets of gold and silver, and crowns set with pearls, and will make use of silken carpets, couches, pillows, etc., and in order that they may enjoy all these pleasures, God will grant them perpetual youth, beauty, and vigour. Music and singing will also be ravishing and everlasting" (Wollaston, "Muhammed, His Life and Doctrines").
2007-03-21 05:21:59 · update #1
It's obviously simply irrisistable to the Arab pagan people (jahiliyah period) at that time
2007-03-21 05:24:06 · update #2
Okay.... what Sura and Ayat is that from?
2007-03-21 05:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by Maverick 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In all honesty, would God be bound by our feeble minds? Not at all. Heaven will be like nothing we can imagine. This is because it was created by a divine being and not by man. This heaven that you are describing sounds very much like a recreation heaven which end up being what man thinks heaven will be like.
2007-03-29 10:13:19 · answer #2 · answered by rfurgy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many other verses in the Qur'an that talks about spiritual/psychological pleasures and not just the promise of material wealth.
Here are some examples:
chapter 94, verse 5 & 6:
"So, verily, with every difficulty, there is relief"
chapter 2 verse 249:
"Allah is with those who steadfastly persevere". Meaning, you are not alone in your hardships and Allah is always with you.
chapter 48 verse 18:
"Allah's Good Pleasure was on the Believers.. and He sent down Tranquillity to them;"
Of course, there are many others....
2007-03-21 13:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are deceived by the lusts of the flesh, the pride of life and a devils doctrine.
2007-03-29 03:30:57 · answer #4 · answered by Dak Aloysius 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
wow!! no wonder their women are treated so bad .Their religion is of the world.GOD is spirit and the only way to enter the Kingdom of Heaven is through Christ
2007-03-21 12:44:05 · answer #5 · answered by paco 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
www.islam-in-focus.com ,and the true Furqan will help Arabs if they just read it.
2007-03-21 12:27:59 · answer #6 · answered by John S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no god.
2007-03-29 11:40:30 · answer #7 · answered by tartu2222 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋