Is she served by 27 virgin men or does she become a virgin to serve a man. What is the importance of being a virgin? Does being served have sexual implications?
2007-11-11 09:35:32 · 8 answers · asked by alexander p 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The 72 virgins story was made up by non-muslims . In Islam we believe that after death , anyone can live with anyone he/she likes .
2007-11-11 10:23:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This question has been asked before.
When a believing woman enters Heaven, she is returned the her youth and beauty and is surrounded by handsome young men who serve her delicious drinks. Khadijah, Muhammad's favourite wife, was promised a peaceful, quiet house as a reward for her dedication to Islam while her life was filled with disturbance and turmoil. There is no doubt that the same awaits other faithful women.
All who enter Heaven receive the things that they most desired, either literally or in such a form as to please them so that they forget their former wish. If someone wanted to be surrounded by well-behaved, obedient children, he* would be followed by a group of children who had good natures and aimed to please. If someone desperately wanted a Ferrari, he would have one. And if one wanted to hear Qur'anic recitation day in and day out, he would have just that.
All Heavenly rewards are given according to the merits of those who earned them. Not everyone will be given things that are considered wonderful.
To be considered a martyr in Islam, one has to have died because he* is a Muslim. One cannot have sinned - for example, killing innocents. One had to have had the proper intention of standing for his faith and not solely because of some reward that he hopes to achieve in Heaven. There are many more rules, and many of them are complicated.
When one dies at his* own hands without valid reason (and I can't think of a valid reason, though one might exist somewhere out there), Islam teaches that he will suffer punishment in Hell and that his punishment will be an eternal repetition of the act by which he killed himself.
Usually, when people are solicited for suicide bombing missions, they are reminded of the complaints of the global Muslim community against the intended target or told of complaints that might not exist. There is usually a certain amount of brainwashing that occurs in this promise. They are often told that their actions will have a political or material effect. For example, it might draw the attention of the world towards the plight of the community from which teh bomber comes, or it might eliminate a strategic target. The reference to Heavenly rewards is either minimal or completely fiction authored by wishful western sources.
I have not been solicited, and I firmly believe in "do not call" lists. Refer back to the punishment for suicide.
* editorial he
2007-11-12 03:50:03 · answer #2 · answered by pink 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Men and women will be rewarded appropriate for their good works in this world and a woman does a lot more than a man! She will be rewarded for looking after her family, cooking, cleaning if done with an sincere intention for God/Allah.
So don't you think that God/Allah is just and will give more to the women, if they have done more? Yes of course he will.
A righteous woman’s beauty in paradise is more than the beauty of the maidens in paradise. So much so they will almost be jealous! And if a maiden spat in the sea, all the seas would turn sweet, so what then is the beauty of a righteous Muslim woman in heaven? Amazing!
One scholar told me that the rewards of the women in the Quran is implied because they are more bashful that a man. A man needs it to be spelt out to him and a woman can read between the lines.
"They shall have whatever they wish with their Lord." [Qur'an: Surat Zumar, 34]
In Paradise, if we wish for something, it will be there before us, and no one will find anything less than everything they could possibly seek.
So your question is what will women get in paradise? A female teacher answers this question below
"In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Praise be to Allah. May the peace and blessings of Allah shower upon our Beloved Messenger, his family, companions, and those who follow them.
Dear questioner,
The Qur'an gives women spiritual parity with men in terms of their status before Allah, their religious obligations, and the recompense of their deeds. The pleasures of paradise, including pure and righteous companions, are not exclusively for men. Allah says in Surat al-Baqarah verse 25, "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 there-from, 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 (for ever)."
These "companions pure (and holy)" are called azwaj mutahhara in Arabic. Azwaj is the plural of zawj, which means mate, spouse, or companion. The promise in this verse is directed at the believers at large, both males and females, that they will have righteous spouses awaiting them in Paradise. Some scholars have said that if a believer so desires, she or he will be reunited with their spouse from earthly life.
Although the Qur'an mentions hur al-ain for men, or "wide-eyed virgins," this does not necessarily preclude the existence of handsome male companions for female believers.
And Allah knows best.
Umm Salah (Zaynab Ansari)"
Sources
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=5006&CATE=145
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=4914&CATE=24
2007-11-11 11:14:44 · answer #3 · answered by Knowing Gnostic 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
this question has been asked by muslims many times, it is believed that women who go to heaven stay with their husbands, if they weren't married or their husbands didn't make it to heaven then they marry a man who wasn't married or an angel , an equivalent of the hoor the good men get in heaven , and the 72 virgins are for men who died as martyrs ( minimum of two wives for men who entered heaven), true martyrs are not terrorists who kill innocent civilians as many think we believe.it is mentioned in a reliable refrence for the prophet's sayings :
"It was narrated that al-Miqdaam ibn Ma’di Yakrib said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The martyr has six blessings with Allaah: he will be forgiven from the first drop of blood shed; he will be shown his place in Paradise; he will be protected from the torment of the grave; he will be safe from the greater terror; a crown of dignity will be placed on his head, one ruby of which is better than this world and everything in it; he will be married to seventy-two wives from al-hoor al-‘iyn; and he will intercede for seventy of his relatives.”
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1663; Ibn Maajah, 2799; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. "
women who enter heaven are of higher stature and better than the virgins who are created for men who enter heaven because they have done good deeds during their lives.
to read more about it:
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=59896&ln=eng
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=608&ln=eng
2007-11-11 10:34:20 · answer #4 · answered by sweet tooth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Notice the entire emphasis being placed upon the continued physical condition of man. The spirit of man has no importance in this consideration.
2007-11-11 09:46:01 · answer #5 · answered by sympleesymple 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's 72, not 27
2007-11-11 09:40:02 · answer #6 · answered by Dashes 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
come on dont spread false things about Islam on net. and pls dont mock any religion
2007-11-11 23:31:28 · answer #7 · answered by Eccentric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this fact is fictional. get your sources straight.
2007-11-14 18:05:23 · answer #8 · answered by 412envy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋