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Koran: 71 virgins or raisins?
I read that some Koran scholars think that the translation of the reward for killing an infidel (ie- us) and dying yourself was not the 71 virgins; but in fact 71 "white raisins" of "crystal clarity".
Unfortunately, the original person who wrote this Christoph Luxenberg' (Die Syro-Aramaische Lesart des Koran) is in German; and the Koran is in Arabic. I can't read either.
How much weight does his argument hold in a linguistic sense? (not looking for a massive hate-fest; I am curious on an intellectual level)
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It's not virgins or raisins. It is Al hoor meaning handmaidens. ALLAH(SWT) created servants for the Muslim women in Jinnah. When a Muslimah dies and Insha ALLAH goes to Jinnah then she will get 72 Al hoor to serve her and to do everything for her. The Al hoor are not for the men. You won't do anything in Jinnah aside from eat and have eternal life.
- LamboramaLv 51 decade ago
This is a bit off the topic, but WHY would you want that many virgins anyway? Virgins aren't even very good in bed. Better to get a chick who knows what she's doing than 70+ virgins.
- uzLv 51 decade ago
yes, i have heard that before as well from a reputable source. the number is 72, not 71. But either way, 72 virgins for men? who are these virgins and isn't that hell for them? what is the reward equivalent for their women? 72 male virgins? And if it is white raisins, well forgive me for not seeing the value of them
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
"dying yourself"
i think you mean dying for God
if you die fighting for God you will immediately enter Paradise
however many radicals believe that by killing innocent non-Muslims(fighting for their religion, even though that doesn't make sense at all considering the fact that we're[Americans] aren't really harming them) and dying in the process(SUICIDE bombings) will let them enter heaven
even though suicide is forbidden
and i think it is virgins
Source(s): it doesn't make sense - Anonymous1 decade ago
The actual translation is "Wake up each morning with two scoops of virgins."
NOT trying to offend anyone...but that Raisin Bran joke was just begging to be told.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I thought it was the juice of 72 grapes, leaving a raisin, but why debate mythology?
- Anonymous1 decade ago
when given 71 white raisins, make some wine!
- 1 decade ago
I think it's funny that people kill themselves for virgins. No one said whether the virgins would be male or female.
Source(s): Jeff Dunham: Achmed the Dead Terrorist. Youtube.com