Virgins in Paradise

[Mujib]

Virgins in Paradise
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Answered by Shaykh Gibril Haddad

Question:

Very often I hear from nonmuslims negative remarks regarding 72 virgins in paradise for shuhada. Can you teach me a good answer about that issue, or guide me to some article about it.
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Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Gracious and Merciful

Tell them that the perfection of Islam dictates that it have a motivation for every type of person including those that are not motivated except through sensory reward, which is the common lot whether Christians deny it or not, and that the principle of Paradise as reward for martyrs is also very much present in their doctrine. However, Paradise in Islam also describes a higher level called ridwan i.e. the lavishing of Divine good pleasure, to which we pray that Allah guide us.

Hajj Gibril


Source: Hanafi Fiqh List - www.sunnipath.com