72 Virgins in paradise

I have a question.
i have asked this question to my friend from bangladesh and he said he didnt know.
it is about that if you die and go to paradise you get 72 virgins.
the question is : what about your wife/wives?
aren't you supposed to love her and be and stay true to her?
can somebody explain me how this works

may peace be apon you all!



Edited by An0nymice - 27 August 2016 at 5:24pm

asep48garut60 wrote: Dear Brother, Word of Allah and Hadith Qudsy above explain that afterlife is very different from what is in this world now. Regards,

If it is very different as you say, why are Muslims told they will marry or have wives in paradise. Jesus said "you err not knowing the power of God or the Scriptures for those in paradise will be like the angels not be given in marriage."
In paradise there is something much better than sexual union and gratification. That is one of the reason it's very different along with no suffering there.

Edited by Saved - 30 October 2016 at 12:51pm

Saved wrote: If it is very different as you say, why are Muslims told they will marry or have wives in paradise. Jesus said "you err not knowing the power of God or the Scriptures for those in paradise will be like the angels not be given in marriage." In paradise there is something much better than sexual union and gratification. That is one of the reason it's very different along with no suffering there.

Greetings Saved. I humbly disagree with what you mentioned. I don't think that Jesus, son of Mary (Alaihi Salaam) would say something opposite of what Allah has promised to the believers in the Quran.

Allah no where mentions in the Quran that our creation will be of different nature in the hereafter. It will still be human nature and human nature has its demands and desires.

The Quran does not mention that pleasures will be different, in fact it mentions that they will be similar. Different can mean the pleasures of paradise will be something that will unimaginable as they are out of the world experiences for humans living in this world. It does not mean that the experiences will be something completely different or even opposite of what the Quran explicitly implies.

The reason why Allah (Swt) created pleasures such as sexual gratification in this world is so that people can experience such pleasures and will then long to achieve them in an eternal life where everyone will be young forever. Time will not make them older and weaker.

The worldly life and its pleasures are limited or intertwined with hardships so that they can be experienced and tasted to a certain limit and then people long for a life where they can experience them without limits. This is logic.

Al Quran 16:31

......having therein all that they might desire. 


AL Quran 55:56

In these [gardens] will be mates of modest gaze, whom neither man nor invisible being will have touched ere then.

The above Verse where 'mates of modest gaze' mentioned are generally explained by commentators to be for the males.

But what about females? What will they have?

The Quran responds to this question in the following words:

Al Quran 55:15-17

On thrones woven [with ornament], Reclining on them, facing each other. There will circulate among them young boys made eternal. With vessels, pitchers and a cup from a flowing spring.

Since Islam is a Deen (Way of life) of human nature and God instilled natural companionship in men and women, there is NO WAY that these young boys are there for men for any other reason except for serving them. They are there for no other reason except for pious women. Some Islamic Scholars have given this explanation of this verse.

Such pious women who kept themselves chaste for the sake of God's pleasure, were patient and did not give in to the way of life which is opposite of Islam. Those who lived the life of obedience. Allah (swt) will surely give them from His Mercy.

In Islam there is a modest way of talking about such things as sexual pleasures. The pleasures for women are referred to in the Quran and Hadith but in modest terms.

Edited by syed_z - 31 October 2016 at 8:14pm

syed_z wrote: Saved wrote: If it is very different as you say, why are Muslims told they will marry or have wives in paradise. Jesus said "you err not knowing the power of God or the Scriptures for those in paradise will be like the angels not be given in marriage." In paradise there is something much better than sexual union and gratification. That is one of the reason it's very different along with no suffering there. Greetings Saved. I humbly disagree with what you mentioned. I don't think that Jesus, son of Mary (Alaihi Salaam) would say something opposite of what Allah has promised to the believers in the Quran.Allah no where mentions in the Quran that our creation will be of different nature in the hereafter. It will still be human nature and human nature has its demands and desires.The Quran does not mention that pleasures will be different, in fact it mentions that they will be similar. Different can mean the pleasures of paradise will be something that will unimaginable as they are out of the world experiences for humans living in this world. It does not mean that the experiences will be something completely different or even opposite of what the Quran explicitly implies. The reason why Allah (Swt) created pleasures such as sexual gratification in this world is so that people can experience such pleasures and will then long to achieve them in an eternal life where everyone will be young forever. Time will not make them older and weaker.The worldly life and its pleasures are limited or intertwined with hardships so that they can be experienced and tasted to a certain limit and then people long for a life where they can experience them without limits. This is logic. Al Quran 16:31......having therein all that they might desire.� AL Quran 55:56In these [gardens] will be mates of modest gaze, whom neither man nor invisible being will have touched ere then.The above Verse where 'mates of modest gaze' mentioned are generally explained by commentators to be for the males. But what about females? What will they have?The Quran responds to this question in the following words:Al Quran 55:15-17On thrones woven [with ornament], Reclining on them, facing each other. There will circulate among them young boys made eternal. <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-:EN-US;mso-fareast-:EN-US;mso-bidi-:AR-SA">With vessels, pitchers and a cup from a flowing spring.</span> Since Islam is a Deen (Way of life) of human nature and God instilled natural companionship in men and women, there is NO WAY that these young boys are there for men for any other reason except for serving them. They are there for no other reason except for pious women. Some Islamic Scholars have given this explanation of this verse.Such pious women who kept themselves chaste for the sake of God's pleasure, were patient and did not give in to the way of life which is opposite of Islam. Those who lived the life of obedience. Allah (swt) will surely give them from His Mercy. In Islam there is a modest way of talking about such things as sexual pleasures. The pleasures for women are referred to in the Quran and Hadith but in modest terms.

Greetings Syed_z:

You can disagree with me anyway you would like. I am only showing the little I believe God showed me. Of course, I can be wrong; so, take what I share with a grain of salt. I mean you well.

I believe I can be wrong, but not the Scriptures. Here is the support for what I shared:
Matthew: 22:29 Jesus replied, �You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven. 31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:�

Now, I believe Jesus' words; so, I share what I believe to be true. You might say the gospel is corrupted, but the Quran doesn't mention gospel corruption; in fact, Allah tells the People of the Book to stand on the revelation they received for they can do no other and we do. So, as a Christian, I am being obedient to Allah.

Now Jesus also said I am the way (Deen) the truth and the life. NO other prophet could make such a claim. Jesus didn't show the way; because He is the Way to Paradise.

I believe Jesus' message basically was relationship with God trumps religion and tradition.

PBUY
Al

Edited by Saved - 01 November 2016 at 12:19am