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**Storwaytozy** · 04-04-2012, 11:02 PM

Assalamo alaykum ... I believe in Islam, but however i have some doubt, if you can plz help me clearing it....
Why the description of heaven in Qur'an is so materialistic?? The Houris (hoors/hoor al-Ayn) have variously been described as being "chaste females", "restraining their glances", "modest gaze", "wide and beautiful/lovely eyes", "untouched / with hymen unbroken by sexual intercourse", "like pearls", "virgins", "voluptuous/full-breasted", "with large, "non-menstruating/urinating/defecating and childfree", round breasts which are not inclined to hang", "companions of equal age", "transparent to the marrow of their bones", "eternally young", "hairless" , "pure", "beautiful", "white", "revirginating", "splendid beauty".
I can think of other materialistic things dere like palaces and all, because even there, we will stay human by nature, so we will like those things there as well, but what about men getting hoors, men never loosing their sexual strength?? was such things necessary to be present there? Wont their wives be jealous?? Scholars say that their will be no such feeling of jealousy, then why men will still want virgins there?
If heaven is a big picture, and all these things is just an optional part, then why only these things are mentioned in the Qur'an??
All these questions are raised by a non-muslim to me and i was unable to answer... Please put some light on this topic.

Not every worldly description of what is in heaven can be imagined by using "worldly" analogies. For example, in one of imam Shuhaib Webb lectures, he mentioned that the relative size of the lower heaven compared to the higher ones is like a ring in a desert, each time.

Also that relative over time, everyone in the heaven will

grow more handsome for guys and beautiful for ladies that every wife is noticeably more beautiful to the husband and his family and vice versa. Can we imagine that someone who'll be more and more beautiful for eternity?

Also that every mu'minin who entered the heaven will be free from any ill-feelings, and when they're asked of any difficulties during the lifetime here, everybody will say no difficulties at all, such that the environment in the heaven that made everyone forgets about any tribulations of this life.

There are various topics on sunniforum that discuss about heaven and the mu'minin who will occupy it. My suggestion is to use a search function and read a bit about the situations in heavens, that

will give a deeper understanding of the heaven.

Allah Knows Best.

04-04-2012, 11:02 PM	#6
Storwaytozy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	Assalamo alaykum ... I believe in Islam, but however i have some doubt, if you can plz help me clearing it.... Why the description of heaven in Qur'an is so materialistic?? The Houris (hoors/hoor al-Ayn) have variously been described as being "chaste females", "restraining their glances", "modest gaze", "wide and beautiful/lovely eyes", "untouched / with hymen unbroken by sexual intercourse", "like pearls", "virgins", "voluptuous/full-breasted", "with large, "non-menstruating/urinating/defecating and childfree", round breasts which are not inclined to hang", "companions of equal age", "transparent to the marrow of their bones", "eternally young", "hairless" , "pure", "beautiful", "white", "revirginating", "splendid beauty". I can think of other materialistic things dere like palaces and all, because even there, we will stay human by nature, so we will like those things there as well, but what about men getting hoors, men never loosing their sexual strength?? was such things necessary to be present there? Wont their wives be jealous?? Scholars say that their will be no such feeling of jealousy, then why men will still want virgins there? If heaven is a big picture, and all these things is just an optional part, then why only these things are mentioned in the Qur'an?? All these questions are raised by a non-muslim to me and i was unable to answer... Please put some light on this topic. Not every worldly description of what is in heaven can be imagined by using "worldly" analogies. For example, in one of imam Shuhaib Webb lectures, he mentioned that the relative size of the lower heaven compared to the higher ones is like a ring in a desert, each time. Also that relative over time, everyone in the heaven will grow more handsome for guys and beautiful for ladies that every wife is noticeably more beautiful to the husband and his family and vice versa. Can we imagine that someone who'll be more and more beautiful for eternity? Also that every mu'minin who entered the heaven will be free from any ill-feelings, and when they're asked of any difficulties during the lifetime here, everybody will say no difficulties at all, such that the environment in the heaven that made everyone forgets about any tribulations of this life. There are various topics on sunniforum that discuss about heaven and the mu'minin who will occupy it. My suggestion is to use a search function and read a bit about the situations in heavens, that will give a deeper understanding of the heaven. Allah Knows Best.
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