Re: "Its amazing what god can do"

On 11 Apr 2007 21:10:33 GMT, <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Daniel Lincoln <subtlefire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, it always seems to be taken for granted that these 70 virgins are
young and attractive. Maybe they're virgins for a very good reason.
:)

Where does it say that they are female? You might just end up living for
eternity with 70 Richard Bransons...

Strictly speaking the word is "houris" and there's some dispute about what
it actually means. After the 11th September bombings someone suggested it
meant "raisins" but a bit of checking up suggested that was just wishful
thinking
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/saturday_review/story/0,3605,631332,00.html).
What is beyond doubt is the fact that the bit about the 72 of them (not 70)
waiting doesn't actually appear in the Koran, but in a hadith, and is not
normally considered canon (in the fanfic sense). In some ways it's a bit
like Christian clergy wearing dog collars. Nothing to do with the Bible; it
just caught on somewhere along the way.

mh.
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