The Myth of Muslim 72 Virgins

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  1. matt

    matt Member

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    Can someone explain to me, how God could possibly agree to defiling the holiest place of all (heaven), by turning it into a common whorehouse in order to reward murderers of His sheep?
     
  2. Rainman

    Rainman Senior Investor

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    Isn't this but the evidence which proves Islam was created by an opportunist? To have people fight for something, you have to offer them something that is worth dying for. Since sex sold, even from those old days, the "prophet" sold his idea to the men. They'd get 72 virgins as long as they were faithful and that false promise has led millions of Muslims to their deaths and a fiery abode on other side.
     
  3. AtlantaSports

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    Islam is a very confusing religion. I have done many studies on the religion and there are just a ton of things that I don't understand. I don't understand how they can claim to worship a god that claims to hate them. I don't understand the 72 virgins thing. I don't understand why people would do some of the things that the Quaran claims. I don't get it.
     
  4. missbishi

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    He didn't. Some guy just sat down and made it all up one day. He's looking down right now on all the hatred and bloodshed it eventually caused and is wishing he hadn't bothered.
     
  5. JoshPosh

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    I think the same thing can be said about a god the kill every man, woman, and child vie flooding. Or kills the first born sons of Egypt while they slept at night. How can anyone follow a religion or god that uses death and sex as its means to entice you to join their religion?

    If they "GODS" are all powerful, shouldn't they just make human subservient? Instead when they fall out of line, he does some kind of disastrous event to kill them all. So he can kill everyone, but not take away their free will. That doesn't sound just. That isn't merciful or compassionate. Sounds like primitive men drew up stories to scare the populous.
     
  6. SteakTartare

    SteakTartare Senior Investor

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    The answer is that it is a man-made institution. And in this case, I really mean made by "man". The notion of 72 hotties waiting for you in paradise probably was a strong selling point early on.

    (Insert obligatory "Giggity!" exclamation.)
     
  7. ScooterBrandon

    ScooterBrandon Senior Investor

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    This is how that works.
    There is NO mention of that virgin thing in the Koran, it's mentioned in subsequent text that isn't recognized by the majority of the Islamic world.
    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=72+virgin+myth
     
  8. In the running

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    The minority that recognizes it, being the radicals?

    I will never understand why the good Muslims do not stand up and say anything in their own defense, say anything in defiance of the radicals nor do anything themselves to stop the misunderstandings of their religion and the violence that comes from that.

    Don't they care about themselves at all?
     
  9. anders

    anders Well-Known Member

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    Didn't someone say that the "72 virgins" was in fact a mis-translation, and what it read instead was "72 raisins" (or grapes)! If that's true there's gonna be a lot of disappointed jihadis!

    The wiki page can be found under "houri" for those who are interested.
     
  10. SteakTartare

    SteakTartare Senior Investor

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    LOL! Or for that matter, everyone could be assuming we're talking about 72 super hot chicks here. Who knows, maybe it just 72 dorks ..

    [video=youtube;1dxpMTFBg48]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dxpMTFBg48[/video]
     

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