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In the Quran we learn what awaits men in Islamic heaven: “We shall marry them to Houris (female fair ones) with wide, lovely eyes.” [Quran 44:54]  Could longing to be with houris impel Islamic State members to strive for martyrdom by waging war?

8/4/2017

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To help us answer this question, let us first consider a hadith and then watch a short video.  Here is the hadith:
Narrated Al-Miqdam ibn Ma’dikarib: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “The martyr receives six good things from Allah: he is forgiven at the first shedding of his blood; he is shown his abode in Paradise; he is preserved from the punishment in the grave; he is kept safe from the greatest terror; he has placed on his head the crown of honour, a ruby of which is better than the world and what it contains; he is married to 72 wives of the maidens with large dark eyes (houris); and is made intercessor for seventy of his relatives.” [Tirmidhi:Hadith number 1067; and Ibn Majah]
Now do please watch this video:


So, after reading the hadith and watching the video, our Debate Question is:  Could longing to be with the houris compel some Muslim men to strive to become martyrs?

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