Oct 18, 2010 – Since it is about RAISINS and not VIRGINS in Paradise, then the suicide . For an eternity in paradise, 72 raisins isn't all that much. .

10 posts - 6 authors - Last post: Aug 2, 2007VIrgins? What virgins? It had always intrigued me how Islam, . bombers sure are gonna be upset when they end up with 72 white raisins. .

15 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Feb 18Mubarak has died (gone to Sharm el Sheikh) and gotten his 72 (OK, . "modern islamic scholarly" translation of 72 virgins? Raisins anyone? .

Feb 7, 2006 – Are Islamic terrorists blowing themselves up for "white raisins"? . It is in the Islamic Traditions that we find the 72 virgins in heaven .

72 virgins or 72 raisins for Osama - and some Biblical mistranslation capers to rival it http://bit.ly/iypzqz.

25 posts - 23 authors - Last post: Aug 23, 2010I've been reading up on the thing about 72 virgins promised to Muslims who martyr themselves in carrying out suicide bombings. .

5 "72 Virgins". 5.1 Authenticity; 5.2 Views . .. including white raisins ( considered to be delicacies at the time that the Qur'an was written), .

7 posts - 6 authors - Last post: yesterdaySome say there was as slight translation glitch and they're not getting 72 virgins but 72 raisins. Seriously. .

Jan 16, 2009 – May his 72 virgins be all hairy white male American infidels. . the word we translate as "virgins" actually means "raisins"; when the word .

Jul 22, 2005 – 72 Virgins, or 72 Raisins? Crucial to the recruitment of young men in extremist Muslim groups to strap a bomb to their back and blow .

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36 posts - 14 authors - Last post: Feb 20, 2007then my brain when in the opposite direction, 72 virgins waiting. think there . You get martyred and the reward is 72 raisins? That's it? .

Sep 12, 2006 – . be ushered quickly into heaven and given 72 virgins of their own. . yields “white raisins” of “crystal clarity” rather than doe-eyed, .

Nov 12, 2010 – Ofcourse the verse mentions to 72 virgins! .

17 posts - 8 authors - Last post: Apr 2, 2009Dying for 72 raisins sounds like a bad deal. If God is going to be that cheap I would definitely think twice about becoming a martyr. .

Reply #6: The Quran doesn't mention virgins OR raisins [View All] . For the record, the Quran doesn't say that martyrs will get 72 virgins when they die. .

May 12, 2010 – The Houris The Islamic Myth of 72 Virgins . after-life by explaining that the word houri actually means white-raisins not virgin maidens. .

May 23, 2011 – TIL that the whole Muslim "72 virgins" thing might actually translate to "72 delicious raisins" (nytimes.com) .

Apr 4, 2009 – But I seem to remember having read about the “72 virgins” being a mistranslation , and the “white raisins” being a rather rough approximation .

10 posts - 8 authors - Last post: Jun 2372 Virgins or a bunch of grapes? Fantasy Island. . of Ephrem the Syrian, yields "white raisins" of "crystal clarity" rather than doe-eyed, .

10 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Feb 8, 2010th translation was wrong it was 72 raisins not virgins. Posted in the Islam Forum. Share. Read. 10 Comments. Add to my Tracker .

Jan 16, 2008 – The exact number of virgins (or raisins) is not specified in Koran, but the number 72 comes from a quotation of Muhammad recorded in one of .

Jul 11, 2010 – NER Interview with Ibn Warraq - 72 Raisins, 1 Cold War, and 0 Virgins. jmarkcampbell 81 videos. Subscribe Alert icon Subscribed .

May 19, 2011 – Do you believe Osama Bin Laden was greeted by 72 virgins in .

19 posts - 8 authors - Last post: Feb 16, 2008Another 72 Virgins (or Raisins?) Needed. Per thread title; Seventy-two virgins / raisins are needed to accommodate Imad Mughniyeh following .

Mar 4, 2002 – So, for example, the virgins who are supposedly awaiting good Islamic martyrs as their reward in paradise are in reality "white raisins" of .

Jan 15, 2009 – One Response to 72 virgins or 72 raisins? Art Searle says: January 17, 2009 at 8 :57 pm. That's a very interesting article about Islam. .

16 posts - 11 authors - Last post: Jun 8, 2006swhitebull RE:Abu Masab al-Zarqawi - to have 72 virgins - errr Raisins!! 6/8/ 2006 6:51:22 AM. And a fitting line, given the time: Scratch .

17 posts - 12 authors - Last post: Jun 16, 2006Its seems some scholars now think the fate of Martyrs as told in the Koran is not 72 virgins but rather 72 white grapes or white raisins .

What the Qur'an, hadith and Islamic scholars say about the 72 Virgins, and their . Raisins which are dried grapes, cannot have large eyes (56:22), .

Jan 12, 2002 – It is in the Islamic Traditions that we find the 72 virgins in heaven . meaning chilled raisins (or drinks) that the just will have the .

72 Virgins. by sheikyermami on June 19, 2007 . has been mistranscribed and promises raisins, not virgins. its a shame infidel life only worth 72 raisins. .

Apr 25, 2004 – Or 72 virgins who resemble raisins? 5 posted on 04/25/2004 9:46:13 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY .

Do children get 72 virgins/raisins too? May 27, 2010 prempanicker Leave a comment Go to comments. Watch this: .

Not virgins but raisins? This lady is no Muslim scholar. . a bunch of grapes or raisins in paradise; they're excited about the prospect of 72 virgins. .

May 19, 2011 – The Qur'an definitely doesn't say anything related to 72 virgins, nor 72 raisins . I don't know what scholars yal talked to, but they're way .

May 24, 2011 – Reply 6: TIL that the whole Muslim "72 virgins" thing might actually translate to "72 delicious raisins". 3gv replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago .

100+ posts - 26 authors - Last post: Jun 4, 2007So the choice is Two Scoops of the Best Damn Rasins Evar or 72 Virgins. For the rest of time, you get Two Scoops of Raisins, or 72 Virgins. .

Nov 18, 2009 – Rereading the Paradise passage in Aramaic, the mysterious hour is turn into raisins and fruit —much more common components of the Paradise .

Mar 22, 2004 – . for martyrdom include 72 virgins, those saucy exploding Arabs. . one can only imagine the disappointment of receiving 72 raisins, .

27 posts - 19 authors - Last post: Oct 19, 2004OH, 72 white raisins, not 75 virgins! That's totally different! Praise Allah!!! Where's my fertilizer!!! Seriously, 72 white raisins makes .

Feb 1, 2004 – I see no proof that the 72 virgins is not believed by fanatical muslims. Posted by Bill Jan 23, 2004, 2:30 pm CST. Raisins, not Virgins .

Oct 12, 2005 – Top 72: Virgins, Skinheads or Raisins? He is a laugh. You've got to love this Saudi blogger for sharing his thoughts about the notion of 72 .

13 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Apr 16, 2009A mistake not yet put right, they are not going to heaven , but if lets say there was one (even though there is no proof), the aramaic .

Oct 1, 2009 – A couple of times earlier this week commenters made mention of the myth that Islam promises 72 virgins to suicide bombers or similar .

8 answers - Jan 23, 2007It's not virgins or raisins. It is Al hoor meaning handmaidens. . 72 male virgins? And if it is white raisins, well forgive me for not .

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Jun 3, 2011 – Islam: 72 Virgins or Raisins? Wed Nov 3, 2010, 9:34 PM. "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:" 2 Corinthians 4:3 .

25 posts - 16 authors - Last post: Aug 24, 2010I dunno, the 72 virgins could all be males who have never had anal sex? And they never will because they are the ones doing the shagging ? .

Mar 23, 2004 – Yassin said with confusion, "I thought I got virgins!" "Nope, common misinterpretation," God said, "The deal is 72 raisins for martyrdom… .

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