Houries and Women of Paradise.
For deriving physical pleasures in Paradise, Allah has created the
'Hourul Een' for the believers. They have been given this name because
'Hoor'means 'bright colour and 'Een means 'expanse and dark-eyed, for
the darkness of their eyes will be quite dark, and their skin pure
white.
"And pure, beautiful ones, the like of hidden pearis". (Surah-al-Waqe'ah: 22,
23)
"In
them shall be those who restrained their eyes, before them neither man
nor jinni shall have touched them". (Surah-ar-Rahman: 56)
"As though they were rubies and corals". (Surah-ar Rahman: 58)
"And
with them shall be those who restrain their eyes, having beautiful
eyes. As if they were eggs carefully protected". (Surah-as-Saffat:
48,49)
It
is related that a hourie' will be wearing seventy dresses, even then
the whiteness of their calfs will be visible. Their bodies will be
glowing like the gentlebrightness of rubies. Abdullah ibne Mas'ood
says, that he heard the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) as saying, that a light
will shine forth in paradise and people will wonder as to what it is.
It will be said unto them that the light has emitted from the teeth of
a hourie' who is laughing seated in front of her husband.
"Surely
we have made them to grow into a (new) growth, then We have made them
virgins, loving, equals in age". (Surah- al-Waqe'ah: 35-37)
All
of these houries' will be aged sixteen years, while the age of the
believers (in Paradise) will be thirty three years. The hair of the
houries' will be curled, their bodies bright and clean of unwanted
hair.
"And they shall have Pure mates in them, and in them they shall abide
(forever)" (Surah -al-Baqarah: 25)
These houries' will be free from pride and arrogance and will not envy each
other.
It
is related that on the right side of the hourie' it will be
written:"praise be to Allah who has fulfilled what He promised", and on
the left side : "praise be to Allah who
has relieved us of grief.
In
a lengthy tradition the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) says, that when Allah
created the hourie', on her right hand was written "Mohammadun
Rasoolullah", and on her left hand "Aliyyun Waliyullah".. On her
forehead was written "AlHasan" and on her chin "Al Husain", and on
both of her lips "In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, Merciful". Ibne
Mas'ood asked, O' Prophet ! who will have this blessing"? The Holy
Prophet (S.A.W.S.) replied, "The one who recites "In the name of Allah,
the Beneficent, Merciful" with due respect".
Those Women who die in faith, their beauty in paradise will be more than that
of the houries'
"In them are goodly things, beautiful ones". (Surah-ar- Rahman: 70)
The
women referred to here are the faithful ones who will enter paradise.
In reference to the above verse, Allamah Majlisi quotes Imam
Ja'far-as-sadiq (A.S.) as saying, that the "goodly things" referred to
in the verse are those women who are believers, the Shi'ahs, and the
Wise ones. They will enter paradise and will be given in wed-lock to
the believing men
It
is related that those women who did not marry in this world, or those
women whose husbands had not entered paradise, will be given the
freedom to choose the believer whom she desires, and they shall be
married to them. But if a women's husband is present in paradise, she
will be permitted to marry him with her consent. If in the world she
married more than once, the man who has the greatest status (in
paradise) and has committed more good deedswill be chosen for her.
Ref: Manazelul Akherah
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