Houri

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title: Houri
text: In Islam, a houri is a maiden woman with beautiful eyes who is described as a reward for the faithful Muslim men in paradise. They are described as the same age as the men in paradise. Since hadith states people will be aged 30–33 lunar years in heaven, this translates to 29–32 Gregorian solar years. The term "houris" is used only four times in the Quran, where the houris are mentioned indirectly several other times,, and hadith provide a "great deal of later elaboration". Muslim scholars differ
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description: Beautiful woman in Paradise in Islamic belief
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houri
date created: 2003-06-22T15:27:49Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T09:41:35Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Houris_on_Camelback_-_15th_century_Persia.png","width":406,"height":340}
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