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SacredCowTipper on August 29, 2007 - 4:25pm

The Hadith about 72 virgins is sketchy, sort of like the fascination certain Christian sects have with same sex relationships based on a handful of conflicting statements in the bible. Yeah, its written, but is it spiritual in nature, or just a "Uncle Sam Wants You" billboard of the times?

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Pitt the Elder on August 29, 2007 - 6:25pm

The Hadith about 72 virgins is sketchy

It's also, a recent scholarly argument suggests, a misinterpretation of a promise of food and drink for the faithful.

In particular, white raisins. Of "crystal clarity", though.

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ImSceptical on August 29, 2007 - 7:48pm

PtE, I read recently that 'white raisins' was a slang word for a jewel stone in the area of Mecca.

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