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03 Aug 07
03 Aug 07
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Originally posted by WheelyThe Koran.
Out of interest, does anybody know where this idea of 79 virgins came from ? I have never ever, ever seen a reference to it outside these chess forum.
3:15 ...For those who keep from evil, with their Lord...are...pure companions...
37:40 Save single-minded slaves of Allah;
37:41 For them there is a known provision,
37:42 Fruits. And they will be honoured
37:43 In the Gardens of delight,
37:44 On couches facing one another;
37:45 A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them,
37:46 White, delicious to the drinkers,
37:47 Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.
37:48 And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes,
37:49 (Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich).
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/
03 Aug 07
Originally posted by AThousandYoungCheers!
The Koran.
3:15 ...For those who keep from evil, with their Lord...are...pure companions...
37:40 Save single-minded slaves of Allah;
37:41 For them there is a known provision,
37:42 Fruits. And they will be honoured
37:43 In the Gardens of delight,
37:44 On couches facing one another;
37:45 A cup from a gushing spring is b ...[text shortened]... re) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich).
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/
I can easily see how this can be interpreted as those that martyr themselves will receive 79 virgins. If only everything were written so clearly!
03 Aug 07
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He lived for 5 weeks before succumbing to burns over 90% of his body?
WOW. Talk about a hard way to go, he must have been in continual agony, there's not enough morphine to quench that kind of damage without being fatal.
This man wasn't some slouch, either. A Ph.D in engineering? I thought the profile of your typical suicide bomber was a disaffected slob with a room-temp IQ.
Anyway, this guy didn't get 70 virgins, or whatever, he got a month of incredible, constant, drive-you-mad pain. Ya reckon he thought he'd gone to hell for what he wanted to do? I certainly hope so.
03 Aug 07
Originally posted by Sam The ShamHe has a phd in engineering, but he got it from Schneck Tech.
He lived for 5 weeks before succumbing to burns over 90% of his body?
WOW. Talk about a hard way to go, he must have been in continual agony, there's not enough morphine to quench that kind of damage without being fatal.
This man wasn't some slouch, either. A Ph.D in engineering? I thought the profile of your typical suicide bomber was a disaffe ...[text shortened]... pain. Ya reckon he thought he'd gone to hell for what he wanted to do? I certainly hope so.
Grandpa.