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Single Idea 6812
[filed under theme 29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / d. Heaven
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Full Idea
All who dwell in heaven shall recline on couches lined with thick brocade, and within their reach will hang the fruits of gardens; they shall dwell with bashful virgins whom neither men nor jinnee will have touched before.
Gist of Idea
Heaven will be reclining on couches, eating fruit, attended by virgins
Source
Mohammed (The Koran [c.622], Ch.55)
Book Ref
Mohammed: 'The Koran', ed/tr. Dawood,N.J. [Penguin 1968], p.20
A Reaction
In the seventh century this was more impressive than it seems now. I still find it sad (though understandable) that paradise must always be depicted in terms of physical pleasure. Aristotle wouldn't have yearned for such an immortality.
The
23 ideas
from Mohammed
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6829
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There shall be no compulsion in religion
[Mohammed]
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6834
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Unbelievers try to interpret the ambiguous parts of the Koran, simply to create dissension
[Mohammed]
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6831
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He that kills a believer by design shall burn in Hell for ever
[Mohammed]
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6830
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Unbelievers will have their skin repeatedly burned off in hell
[Mohammed]
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6833
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Punish theft in men or women by cutting off their hands
[Mohammed]
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6832
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Killing a human, except as just punishment, is like killing all mankind
[Mohammed]
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6828
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You may break off a treaty if you fear treachery from your ally
[Mohammed]
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6827
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Make war on the unbelievers until Allah's religion reigns supreme
[Mohammed]
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6818
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Allah cannot have begotten a son, as He is self-sufficient
[Mohammed]
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6817
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The Koran is certainly composed by Allah; no one could compose a chapter like it
[Mohammed]
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6816
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The unbelievers shall drink boiling water
[Mohammed]
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6825
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Do not kill except for a just cause
[Mohammed]
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6819
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True believers see that Allah made the night for rest and the day to give light
[Mohammed]
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6824
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Do not split into sects, exulting in separate beliefs
[Mohammed]
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6826
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Allah rewards those who are devout, sincere, patient, humble, charitable, chaste, and who fast
[Mohammed]
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6823
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Repay evil with good and your enemies will become friends (though this is hard)
[Mohammed]
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6822
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Those who avenge themselves when wronged incur no guilt
[Mohammed]
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6821
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I created mankind that it might worship Me
[Mohammed]
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6820
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The righteous shall dwell on couches in gardens, wedded to dark-eyed houris
[Mohammed]
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6812
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Heaven will be reclining on couches, eating fruit, attended by virgins
[Mohammed]
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6815
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Be patient with unbelievers, and leave them to the judgement of Allah
[Mohammed]
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6814
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Instead of prayer and charity, sinners pursue vain disputes and want their own personal scripture
[Mohammed]
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6811
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Allah is lord of creation, compassionate, merciful, king of judgement-day
[Mohammed]
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