(January 25, 2011 at 4:34 pm)HeyItsZeus Wrote: Besides... if I were brainwashed into thinking that I would be rewarded with 72 virgins in heaven I would blow everything up!
Rayaan Wrote:Actually, there is not a single verse in the Quran which says that martyrs will get 72 virgins. It does say that they will be rewarded with virgins and many other things in Heaven (which could possibly have other metaphorical meanings), but it doesn't mention any specific number like "72" virgins. This is only found in a weak hadith with a single narrator, and that's why, Muslims are not required to believe in the "72 virgins in Heaven" thing. We believe that the Quran is the first and most authentic source for Islam, and therefore, it takes precedence over any other Islamic scriptures.
I have been educated! OK. So why do these handful of Muslims break their own laws in the name of their laws? It makes no sense... are they just stupid? We see the same things happening with plenty of other groups that have been brainwashed (Nazis, Christians, Jews, any other grouped peoples, insert religion here, etc...) What is wrong with people? Are the leaders of these terrorist organizations really that cunning?
Quote:"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. "
Martin Luther King, Jr.
