According to the common information, each faithful (in other sources - a dead martyrdom) a Muslim in the next world is waiting for a reward: 72 virgins who will take care of him and love him. We checked whether this is written in the Qur'an.

Information about 70–72 eternal virgins called Guri is quite popular in sources of various kinds - from acute political articles (like this on BBC) to research books ("Arabs and Jews: Conflict of Cultures" Mikhail Heifets or "West and east: a clash of civilizations" Vadim Chernovetsky). Most often, this topic is operated in the context of motives for behavior of self-assembly terrorists. For example, in 2017, a big resonance The letter of the 15-year-old Shahid, who exploded himself in Iraqi Mosul: “My dear family, forgive me, please. Do not be sad and do not wear mourning. I asked me to marry me, but you refused. Now, by the will of Allah, I get married on 72 virgins in paradise. ”

First of all, it is necessary to note the following. Koran - The main sacred book of the followers of Islam. The Qur'an consists of verses (according to various calculations, in the amount of 6204 to 6600), called the ais and united in 114 SURs (chapters). Since the presentation of the information is largely artistic, there is such a category of people as a muffassist - an interpreter (commentator) of the Qur'an. This lesson requires high qualifications, implying the perfect knowledge of the Arabic language, the biography of the Prophet Muhammad and analytical abilities. Depending on the mufasser, this or that ayat can be interpreted differently.

However, the Qur'an, according to legend, sent down by revelation to the Prophet Muhammad, is not the only foundation of faith for Muslims. At least there is still Hadi - The legends about the actions and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, which are considered the second source of law after the Qur'an, the basis of the Muslim lifestyle. Hadiths were transmitted through the associates of the prophet and in the degree of reliability divided On reliable (sahih), good (Hassan), weak (Daif), inaccurate and fictional (Mauda). The totality of hadiths recognized as reliable is the Sunnah - a model of holiness and legalism.

As for the Koran directly, these are the references to our topic can be found in it (in all cases-in the interpretation of AS-Saadi):

Sura 44 (Smoke):
“Truly the God -fearing will be in a safe place, in paradise gardens and among sources. The Almighty told about the reward that awaits the God -fearing believers who were afraid of his anger and punishment, were guarded by sins and committed good deeds. <...> So! We combine them with black -eyed, large -eyed virgins. ”

Sura 56 (Event):
“When the event comes ... you will divide into three groups. <...> And there will be ahead of them all in good, which will be ahead of them in paradise. <...> Their wives will be black -eyed, large -eyed virgins like hidden pearls. ”

Sura 78 (News):
“Truly the God -fearing awaits the place of salvation, paradise gardens and vineyards, and full -breasted peers, and full bowls.”

And a few more similar fragments. As you can see, there is no mention in the Qur'an itself: a) the number of virgins; b) awards in their person for martyrdom. In all cases, we are talking about the righteous, and not about martyrs (the last reward in Ayata 74 Not revealed).

In a number of ayats, the word حircٌ (“hurun”) and the words that are in many translations are conveyed to him literally like “Guria”. Interestingly, at the beginning of the XXI century were Attempts To interpret this word as a result of the incorrect perception of the word “hut”, meaning “white raisins”. The fact is that in the early Arabic there were no signs of publicity and diacritic, and this makes it possible to doubt their correct arrangement in later editions. However, this version, which Popularized The German professor Christoph Luxenberg (the pseudonym of an unknown author) does not withstand any criticism: even if we assume that an incentive for entering paradise can be white raisins, it is still difficult to imagine this product with eyes, rounded breasts or marriage with the righteous.

However, we must not forget about the hadiths. Here are what quotes can be found in the six main collections of hadiths:

“Allah will not let anyone into paradise without marrying him for seventy -two wives - two will be Guri, and seventy will be inherited from the inhabitants of hell” (Sunan ibn Maja, Hadis 4337, category: weak).

“Allah granted a shahid six things: he is forgiven for sins with the first drop of [his] blood; He will be shown his place in paradise ... He will be married to seventy-two paradise Guria ”(Aus Tirmizi, Hadis 1663, category: good).

“The smallest reward to people who entered Paradise is their abode, in which they will be eighty thousand servants and seventy-two Guria, over which the dome decorated with pearls of the color of the sea wave and rubies will rise, and the width of the dome will be like the distance between al-Jabia and Sina” (AT-Tirmizi, Hadis 2562, category: weak).

And a few more similar and coinciding quotes with different assessments of reliability and different authors. As you can see, in the hadiths (but not in the Qur'an) there is still a mention of both 72 Guri and the allocation of a separate category of Muslims for their acquisition-martyrs (Shahids). And a number of such hadiths fall at least under the category of “Hassan” (good). Therefore, the statement mentioned by us in the heading is partially true.