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ḥūrun maqṣūrātun fī l-khiyāmi
Houris secluded in pavilions.
— Ali Quli Qarai
55Ar-RaḥmānالرحمنVerse 72 of 78
The Beneficent55. Ar-Raḥmānالرحمن
al-Raḥmān
The All-beneficent
MedinanVerse 72 of 78
55Ar-RaḥmānالرحمنVerse 72 of 78
The All-beneficent
Houris secluded in pavilions.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-Rahman - Verses 72-73
72. Wide-eyed huri's of Paradise guarded in pavilions.
73. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both [jinn and men] deny?
Further depicting the women in Paradise, the blessed Verse 72 is saying that they are huris guarded in pavilions in Paradise. The word hur is the plural of hawra’ denoting a woman the pupils whose eyes are raven black and the whiteness is quite transparent. It is also applied to women of fair complexion. The word maqsurat connotes that they only belong to their husbands and they are well guarded from others. The Arabic word khiyam is the plural of khayma denoting:
"pavilion."
According to Islamic traditions, pavilions in Paradise are unlike those of this world in terms of vastness and beauty. It also worthy of note that according to lexicographers and lexicologists, the Arabic word khayma, besides denoting pavilion and tent, is also applied to wooden or any round dwelling place. It is also said that the Arabic word designates dwelling places which are made of stones and the like.10 The blessed Verse 74 reiterates the rhetorical question:
"Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both [jinn and men] deny?"
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