al-Raḥmān

لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَآ جَانٌّ

فَبِأيِّ آلَآء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ

74. Whom no man or jinni has touched before people of Paradise.

75. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both [jinn and men] deny?

The blessed Verse 74 enumerates another characteristic of huris in Paradise, saying that they have been touched neither by any jinni nor by any man. In other words, they are virgin. Thus, by:

"women of fair face and good characters"

good and righteous women of this world are intended who have solely intercourse with their husbands. However,

"untouched"

(lam yatmithhunna) is the attribute of huris in Paradise. According to other Qur’anic Verses, men and women who are married to each other and are amongst the believers and the people of Paradise shall join each other in Paradise and shall enjoy their lives in the best manner there. According to traditions, owing to their invocations and righteous good deeds, such women are more exalted than huris in Paradise.¹¹ The blessed Verse 75 poses the oft-repeated question:

"Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both [jinn and men] deny?"

Footnotes

1. 11. Tafsir Durr al-Manthur, p. 151; Usul Kafi, vol. 8, p. 156.