Hūr
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Hūr are the beautiful, pure companions described in Islamic tradition as residing in Paradise and promised as a reward to the righteous.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic eschatological being
ⓘ
supernatural companion ⓘ |
| alsoCalled | ḥūr al-ʿayn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bliss of Paradise
ⓘ
conjugal happiness in the afterlife ⓘ marital imagery in Paradise ⓘ reward in the afterlife ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic eschatology
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ Qur'anic concepts ⓘ |
| characteristic |
beauty
ⓘ
chastity ⓘ everlasting youth ⓘ freedom from bodily defects ⓘ purity ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | punishments of Hell ⓘ |
| describedAs |
companions with beautiful, wide eyes
ⓘ
guarded in pavilions ⓘ like hidden pearls ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Hadith
ⓘ
Qur'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eschatologicalContext |
Day of Resurrection outcome
ⓘ
afterlife reward ⓘ |
| eschatologicalStatus |
free from suffering
ⓘ
immortal ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | ḥ-w-r ⓘ |
| genderDebate | discussed regarding applicability to male and female believers ⓘ |
| genderPortrayal | often portrayed as female in traditional exegesis ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
literal beings in Paradise
ⓘ
symbolic representations of spiritual bliss ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedInVerse |
Qur'an 44:54
ⓘ
Qur'an 52:20 ⓘ Qur'an 55:72 ⓘ Qur'an 56:22 ⓘ |
| moralAssociation | reward for faith and good deeds ⓘ |
| notableExegesisBy |
Ibn Kathīr
GENERATED
ⓘ
al-Qurṭubī GENERATED ⓘ al-Ṭabarī GENERATED ⓘ |
| perceivedNature | created specifically for Paradise ⓘ |
| promisedTo |
believers
ⓘ
martyrs ⓘ the righteous ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residesIn | Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | companions of the righteous in Paradise ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Sufi allegorical interpretations
ⓘ
classical Islamic theological discussions ⓘ modern scholarly debates ⓘ |
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