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Various hadiths describe the houris (virgins of Paradise): ‘A houri is a beautiful woman… the marrow of her shin is visible through her skin… her buttocks are a mile wide…’ (in addition to houris, Paradise is also described as having wet nurses). (other rewards in Paradise include flying ruby horses).

Such descriptions of the houris appear in various hadith collections and tafsir works. While these texts describe heavenly rewards, other hadiths detail why women are the majority population in Hell. For a description of the punishments of the afterlife, see the hadith where Hell complains to Allah. These texts also describe the punishments of the afterlife, detailing the nature of Hell.

See: Tafsir al-Tabari, various hadith collections on Paradise

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Dr. Kevin Baxter, a distinguished Naval veteran with deep expertise in Middle Eastern affairs and advanced degrees in Quantum Physics, Computer Science, and Artificial Intelligence. a veteran of multiple wars, and a fighter for the truth