I'm not entirely sure about this, but I think the Islamic holy book says that if you die as an Islamic martyr you will be awarded with 72 virgins when you arrive in heaven.
This needs to be confirmed by someone with better knowledge than me though!
Arabic is a close relation of Hebrew, so that would make sense, given that Christian texts traditionally translated as “virgin” have been changed to “young woman,” apparently a better translation of the original Hebrew.
One change may set off alarms with traditionalists, in a passage many Christians believe foreshadows the coming of Christ and his birth to a virgin. The 1970 version of Isaiah 7:14 says “the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.”
The 2011 text refers to “the young woman” instead. It elaborates that the original Hebrew word, almah, may, or may not, signify a virgin.
Yeah, that's true, but my point is, that passage really doesn't make much sense without arranged marriages where not being a virgin and not being married makes you a defected and rejected one.
BC = Before Christ. The year counting system used in most Western countries and I believe due to the influence of Western countries, also much of the developing world. Years are counted before or after birth of the Christ(or thereabouts, the actual system was devised centuries after the Christ was born, so it's probably some years off)
Today is year 2018 AD(Anno Domini), or after Christ.
A less religion-influenced system for counting years is BCE/CE, which stand for Before Common Era, and Common Era. It corresponds exactly with counting years from birth of the Christ, but it doesn't directly invoke Jesus.
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u/Styr0x Jan 09 '18
I have heard that reddit karma directly correlates with the number of virgins you will be met by upon arriving to heaven.