The Maidens of Jannat

The Maidens of Jannat
By Sheikh Mufti Zubair Bayat

Umme Salamah narrates that she said to Rasullallah, “O Rasullallah, are the women of this world superior or the hu’r’s? He replied, “The women of this world will have superiority over the hurs just as the outer lining of a garment has superiority over the inner lining.” Umme Salamah then asked, “O Rasullallah, what is the reason for this? He answered, “Because they performed Salah, fasted, and worshipped [Allah].
Allah will put light on their faces and silk on their bodies. [The human women] will be fair in complexion and will wear green clothing and yellow jewelery. Their incense burners will be made of pearls and their combs will be of gold. They will say, “We are the women who will stay and will never leave. Listen, we are happy women and we will never become sad. Glad tidings to those men for whom we are and who are for us.”

What is a hu’r?

The second type of women will be those celestial women specially created for the people of Jannat known as the hu’r ayn. A hur is a young beautiful, fair skinned women with intensily dark eyes. Another interpretation is that there will be a sharp contrast between the whiteness and darkness of her eyes which is considered to be very beautiful. Or it could also mean that her beauty will dumbfound and astonish others. The meaning of a’yn is a women with big, attractive eyes, which is also considered a sign of beauty.

What will the hu’rs be made of? The following is a narration of two Sahabah: (Companions of the Prophet).

It is narrated from Ibn Abbas, Anas, Abu Salamah, and Mujahid that the hurs will be created from saffron. Saffron is an orange colored product extracted from a flower and it is used to add colour and flavor to food. When the present creation of mankind (which is created from sand) has the best of forms and beauty; then you can imagine the beauty of women created from saffron!”

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