Houri (Heavenly Virgin): Difference between revisions

This false myth of "[[Virgins or Raisins?|white raisins]]" originated from Christoph Luxenberg, a modern author writing under a pseudonym.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Luxenberg|2=2012-02-19}} Christoph Luxenberg] - Wikipedia, accessed February 19, 2012</ref> His anti-Islamic claim,<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Syro-Aramaic_Reading_of_the_Koran|2=2012-02-19}} The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran] - Wikipedia, accessed February 19, 2012</ref> which has been accused of having a "Christian apologetic agenda",<ref>Richard Kroes - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.livius.org/opinion/Luxenberg.htm|2=2012-02-19}} Missionary, dilettante or visionary? A review of Ch. Luxenberg, Die Syro-Aramäische Lesart des Qur'an] - Livius, accessed February 19, 2012</ref> is that the Qur'an was drawn from [[Islam and the People of the Book|Christian]] Syro-Aramaic texts in the early 8^th century, in order to evangelize the Arabs,<ref>Sandro Magister - [{{Reference archive|1=http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/7025?eng=y|2=2012-02-19}} The Virgins and the Grapes: the Christian Origins of the Koran] - Chiesa press, March 17, 2004</ref> and that the Aramaic word 'hur' (white raisin) had been [[Mistranslated Verses|mistranslated]] by later Arab commentators into the Arabic word 'houri' (virgin).<ref>Alexander Stille - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/03/02/MN128985.DTL|2=2012-02-19}} Revisionist historians argue Koran has been mistranslated] - New York Times, March 2, 2002</ref>