The Great Muslim Lie? "Nowhere in the Koran does it promise 72 Virgins in Heaven" says Islamic Scholar

 The belief that the Koran promises 72 virgins in heaven for Muslim martyrs is the result of a monumental “mistranslation,” according to Islam scholar Irshad Manji, who claims that these individuals are, instead, offered “raisins” after death.

“Nowhere in the Koran does it promise 72 virgins, 70 virgins, 48 virgins. What it promises, as far as heaven goes, is something lush,” Manji told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. “The Arabic word for virgin has been mistranslated. The original word that was used in the Koran was the word for ‘raisin,’ not ‘virgin.’ In other words, that martyrs would get raisins in heaven, not virgins.”

Manji, who made this claim last month during a CNN special titled, “Why They Hate Us,” cited “several scholars” who she said have investigated this issue and concluded that the word “raisin” is a more appropriate Koranic fit.