Hur __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text HUR حور, the plural of haura. The women of Paradise described in the Qur'an, e.g. Surah lx 56-78:- "Therein shall be the damsels with retiring glances whom hor man nor djinn hath touched before them: Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? Like jacynths and pearls; Which &c. Shall the reward of good be aught but good? Which &c. And beside these shall be two other gardens: Which &c. Of a dark green Which &c. With gushing fountains in each Which &c. In each fruits and the palm and the pomegranate; Which &c. In each the fair, the beauteous ones; Which &c. With large dark eyeballs, kept close in their pavilions Which &c. Whom man hath never touched, nor any djinn; Which &c. Their spouses on soft green cushions and on beautiful carpets shall recline Which &c. Blessed be the name of thy Lord, full of majesty and glory." Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail
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