There is no doubt they use the word "virgins" to recruit... (put a spin on it as I was saying in #63). But that doesn't mean it is baseless. What is the Arabic word for raisins or grapes?
Two additional points:
1. The concept of houri/huri ("virgins") precise word in Arabic alphabet حورية (aka "nymphs") makes much sense when you look at the context of 'reward' in Islamic paradise (not heaven) in afterlife - Bodily (carnal) pleasures & appetites. Both sensual & sexual, even if we were going to take the more sensual connotations in the Koran.
2. The word houri/huri is actually mentioned in the Koran and several Hadiths as well. There is also descriptions of these "beings". Grapes or raisins don't match that description, as far as I can tell.
Neither my Hippocrene desk dictionary, nor Schultz, Krahl & Reuschal’s Standard Arabic were any help at getting an etymological lock on the word. Do you recommend any other text for English speakers?