To: MaxwellWolf
Looks like the bomber is collection his gift box - all 72 white raisinsCan anyone translate this?
To: johniegrad
Yes. There's a scholar who says that the term used in the Koran that is commonly interpreted as 72 virgins, actually makes more sense as 72 white raisins. The term for 'virgin' in Arabic is 'white raisin' in Syriac, and Syriac was a language used while the Koran was being written.
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