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          given before.' And it is given to them in resemblance. They will have
          there spouses of perfect purity and will remain there timelessly, for
          ever. (Surat al-Baqara, 25)
           There will be dark-eyed maidens with them, with eyes reserved for
          them alone. (Surat as-Saffat, 48)
           And dark-eyed maidens like hidden pearls. (Surat al-Waqi'a, 22-23)
           So it will be. We will marry them to dark-eyed maidens. (Surat ad-
          Dukhan, 54)
           In them are sweet, lovely maidens. So which of your Lord's blessings
          do you both then deny? Dark-eyed, secluded in cool pavilions. (Surat
          ar-Rahman, 70-72)
           Companions of Paradise are Young and of Like Age
           Ageless youths will circulate among them, serving them. Seeing
          them, you would think them scattered pearls. (Surat al-Insan, 19)
           We have brought maidens into being and made them purest virgins,
          devoted, passionate, of like age, (Surat al-Waqi'a, 35-37)
           There is the Great Victory and Happiness
           Every self will taste death. You will be paid your wages in full on the
          Day of Rising. Anyone who is distanced from the Fire and admitted to
          the Garden has triumphed. The life of this world is just the enjoyment
          of delusion. (Surah Al 'Imran, 185)
           He will forgive you your wrong actions and admit you into Gardens
          with rivers flowing under them, and fine dwellings in the Gardens of
          Eden. That is the Great Victory. (Surat as-Saff, 12)
           On the Day you see the men and women of the believers, with their
          light streaming out in front of them, and to their right: 'Good news for
          you today of Gardens with rivers flowing under them, remaining in
          them timelessly, for ever. That is the Great Victory.' (Surat al-Hadid, 12)
           Above All is Allah's Good Pleasure
           Allah has promised the men and women of the believers Gardens
          with rivers flowing under them, remaining in them timelessly, for
          ever, and fine dwellings in the Gardens of Eden. And Allah's good
          pleasure is even greater. That is the great victory. (Surat at-Tawba, 72)
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