Is This Worldly Test Majorly For Men?
Thank you for responding in detail and profoundly. After reading your response, it seems you genuinely thought about things, and your imagination is also very good. The questions you have asked—I will give my view on them, but before that, I want to second the thought and agree with you on the point that men are generally more reasonable with religion. I’ve also seen this: men are more into spreading, practicing, and understanding religion as compared to women. This is also a general observation of mine, which may be wrong. I personally think that both women and men are equal in terms of the creation of God, but in terms of roles, God put some over others based on the roles He assigned to them. Coming to your questions: 1. What are your thoughts about Hoors? A. I also cannot fully agree with the interpretation of Ghamidi sb. I agree with him when he says the word “Hoor” is an adjective—and that is, by the way, correct. His interpretation makes sense here compared to the traditional narrative, which says that whenever the Quran says “Hoor,” it refers only to some heavenly created women. Now, Ghamidi sb says these are adjectives used for the women or wives of this world. Here, he confined the meaning of “Hoor” to the women of this world only. But can it not also be used as an adjective for the women of the heavens? So I am open to both possibilities here and don’t limit the meaning of “Hoor” only to earthly women. Moreover, as you mentioned, the Hadiths and Surah Rahman seem closer to the traditional interpretation. 2. To your second question—whether humans and jinn will be together in Jannah: I actually don’t know. I only make assumptions. My take on this is that when humans who have made it to Jannah enter it, the angels will greet them—it is mentioned in the Quran. Now, from the Quran, it seems that jinn are more closely related to angels than to humans. So if humans are able to interact with angels, and angels greet them in Jannah, we can say that both humans and jinn will also be in the same realm and able to see and interact (I believe).