Houri

In Islam, a houri (English plural houris, /ˈhʊəriz/; from Arabic: حُـورِيَّـة ,حُورِيّ, romanized: ḥūriyy, ḥūrīya), is a maiden woman with beautiful eyes who is described as a reward for the faithful Muslim men in paradise.

They are described to be of equal age with the men in paradise.

Since hadith states people will be aged 30-33 lunar years in heaven, this translates to 29-32 Gregorian solar years.

The term "houris" is used four times in the Quran, where the houris are mentioned indirectly several other times, (sometimes as azwāj, lit. companions), and hadith provide a "great deal of later elaboration". Muslim scholars differ as to whether they refer to the believing women of this world or a separate creation, with the majority opting for the latter.

Houris have been said to have "captured the imagination of Muslims and non-Muslims alike". In jihadist ideology, individuals who engage in "martyrdom operations" — in Western terms, suicide attacks — are incentivized with the promise of companionship with houris, whom they can take as wives.