Maidens of Paradise
E251593
Maidens of Paradise are the pure, beautiful companions promised to the righteous in Islamic descriptions of the afterlife.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maidens of Paradise canonical | 1 |
| women of Paradise | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2265947 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maidens of Paradise Context triple: [Surah Ar-Rahman, mentions, Maidens of Paradise]
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A.
The Lost Paradise
The Lost Paradise is a late 19th-century American stage play by Henry Churchill DeMille, known for its melodramatic treatment of class conflict and industrial capitalism.
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B.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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C.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and historical fiction to explore forbidden love, superstition, and colonial power in 18th-century Latin America.
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D.
Heaven's Mirror
Heaven's Mirror is a book by Graham Hancock that explores ancient monuments and myths around the world, proposing they encode sophisticated astronomical knowledge and memories of a lost advanced civilization.
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E.
Lady of Baza
The Lady of Baza is an ancient Iberian funerary sculpture of a seated female figure, notable for its detailed polychrome decoration and rich iconography reflecting Iberian religious and social practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maidens of Paradise Target entity description: Maidens of Paradise are the pure, beautiful companions promised to the righteous in Islamic descriptions of the afterlife.
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A.
The Lost Paradise
The Lost Paradise is a late 19th-century American stage play by Henry Churchill DeMille, known for its melodramatic treatment of class conflict and industrial capitalism.
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B.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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C.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and historical fiction to explore forbidden love, superstition, and colonial power in 18th-century Latin America.
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D.
Heaven's Mirror
Heaven's Mirror is a book by Graham Hancock that explores ancient monuments and myths around the world, proposing they encode sophisticated astronomical knowledge and memories of a lost advanced civilization.
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E.
Lady of Baza
The Lady of Baza is an ancient Iberian funerary sculpture of a seated female figure, notable for its detailed polychrome decoration and rich iconography reflecting Iberian religious and social practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic eschatological concept
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religious belief ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Houris
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Hūr ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
bliss of Paradise
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marital companionship in the afterlife ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Paradise
ⓘ
afterlife ⓘ eschatology in Islam ⓘ |
| characteristic |
beauty
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chastity ⓘ freedom from bodily impurity ⓘ immortality ⓘ purity ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | punishments of Hell ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
frequent theme in Islamic poetry
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frequent theme in popular preaching ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Hadith literature
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Qur’an ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
| discussedIn |
Islamic creed manuals
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Islamic mystical literature ⓘ tafsir (Qur’anic exegesis) ⓘ |
| iconography | not depicted in orthodox Islamic art ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
literal companions in Paradise
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symbolic representation of reward ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin | Arabic term ḥūr or ḥūr ʿīn ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Qur’an 44:54
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Qur’an 52:20 ⓘ Qur’an 55:56 ⓘ Qur’an 55:72 ⓘ Qur’an 56:22 ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
encouragement toward piety
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reminder of the afterlife ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | divine favor ⓘ |
| promisedTo |
believers
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inhabitants of Paradise ⓘ righteous ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Islamic concept of Jannah
ⓘ
rewards for martyrdom in some traditions ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roleInDoctrine | reward for the righteous ⓘ |
| statusInBelief | unseen (ghayb) reality in Islamic theology ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Islamic theological debate
ⓘ
modern scholarly interpretation ⓘ |
| viewedBy | classical Muslim exegetes ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Maidens of Paradise Description of subject: Maidens of Paradise are the pure, beautiful companions promised to the righteous in Islamic descriptions of the afterlife.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maidens of Paradise