"Hardly a week goes by without front-page news of Muslims dying somewhere in the world in a violent way. Despite all the media attention, there is little understanding among non-Muslims of Islamic views of death and the afterlife.
Everyone knows, of course, that after death martyrs go straight to the Garden of Eden, where they recline on couches, savor meats and fruits and enjoy the company of dark-eyed houris while listening to the sound of flowing rivers.
But what happens to the vast majority of Muslims, those who do not die as martyrs?" Halevi
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As a second offering in our ongoing seminar on "Islam beyond the survey course," we have here Professor Halevi's views on Mulim beliefs concerning the voyage from death to the final judgment. pl
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/04/opinion/edhalevi.php?page=1
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