In Islam, heaven is called Jannah and is described as the ultimate reward for believers, full of endless pleasure. But if you actually read the Quran and Hadith, it looks more like a place built around sex and luxury made to please men. It does not seem like something created by an all-powerful God. It feels like a man-made idea used to pull in followers by tempting them with women and wine. For anyone with a rational mind, this should be deeply disturbing and shameful, and it should lead them to seriously question whether this religion is worth following at all.
The Quran clearly describes Jannah as a place filled with physical pleasures that mainly serve what men want. Just look at these verses:
Surah An-Naba (78:31-34):
“As for the righteous, they shall surely triumph. Theirs shall be gardens and vineyards, and high-bosomed virgins for companions, a truly overflowing cup.”
Surah At-Tur (52:20):
“They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Houris (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes.”
Surah Ar-Rahman (55:56, 58):
“In both ˹Gardens˺ will be maidens of modest gaze, who no human or jinn has ever touched before. Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny? Those ˹maidens˺ will be ˹as elegant˺ as rubies and coral.”
Surah Ar-Rahman (55:72-74):
“˹They will be˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes, reserved in pavilions. Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny? No human or jinn has ever touched these ˹maidens˺ before.”
The Quran doesn’t mention a number, but the Hadith takes the sexual fantasy even further. One narration in Sunan al-Tirmidhi (Book 21, Hadith 2687) says every man in Jannah will get seventy-two virgins, along with other pleasures. The phrase “deflower 72 fair, dark-eyed virgin girls” fits exactly with this Hadith, even if it’s not word-for-word from the Quran.
Why would an all-powerful and all-knowing God create a heaven that’s all about sex and pleasure for men? The way houris are described as perfectly beautiful, virgin women made only for men doesn’t sound like something divine. It sounds like the fantasy of men from the 7th century. If God is beyond human desires, then why does Jannah look like something straight out of a man’s sexual dream? The truth is, this doesn’t feel like a message from God. It feels like a man-made religion designed to use lust and greed to pull people in.
The way women are shown in Jannah is especially troubling. Houris are only there as rewards for men, valued for their looks and virginity, not for their own worth or spirituality. Where are the clear promises for women? The Quran and Hadith mention some vague rewards for female believers, but the focus is always on satisfying men. This shows a deep patriarchal bias at the core of Islam. If paradise itself reduces women to tools for men’s pleasure, how can there ever be true equality on earth? For any Muslim woman or man who cares about fairness, this should be deeply shameful.
Islam started in a tribal, warrior-based society where promises of sex and luxury could convince men to convert. In 7th-century Arabia, a heaven filled with virgins and riches was a perfect way to get men to join the religion, fight in its wars, and spread it. This shows that Islam might have been designed to use these temptations to grow its followers, rather than being a true divine message. A religion that depends on such promises doesn’t look like God’s word – it looks like a human-made strategy, one that falls apart when anyone actually thinks about it.
The flaws in the Quran make its claim of being divine even more questionable. For example, Surah 21:32 says the sky is a “protected ceiling,” and Surah 86:6-7 claims sperm comes “from between the backbone and the ribs.” Modern science proves these ideas wrong. The sky isn’t solid, and sperm comes from the testicles. These mistakes show that the Quran reflects the limited knowledge of Muhammad’s time, not the wisdom of an all-knowing God. When you combine this with a heaven focused on male pleasure, it’s clear that Islam is a product of its time, not a divine, timeless truth.
Imagine defending a faith where heaven is nothing more than a brothel in the sky, where women are just objects, and outdated science is passed off as divine knowledge. Can you really take pride in that, as a Muslim? Does that fit with reason, morality, or true spiritual depth? The promise of seventy-two virgins may have appealed to desert tribesmen, but today, it’s a disgusting relic that insults intelligence and dignity. A truly worthy God would never sink to such cheap tricks.
For anyone who thinks critically, Islam’s heaven is a major red flag. It’s not divine; it’s a man-made trick, a way to grow the religion. Staying Muslim means holding on to a faith that humiliates its followers with every sordid promise. Walk away. Find a path that values your intellect and true spirituality, not one that uses sex to control you.
ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਤਜਿ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ॥
Those who are attuned to the Shabad are spotless and pure; they renounce sexual desire, anger, selfishness and conceit.
(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: Ang 58)
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਦਇਆਲ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ਭੇਟਤ ਹਰੇ ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਮਾਰਿਆ ॥
Through the Kind and Compassionate True Guru, I have met the Lord; I have conquered sexual desire, anger and greed.
(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: Ang 81)
ਪਰਹਰਿ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਝੂਠੁ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਤਜਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈ ॥
Renounce sexual desire, anger, falsehood and slander; forsake Maya and eliminate egotistical pride.
(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: Ang 141)
ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਦੇਵ ॥
Sexual desire, anger, and egotism depart, meeting with the Divine True Guru.
(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: Ang 405)
