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Does verse 27 of Surat Ar-Rahman: (fair, good, and well-guarded in pavilions) mean that women in Paradise will remain confined to their tents, or does the verse only refer to confining their gaze to the pavilions, and will they be allowed to leave the tent to go to other places in Paradise?

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Scholars differed in interpreting "Hoor (maidens of Paradise) confined in pavilions" (Qur'an 55:72) into two views: The first is that they are restrained and do not leave, and the second is that they are confined to their husbands. The more apparent meaning is that their confinement does not prevent them from going out to enjoy Paradise. This verse specifically refers to the Hoor Al-Ein (wide-eyed maidens of Paradise) and does not include believing women from the children of Adam, based on Jabir's Hadith which indicated the emergence of women in Paradise. The definitive understanding is that for the righteous in Paradise, there will be everything that souls desire and eyes delight in.

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