Islamic jihadis expecting 72 virgins in paradise will be surprised, according to @irshadmanji. #WhyTheyHateUs — Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) May 24, 2016

72 virgins or 72 raisins? Come on, #WhyTheyHateUs, this is beyond ludicrous. https://t.co/BJIoDBt5hu — Mary Magdalen (@Gr8LakesCzarina) May 24, 2016

@IrshadManji The 72 raisins comment was deep. I never heard it broken down like that. pic.twitter.com/IEmMpSMySv — Kevin R. Spaulding (@KKevdogg) May 24, 2016

@TJWoodstockNY @FareedZakaria @IrshadManji

Do you believe this lie? Lol the Quran is clear about the virgins! — Nehemiah (@Nehemiah_israel) May 24, 2016





#WhyTheyHateUs Raisins?? seriously?? who are you fooling? Hoor is not a raisin! Quran promises girls and boys both, to men in paradise! — What The F! (@zf_live) May 24, 2016

@FareedZakaria @IrshadManji It is the correct translation. Vergins not grapes. Fareed get some Arabic speaking person to talk about Arabic. — الثوره هي الحل (@bedayethawra) May 24, 2016

The Koran's promise to Islamic jihadists of a heavenly reward of 72 virgins actually mistranslates the word for "raisins," a Canadian scholar asserts — a startling declaration that's fueling a twitter storm.A CNN special that debuted Tuesday,hosted by Fareed Zakaria, tries to explain the roots of radical Islam, and includes the revelation from Canadian academic Irshad Manji.When Zakaria asks Manji about the promise in the Koran that a martyr in the name of Islam is rewarded with 72 virgins, Manji just smiles and shakes her head."The word for virgin has been mistranslated," she maintains. "Martyrs would get raisins in heaven, not virgins."notes dried fruit is a great delicacy in the Middle East, with the fig, for example,One viewer called the assertion "ridiculous,"another, "deep."Others targeted both the message and the messenger.The TV special is being repeated in the coming days on CNN, the IJR reports.