The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades'Heha d ha d mad e in a val le y be tw een tw o mou nt ai ns th e
biggest and most beautiful garden that was ever seen, planted
with all the finest fruits in the world andcontaining the most
sp le ndi d man si ons an d pa la ce s th at we re eve r see n. or na-
mente d with gold and with like ness es of all that is beau tiful
on earth , and also four condui ts. one flowi ng with wine, one
wit h mil k, and one wit h hon ey, and one wit h wat er. The re
were fair ladies there and damsels, the loveliest in the world,
unri valle d at playi ng ever y sort of instr ument and at singi ng
and danc ing. And hegav e his mento under stan d that this gar-
den was Para dise. That is why he had made it afte r this pat-
tern, because Mahomet assured theSarace nsthat those who go
to Paradise will have beautiful women to their hearts) content
to do their bidding, and will find there rivers of wine and milk
and honey and water.... No one ever entered the gardenexcept
those whom he wished to make Assassins.'Itislikely that this description is more legend than fact. But Muslim
warr iors thro ugho ut hist ory have been moti vated by Isla mic Para dise ,
Even Sept emb er 11 hij acke r Muha mmad Att apac kedapar adi se wed-
ding suit" into his luggage on that fateful day, although he was unable to
chang e intoit because the airlin e requir ed him to check all but one carry-
on it em. A let ter fou nd in Att a's ba gs spo ke of "ma rri age " wit h th e
"women of paradise „ dressed in their most beautiful clothing.""ZOB