Dying in the name of Islam...promises paradise?

Question: 

Does the Koran promise paradise to those who die for Islam?

Answer:

Muslim Jihadist justify suicide bombing, pointing out the numerous verses that promises Paradise to someone who is killed while fighting for Allah. Sura 47:4-6 says, “Therefore when you meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite their necks; At length, when you have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly on them…But to those who are slain in the way of Allah, He will never let their deeds be lost. Soon will He guide them and improve their condition, and admit them to the Garden which He has announced for them” (also cf. Sura 3:157). Muslims are motivated to terrorism because the Koran tells them in Sura 23:102-3 and Sura 9:111 that fighting non-believers is a duty of every Muslim and the only way to be certain of going to heaven is to die fighting in the cause of Allah. If they can make it to heaven, one of the rewards all Muslim men are promised is they will have 72 virgins. The number of virgins is not specified in the Koran, it comes from a quotation of Muhammad recorded in one of the lesser known Hadith. ("Hadith" is an Arabic word meaning traditions. After Muhammad's death, several collections of his deeds and sayings were assembled. These collections are called Hadith and form the second most authoritative document is Islam, right after the Koran).

According to this page, the specific Hadith in which the number of virgins is specified is Hadith Al-Tirmidhi in the Book of Sunah (volume IV, chapters on The Features of Paradise as described by the Messenger of Allah, chapter 21, About the Smallest Reward for the People of Paradise. The same hadith is also quoted by Ibn Kathir in his Koranic commentary (Tafsir) of Surah Al-Rahman:

"The Prophet Muhammad was heard saying: 'The smallest reward for the people of paradise is an abode where there are 80,000 servants and 72 wives, over which stands a dome decorated with pearls, aquamarine, and ruby, as wide as the distance from Al-Jabiyah [a Damascus suburb] to Sana'a [Yemen]." So it isn't the case that only martyrs get the virgins, but the only way to get the virgins is to get to heaven, and Koran is quite specific that the only way to be certain of getting to heaven is to die in Jihad. http://www.citizensoldier.org/72virgins.html

“Young men join the jihad for a variety of reasons, but we know from letters, diaries, and interviews that virgins in paradise is a primary motive. Take away the eternal reward and you take away one of the major incentives to commit terror. The Koran contains many detailed accounts of the tortures of hell. In fact, these accounts appear on almost every page. The young men who believe in the virgins also believe in hell. And many—especially if they have been indulging in Western-style vices—are fearful they might end up there. Luckily for them, Islam provides a get-out-of-hell-free card called martyrdom. All your sins, whatever they are, can be wiped away by a single act of jihad for the sake of Allah. Many people think that the sinful lifestyle of some jihadists is proof that they are not pious Muslims, but it may simply prove that they trust that Allah, all-Merciful, will forgive the sins of those who sacrifice all for his name” (William Kilpatrick - http://www.crisismagazine.com/2017/manchester-bomber-martyr-murderer). They become terrorist because they have no redeemer and killing an infidel ensures their entry into heaven according to their warped theology.

Another reasons Muslim terrorist kill us (infidels) is because they believe we preach a false message about salvation and that message must be stopped because it contradicts Islams doctrine of salvation -http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/27/no-matter-how-many-priests-isis-kill...