The houris (; from Persian: حُـورِی‎, ḥūrī; plural of ḥaurāʾ or ḥūrīyah; Arabic: حُـورِيَّـة‎) are beings in Islamic religion, described in English translations as "and splendid companions of equal age [or well-matched]", "lovely eyed", of "modest gaze" and virgins who will accompany the faithful in Jannah (Muslim paradise).