Punish Mockers of the Prophet: Makkah Imam
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News
JEDDAH, 11 February 2006 — An influential imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah yesterday called for the imposition of stiff punishment on those daring to mock the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Delivering his Friday sermon, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais also emphasized the need to activate international resolutions that condemn and punish such crimes as defamation of religions and prophets.
“All Islamic countries have condemned this act of crime,” Al-Sudais told the faithful who packed the large mosque complex, referring to the blasphemous cartoons published by Western newspapers.
“We make a call from the podium of the Grand Mosque and the birthplace of Islam, on behalf of Muslims all over the world, that tough punishment should be imposed on those who make a mockery of the Prophet,” the imam said.
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Oh, and get this, he wants a major PR campaign. Bring on the taqiyya!!
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Sudais told Islamic scholars and intellectuals to do more to spread the message of the Prophet and his noble qualities and ideals. “We must seize this opportunity to spread the correct perspective of his noble life through publications and programs in various languages,” he added.
The imam called on wealthy Muslims to use their money to confront the smear campaigns against Islam.
2 comments:
MTP is not MY prophet. Furthermore, when one of MY prophets is denigrated, I don't go out and start rioting over the insult and don't start demanding punishments.
Sign me up too. Want a picture of me pissing on the ^%$# Koran too? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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