Zikra
Posted on 02/08/2002 9:31:28 PM PST by Prodigal Daughter
Arab singer denies lacking respect for Prophet Mohammad DUBAI, Feb 8 (AFP) - A popular Arab singer, against whom a Saudi cleric has called for the death penalty for comparing her sufferings to those of the Prophet Mohammad, has denied showing a lack of respect for the Muslims' revered prophet, a newspaper reported Friday.
"Am I crazy to say such a thing?" Tunisian singer Zikra (one name) asked in an interview with the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat.
"I am saddened by what happened, because it has put me in a position of having to defend my (loyalty to my) religion," she said, adding that a journalist had distorted her remarks.
"May God forgive him for landing me in such a predicament," Zikra added.
Al-Hayat Thursday quoted Sheikh Ibrahim al-Khudairi, a judge at Riyadh's Islamic High Court, as saying the singer's remarks were "an act of apostasy which deserves punishment by execution."
She had "mocked the Prophet by comparing what she has endured to the suffering and hostility encountered by the Prophet Mohammad when he began to propagate the Islamic religion," the cleric said.
"She must be duly judged and sentenced if found guilty."
However he added that if the singer publicly retracted her statements and repented, then no action should be taken against her.
Zikra was quoted as telling a press conference in Doha, Qatar, where she was taking part in an Arab music festival this week, that the hardships she faced in launching her career were comparable to those of the Prophet.
Egypt's Mufti sprang to the singer's defense, telling Al-Hayat she had "merely compared her difficulties to those of the Prophet, without comparing herself to him or his mission."
A person whose remarks have been misinterpreted must be questioned in order to find out what he or she really meant, said Sheikh Nasr Farid Wassel.
Geeze -- if they do this to their own, no wonder the rest of the world has cause to worry!!!
I don't deny it.
Put out an execute order on all the Islamic clerics who sign a death warrant on others, and we could rid the world of its major source of terrorism.
I want to know more. Does Islam really worship a genie?
Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: A blind man had a slave-mother who used to abuse the Prophet and disparage him. He forbade her but she did not stop. He rebuked her but she did not give up her habit. One night she began to slander the Prophet and abuse him. So he took a dagger, placed it on her belly, pressed it, and killed her. A child who came between her legs was smeared with the blood that was there. When the morning came, the Prophet was informed about it.
He assembled the people and said: I adjure by Allah the man who has done this action and I adjure him by my right to him that he should stand up. Jumping over the necks of the people and trembling the man stood up.
He sat before the Prophet and said: Apostle of Allah! I am her master; she used to abuse you and disparage you. I forbade her, but she did not stop, and I rebuked her, but she did not abandon her habit. I have two sons like pearls from her, and she was my companion. Last night she began to abuse and disparage you. So I took a dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it till I killed her. Thereupon the Prophet said: Oh be witness, no retaliation is payable for her blood.
Never disrespect a genie.
Zikra
And it also explains the cresent moon, their symbol. Many more can be found here.
As for the genies, mohammed even claimed to have converted genies (koran, surrah 46:29-35; 72:1-28). More about 'jinns' here
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