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Kuwaiti preacher calls for destruction of 'pagan' pyramids and Sphinx
Cairo Post ^ | Wednesday, March 11, 2015 | Rany Mostafa

Posted on 03/11/2015 10:08:37 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

An Islamist preacher from Kuwait called for the demolition of the Giza pyramids and Sphinx "to put an end to idolatry and the worship of such pagan constructions."

"The fact that early Muslims did not destroy the pharaohs' legacy upon the Arab conquest of Egypt does not mean that we shouldn't do it now," preacher Ibrahim al-Kandari was quoted by the Kuwaiti Al-Watan daily newspaper Tuesday.

The call echoes that of leader of Islamic State (IS) group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who described the destruction of the historic monuments and archaeological sites as a "religious duty," Al-Ahram reported.

The alleged call comes a few weeks after IS group militants were seen in a video destroying Assyrian artifacts of in the Mosul museum in Iraq using sledgehammers. The destruction was described by UNESCO as a "crime against humanity."

During the reign of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, another radical Salafist preacher issued a fatwa calling to destroy the Sphinx, or at least cover it in wax, claiming that the monument was worshipped by peasants as a god in the 14th Century, Youm7 reported. He also called for the destruction of Egypt's monuments citing Prophet Mohamed's destruction to the idols in Mecca in early Islam.

According to Youm7, the preacher went further and called for closing the Tourism Ministry building over "promoting prostitution and debauchery."

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: albaghdadi; egypt; fatwa; giza; godsgravesglyphs; greatpyramid; ibrahimalkandari; iran; jihad; jihadi; jihadis; kuwait; pyramids; qatar; shiites; sphinx
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To: DonaldC; Sherman Logan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza#Casing_stones


21 posted on 03/11/2015 10:34:07 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: SunkenCiv

There is a certain moon god meteorite that needs to be crushed with a wrecking ball.


22 posted on 03/11/2015 10:37:37 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Just to point out a little hypocrisy of Muslims. The al-Ḥajar al-Aswad (Black Space Rock) is the eastern cornerstone of the Ka'aba towards which Muslims pray. The al-Hajar al-Aswad is a meteorite that Muslims believe was placed by Abraham and Ishmael. Prior to invention of Islam, the Ka'aba existed, often at times with multiple idols. There is no biblical evidence that Abraham was ever in the vicinity of Mecca.
23 posted on 03/11/2015 10:39:41 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (#JuSuisCharlesMartel)
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To: ConservativeInPA

http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2014/06/isis-vows-to-conquer-mecca-and-destroy.html

...ISIS member Abu Turab Al Mugaddasi said that they would destroy the Kaaba in Mecca: “If Allah wills, we will kill those who worship stones in Mecca and destroy the Kaaba. People go to Mecca to touch the stones, not for Allah.”


24 posted on 03/11/2015 10:45:03 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: SunkenCiv

Islamist should shot dead as soon as they announce themselves as such or behave as such.


25 posted on 03/11/2015 11:09:24 AM PDT by ZULU (Je Suis Charlie. . GET IT OBAMA, OR DON'T YOU??)
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To: dfwgator

Oil and money.
That’s about it.


26 posted on 03/11/2015 11:36:40 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Obammy is a lie)
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To: BenLurkin

Given the concavity in the black stone, it would be more appropriate and satisfying to convert it to a urinal for the White House.


27 posted on 03/11/2015 11:48:06 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: dfwgator

Darn good question.
We should have let Iraq have Kuwait and we should have let the Soviets fight on Afghanistan.
But hindsight is always 20/20.


28 posted on 03/11/2015 12:02:17 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: dfwgator
Just why did we bother saving the Kuwaitis from Saddam?
A product known as oil....
I believe was the main reason...

29 posted on 03/11/2015 12:08:01 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: SunkenCiv

The way those are constructed a few tons of HE in the vaults and then charges to seal the shafts before it was detonated might not bring them down, but they will forever be just a pile of rocks.

They and the sphinx are one of the few things really worth fighting for over there imho.


30 posted on 03/11/2015 1:50:49 PM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Sasparilla
History did not begin on the birth of the pedophile, mass murderer Mohamhead.

If they have their way, no one could ever prove that.

31 posted on 03/11/2015 2:07:26 PM PDT by null and void (Obama has received so many Pinocchios Valerie JarretÂ’s secret service code name is Geppetto.)
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To: SunkenCiv
"promoting prostitution and debauchery."

We should drop him into the Moonlite Bunny Ranch and see if his head explodes. Then again, maybe the girls could win him over to debauchery.

32 posted on 03/11/2015 6:16:31 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker; SunkenCiv
Even if you succeeded in winning that imam over to debauchery, it wouldn't help. He'd just realize that he was so defiled that he'd need to become a suicide bomber and (taking a a couple dozen kafirs with him) die "in the way of Allah." All sins removed from soul, Express Lane to Paradise.

I remember that Muhammad Atta of the 9/11 gang spent his days before the attack visiting stripper joints, drinking alcohol, getting lap dances, etc. because he knew it would all be seared from his soul by the upcoming flambeau.

33 posted on 03/11/2015 6:46:10 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Allah Fubar.)
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To: SunkenCiv; DonaldC
After the Great Pyramid was initially sealed, it's original entrance was hidden and faced with smooth limestone. Because this blended in so well with the surrounding casing, the opening was invisible. Around 820 AD, Abdullah Al Mamun mobilized men to bore a tunnel into the pyramid to search for chambers and treasure. Due to the difficulty of the task of breaking up the hard rock, fires were built to heat the rock and then cold vinegar was poured over the heated rock. Battering rams were used to pound away the weakened rock and clear a tunnel. Eventually, a passageway was found which descended into the lowest chamber of the pyramid. Following this passageway back upward, the original entrance was finally located. In these pictures of the NORTH side you can see the intrusive entrance lower down, and the original entrance higher up flanked by angled stones:

http://guardians.net/egypt/gp1.htm

34 posted on 03/11/2015 6:51:16 PM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: Abathar

If Egypt got The Bomb, and jihadists took over (again), I’ve seen it suggested that they’d nuke the Great Pyramid — however, it is too close to Cairo even for jihadists to pull that kind of stupidity. :’) In the case of the Great Pyramid, there’s a subterranean chamber, with a sloped passage leading to it, that would make a nice place to give this a try. But again, one of the most populous urban centers in the world would have to be evac’d first, with nowhere for the residents to go.


35 posted on 03/12/2015 1:40:15 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: Ezekiel

The Great Pyramid was opened during the Late Kingdom (or perhaps a little before, during the Persian occupation), and like other tombs and such in Egypt, was quite the tourist attraction. Sometime during the century or so preceding the Islamic conquest of Egypt, the local authority (I believe it was the Byzantine Empire) closed the thing back up. During the few centuries it was open, someone managed to cut four characters in an alphabetic script, they can be seen over the entrance, and are in a so-far-unknown language.

As you noted, the muzzie bozos couldn’t find the original entrance that had not been any great challenge to the earlier authorities.


36 posted on 03/12/2015 1:46:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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Whoops, I was late: Kuwait: Muslim Preacher Echoes Isis Call to Destroy Egypt's Pyramids, Sphinx

37 posted on 03/12/2015 2:41:57 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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