To: RonDog
The Shafi’i school of Islamic jurisprudence forbids men and women to dye their hair black "except when the intention is jihad...as a show of strength to unbelievers" (’Umdat al-Salik e.4.4). Now that I didn't know. Hm.
187 posted on
09/07/2007 2:06:17 PM PDT by
American Quilter
(doug from upland--doing the work American journalists won't do.)
To: American Quilter; RonDog
There is another theory - that the beard is fake. Bin Laden may be clean shaven now in order to blend into his environment. Southeast Asia anyone?
199 posted on
09/07/2007 2:12:12 PM PDT by
khnyny
(Hillary has given Bill a new title: Chief Flying Monkey)
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