Islamic scholars criticize bin Laden's sea burial (Clerics: Burial may provoke revenge attacks)

AP via Google ^ | 5/2/2011 | AP

[Qbert]

CAIRO (AP) — Muslim clerics said Monday that Osama bin Laden's burial at sea was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against American targets.

Although there appears to be some room for debate over the burial — as with many issues within the faith — a wide range of Islamic scholars interpreted it as a humiliating disregard for the standard Muslim practice of placing the body in a grave with the head pointed toward the holy city of Mecca.

Sea burials can be allowed, they said, but only in special cases where the death occurred aboard a ship.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“I would have burned him on a pyre “

You are CORRECT! Muzzies do not allow cremation. Can’t get into Paradise if you’ve been cremated.

[ilovesarah2012]

I read his face was pretty much blown off and the pictures would be pretty bad. They are trying to decide whether to release them or not. As long as he’s dead, who cares?

[PGR88]

LOL!

That is the most disturbing thing I have seen in a long time!

[Farmer Dean]

The sharks will face Mecca and relieve themselves...

[toolman1401]

In for a penny, in for a pound. If he took credit for directing the whole operation, he by proxy takes the hit for disposal of the trash. Maybe he directed them to weight down the body so it spiraled to the bottom gently and faced towards Mecca (heavy dose of sarc)

[ctdonath2]

Not all recordings are for public consumption.

If Navy Seals say they killed OBL, they did.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

That’s what’s left of his face in Post 27......

[WakeUpAndVote]

Does anyone know where they dropped him? How deep? Can we send a depth charge of canned ham there?

[NonValueAdded]

I’ll bet he tasted nothing like Steve ... maybe more like bacon than Snickers.

[PogySailor]

Muslim clerics said Monday that _________ was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against American targets.

Standard ROP boilerplate...

[Wyatt's Torch]

You know that no matter what you do Muzzies are gonna get pissed so do what you need to and forget about “burying him like a Muslim.”

Yep. There was no way they were going to say, "Well thanks for burying him properly. We won't blow you up now..."

[Vigilanteman]

LOL! Yep, at some point they will do that too. Sharks are famous for circling.

[No Truce With Kings]

“Now Osama is in the hereafter with his 72 virgins.”

I heard that since he was buried at sea he gets 72 sturgeons.

[mware]

I read in the foreign papers that Barack watched the operation in the Situation Room.

[BenLurkin]

Wait until they learn that Bin Laden was dumped into the Bay of Pigs.

[Kartographer]

Maybe someone should start a rumor that the SEAL team greased their bullets with bacon grease, that would start something.

[Maverick68]

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[JPG]

The numbers from the sailors judging Osama’s water entry. 5.3, 4.9, 5.0. Comments were heard that he created too much of a splash.

[Carling]

I’d have fed his corpse to some wild boars.

[dfwgator]

That is the most disturbing thing I have seen in a long time!

I know, Barney Frank looks terrible in a dress.