A River in Egypt
Must be something in the water. Egyptian muftis, academics dive deep for the wackiness in Islam: Media uproar over scholarship on the blessing of drinking Prophet’s pee.
In his book Religion and Life – Modern Everyday Fatwas, Egyptian Mufti Dr. Ali Gum’a wrote that the companions of the Prophet Muhammad would bless themselves by drinking his urine, and described an incident of urine-drinking from a hadith: “Umm Ayman drank the urine of the Prophet, and the prophet told her: ‘This stomach will not be dragged through the fire of Hell, because it contains something of our Lord the Messenger of Allah…’ [1]
“This blessing,” Al-Gum’a added, “[can also] be done with the honorable saliva, sweat, hair, urine or blood of the Prophet. This is because anyone who knows the love of the Messenger of Allah is not repulsed [by these]; just as a mother is not repulsed by the feces of her son, this is even more so [in the case of] our Lord the Messenger of Allah, whom we love more than our fathers, sons, and wives. Anyone who was or is repulsed by the Messenger of Allah must recant his faith.” [2]
Following the ensuing uproar, Gum’a came to the defense of his fatwa, saying: “The entire body of the Prophet, whether exposed or hidden, is pure, and there is nothing in it- including his secretions – that [can] repulse anyone. His sweat smelled better than perfume. Umm Haram would collect this sweat and distribute it to the people of Al-Madina.” [3]
Brings to mind a certain artwork involving urine and the Prophet Jesus a few years back. This follows on the heels of the Egyptian suckling scandal.
Fortunately, the Muslim world is so free of trouble, its finest minds have the luxury of devoting themselves to these pressing issues. What’s the Egyptian press and public so uptight about?
Attorney Nabih Al-Wahsh filed a complaint against Gum’a with the prosecutor general, claiming that Gum’a’s fatwa threatened social stability and also reviled and defamed the Prophet and his companions. [11] Al-Wahsh added that Gum’a’s peculiar fatwa provided Islam’s enemies with a golden opportunity to condemn Islam and its Prophet, and called for Gum’a to be tried on charges of reviling Islam and the companions of the Prophet, just as the state hastened to try anyone who defamed the Egyptian president. Al-Wahsh stressed that this fatwa was especially dangerous because it was issued by one of the ulema of Al-Azhar, which is the world’s largest Sunni Muslim religious institution, and the public consequently believes every fatwa that comes out of it.
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Al-Gumhouriyya deputy editor Adel Al-Maghawiri wrote: “It appears that the honorable [mufti] found no [other] topic relevant to the [current] situation of Islam and the Muslims on which to issue a fatwa, and decided to issue this strange and provocative fatwa. I imagine that even the West – which draws vulgar pictures of Jesus and lives in an atmosphere of freedom and openness – would never accept this depiction [of the Prophet], which will [only] be exploited as new and fertile material for harming Him. Afterwards we will weep, rise up, and cry out over the rudeness of the Western press and its harm to the religion and the Prophet, when it is we [ourselves] who provide it with material by means of such fatwas…”
Those are the lawyers and journos. Gotta wonder where the Arab street is on this. Anyone spotted any burning Egyptian embassies lately, heard any “Death to Egypt!” chants?
Topics: Islam
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 8:41 am Comments (7) on Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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June 13th, 2007 at 9:11 am
–“This blessing,” Al-Gum’a added, “[can also] be done with the honorable saliva, sweat, hair, urine or blood of the Prophet. –
Ah, in other words, any bodily fluid of the prophet is a blessing. At least now I understand why the Taliban men love their hairless young boys.
June 13th, 2007 at 9:39 am
Let us remember that Egypt has the Aswan Dam. All that is needed is the Piswan.
June 13th, 2007 at 11:09 am
– Let us remember that Egypt has the Aswan Dam. All that is needed is the Piswan. –
LOL. I can think of a few more _____wan dam possibilities El Cid.
June 13th, 2007 at 11:34 am
drbearma
I understand the Chinese, have proposed a new dam The Wan Ton. The ‘Gypt’s are a tad a fried of it though. Saying it could cost a lot of dough.
And YES, you are correct, the dam possibilites are dam near endless.
June 13th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
just as a mother is not repulsed by the feces of her son
Well, it’s pretty obvious that none of these imams ever changed a crappy diaper. But hey, this Gum’a guy would be a big hit in certain circles of the BDSM community.
June 13th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
RebeccaH–HA! I had the same thought. But what else can one expect from guys who are afraid of a woman’s hair? They obviously don’t have a clue. On purpose, too.
These are very sick people. Pathological.
June 13th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
…just as a mother is not repulsed by the feces of her son…
The mohmad profiteer’s poop can also be eaten for a blessing?