What Islamic Absurdities Say About Islamic Calls For Violence
The breastfeeding fatwa, from the Top 10 link below, is particularly hilarious:
The Fatwa: Ezzat Attiya: Adult Breastfeeding in the WorkplaceIn May 2007, Ezzat Attiya wondered how unrelated men and women could work together in the same office, when Islam forbids men and women who aren't married or related to be alone together. His answer: let her suckle him FIVE TIMES. Yes, that's right, an adult female breastfeeding an adult male coworker will defuse all sexual tension in the office. See, the female worker will now be the male worker's foster mother, and they can be alone together anytime. Attiya's ruling was intergalactically mocked, and quickly condemned on the homefront as well. He was later suspended from his job, pilloried in Arab newspapers, and issued a hasty retraction saying it was a "bad interpretation of a particular case."
Source: "A Fatwa Free-for-All In the Islamic World," New York Times, Michael Slackman, Monday, June 11, 2007.
Raymond Ibrahim writes at FrontPage:
Consider: If Muslims are still compelled to be true to things like "adult breastfeeding," simply because 7th century Muhammad said so, is it not logical to accept that they embrace their prophet's even better documented and unequivocal words concerning the infidel?Look at it this way: the issue of adult breastfeeding is embarrassing for Muslims; far from providing them with any sort of advantage or benefits, it places them, especially their women, in a ludicrous position (indeed, it is ranked first in this list of "top ten bizarre or ridiculous fatwas"). So why is it still a relevant issue among Muslims? Because Muhammad once commanded it. Thus, like it or not, Muslims must somehow come to grips with it.
What, then, of Muhammad's other commandments--commandments that, if upheld, far from embarrassing Muslims, provide them with power, wealth, and hedonistic joys--that is, commandments that jibe quite well with mankind's most primitive impulses? I speak of Muhammad's (and by extension Sharia's) commandments for Muslims to wage war ("jihad") upon the infidel, to plunder the infidel of his wealth, women, and children, and to keep him in perpetual subjugation--all things that define Islam's history vis-à-vis the non-Muslim.
In other words, the Muslim mentality that feels the need to address adult breastfeeding, simply because Muhammad once advised it, must certainly be sold on the prophet's constant incitements for war and conquest.
Living in an era where the Muslim world is significantly weaker than the infidel world, and so currently incapable of launching a full-on offensive, one may overlook this fact. But the intention is surely there. One need only look to how non-Muslim minorities, especially Christians, are treated in the Muslim world--where they are persecuted, kidnapped, raped and ransacked--to be sure of it.
Somewhere, Gloria Allred's head just exploded.
Eric at July 12, 2011 7:21 AM
Attiya's ruling was intergalactically mocked, and quickly condemned on the homefront as well. He was later suspended from his job, pilloried in Arab newspapers, and issued a hasty retraction
Dammit.
That's something I could get behind. Or in front of.
I R A Darth Aggie at July 12, 2011 7:27 AM
I become more and more convinced Muhammad was a depraved, psychotic pedophile who was charismatic enough to convince some individuals he was blessed by God for his own hedonistic benefit. Initial murderous atrocities were successful, leading to more people just accepting his word. He was a megalomaniac which the world has seen time and time again, like the more known to be such Napoleon, Mussolini, Hitler, Mao Zedong, Stalin, etc.
For those who would take a more religious perspective, Muhammad is Satan's answer to Jesus.
hadsil at July 12, 2011 9:32 AM
the intereesting thing to me is that they have gone from war to insideous overtaking from within... because that is the more sure way to defeat us. What they don't seem to have is a real leader... someone not only charismatic but saavy, and intelligent.
Luckily they don't have that yet, but it might turn out bad when they do.
Always remeber they have time, they are patient... Their generations will come and go, but the goal is the same.
SwissArmyD at July 12, 2011 10:29 AM
My personal conclusion: all radical Islamists are as crazy as sh*thouse rats.
I've actually seen them in action in front of the Danish Embassy in D.C., yelling crazy things about us infidels in the wake of the Danish cartoon kerfluffle. They were led by the King Nut himself, Malik Zulu Shabazz.
The Islamist women present did not speak out, of course. I was in the counterdemonstration, yelling with the rest of my colleagues, "Let the Women Speak!"
mpetrie98 at July 12, 2011 5:00 PM
What they don't seem to have is a real leader... someone not only charismatic but saavy, and intelligent.
Their leader was elected to the Presidency on November 4, 2008.
mpetrie98 at July 12, 2011 5:02 PM
Being lactose intolerant, I hope I would be allowed to politely beg off.
Mario at July 12, 2011 6:08 PM
The origin of the breastfeeding tale is part of the story about how Mo wanted to marry the wife of his adopted son. Allah conveniently "revealed" to him that adoption was not to be recognized in Islam and thus he was free to marry the woman he wanted once he forced her husband to divorce her.
There were repercussions (his new bride had an adopted son) from all of this which lead Mo to "reveal" that women could be alone with men they had suckled even if they did so after adulthood. The whole thing is sick and convoluted. Even Aysha made a sarcastic remark about how Allah was always quick to issue edicts that allowed Mo whatever he desired at the time.
So centuries later people are acting ridiculous because some libidinous lout with boundary issues wanted to get his rocks off with his son's wife.
Voluble at July 12, 2011 9:44 PM
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