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October 7, 2005
Mindless Islam: Anti-Soccer Fatwas Led Saudi Soccer Players to Join the Jihad in Iraq
Topics: Understanding IslamAs yet another shining and highly representative example of the mindless, stone age level of thought process that goes on in Islamic culture, facilitated by manipulating clerics given prominence by theocratic fiat, the Saudi daily Al-Watan reported recently that Islamic extremists were inciting Saudi soccer players to quit their teams and wage jihad in Iraq:
According to these reports, the young athletes were influenced by fatwas forbidding the game of soccer except when played under certain conditions and with the express intention of using the game as physical training for jihad. Saudi sheikhs and intellectuals have criticized the fatwas and the religious authorities that issued them.On August 22, 2005, Al-Watan reported that the soccer players involved in this affair were from the Al-Taif region, and that some of them belonged to the region's well-known Al-Rashid team." In another article, Al-Rashid captain Ja'far 'Attas said that three of his players had left the team. A few days later, team members confirmed that the three had become devout (followers of Islam) and, under the influence of various fatwas, had begun to believe that soccer was forbidden by religious law.
One of the three, Majid Al-Sawat, was arrested while planning to carry out a suicide bombing in Iraq. He appeared on Al-Iraqiya TV four months ago, claiming that he had fallen victim to one of the disreputable groups which take those who come to Iraq and hold them against their will in order to make them commit acts of terrorism."Under the influence of various fatwas, (the players) had begun to believe that soccer was forbidden by religious law." That's quite an interesting application of religious doctrine for a purportedly "peaceful" religion, is it not?
If you are interested in how trully ridiculous Islamic law can so easily by interpreted and applied, especially in the hands and through the mouths of clerics, who, in a so-called "religion" with no institutionalized hierarchy of clergy, is interpreted by individuals and clerics alike as they may be so inclined and to the extent that their imagination can carry them, you need to read the rest of the article in MEMRI!
Posted by Richard at October 7, 2005 6:58 AM
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