Not the first time this has happened and surely not the last.
Sweden's embassy in Pakistan has expressed regret over the publication of a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a Swedish newspaper.
The prophet? I didn't know that the BBC was a Muslim organisation. And it's no accident.
Pakistan had complained about the cartoon, which depicted the head of the Prophet on the body of a dog.
Other cartoons depicting the Prophet sparked worldwide protests last year.
Muslims regard any visual representation of the Prophet as blasphemous.
The new drawing depicting the Prophet's head on the body of a dog was published in the Swedish newspaper Nerikes Allehanda on Sunday.
Five times in one article. I guess this means that the BBC is a Muslim news organisation now- or do they also refer to Jesus as the son of God?
3 comments:
Why get so bent out of shape about this. They are just using the common term by which he is known.
To say this is a deliberate pandering to the Muslim community is a stretch.
Screaming Lord Sutch is not a lord, but he'd still be called Screaming Lord Sutch in the news.
To state that Mohammed is anything other than just a man is to recognise that Islam is the one, true faith. The Beeb could just as easily refer to him as "the Muslim prophet" or the like, but to flatly state that he is "the prophet Mohammed" is to implicitly recognise the validity of the faith of Islam. The only people who think that Mohammed was a prophet are Muslims- if you're not part of Islam then he's just a man like anyone else and there's nothing divine about anything he said or did. Patently words have meanings and the meaning of what the BBC (and many other news organisations) writes now is that Mohammed was not just a man, he was a prophet uttering the words of Allah.
Do they go around calling Jesus the son of God? Of course not, and I doubt very much that if a news article stated as a matter of fact that Jesus was the son of God, or that any other facet of Christianity was fact, that it would make it to print. Islam is a very obvious exception.
Amazing that such a liberal, secular group as journalists see no problem in calling Mohammed "the prophet" over and over again instead of just using his name for goodness sake. The only explanation I can see is that they truly believe that Mohammed is a prophet or that this is a massive case of pandering towards the Muslim community so as not to cause offence.
BTW, Screaming Lord Sutch was actually his name- he had it changed by deed poll.
I hope the below helps you to reflect on your words and wish you peace.
Statement:''To state that Mohammed is anything other than just a man is to recognise that Islam is the one, true faith''
Muslims believe The Prophets were messengers and role models and that their's was the last one. None the less a man, as they believe were all the prophets including Abraham, Moses, Noah and the other 124,000 others that came before Mohammad.
''Is it not so that whenever an Apostle from God came to you with something that was not to your personal liking, you gloried in your arrogance, and some of them you called impostors while others you would slay (2: 87)''
Islam and the Koran refer to Christians,Jews and Muslims as 'those of the book'..Could this mean one author reaching out to mankind at different times. We know man has used religion as a means of controlling other men and by twisting text and redelivering it in his own gain.
Statement: ''if you're not part of Islam then he's just a man like anyone else and there's nothing divine about anything he said or did''
If you read or studied the story of his life as many non Muslims have done you might have a softer approach towards your belief about the man. Theres a good book, written by a catholic nun called Karen Armstrong, about his life which might interest you. In the meantime here are a few quotes that are verified and documented that cause Muslims and non-Muslims alike to believe his words and actions were divinely inspired.
"O Allah! I am but a man. If I hurt any one in any manner, then forgive me and do not punish me." (Ahmed, Musnad, Vol. 6 pg. 103)
"I am a Prophet of Allah but I do not know what will be my end." (Bukhari, Sahih Bukhari, Chapter "Al-Janaiz")
"Verily, there is heavenly reward for every act of kindness done to a living animal."
"Do you love your Creator? Then love your fellow beings first."
"By the grace of Allah, you are gentle towards the people; if you had been stern and ill-tempered, they would have dispersed from round about you" (translation of Qur'an 3:159)
About himself the prophet (pbuh) said
"Allah has sent me as an apostle so that I may demonstrate perfection of character, refinement of manners and loftiness of deportment." (Malik, Mawatta; Ahmed, Musnad; Mishkat)
Is it not so that whenever an Apostle from God came to you with something that was not to your personal liking, you gloried in your arrogance, and some of them you called impostors while others you would slay (2: 87).
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