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Turkey: TV series shooting banned over scene depicting Muhammad

Feb 23, 2014 2:34 pm By Robert Spencer

sefkattepeThey weren’t depicting him as a human being; he was going to be depicted as a beam of light. But even that was too much in rapidly re-Islamizing Turkey, although a large part of this controversy may be due to the rift between Fethullah Gülen and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In any case, it is noteworthy that while Muslims insist that Muhammad was just a human being, they revere him to such a degree that he cannot even be depicted as a human being — which leads to the question of what his companions did when he was alive. Did they avert their eyes and never dare to look at him? If they did look at him, were they committing idolatry?

“TV series shooting banned over controversial scene depicting the Prophet Muhammad,” from the Hürriyet Daily News, February 21 (thanks to Joshua):

Controversy over a scene depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a TV series has prompted the Konya Governor’s Office to cancel permission to shoot in the Central Anatolian province.

The series, titled “Şefkat Tepe” (literally translated as Affection Hill), had depicted the Prophet with a beam of light. “Şefkat Tepe” is aired on private broadcaster Samanyolu, known as one of the main media outlets connected to the movement of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen.

Producers of the series have been denounced for attempting to represent the Prophet, but the broadcaster defended it, blasting criticism as “black propaganda” and an attempt to smear the Gülen Movement.

In its decision, the Konya Governor’s Office cited “reactions triggered in the press to the scenes regarding the Muslim Prophet” as one of the reasons behind the retracting of the permission. However, it also gave other reasons to justify the move, including claims that the producers did not make the necessary applications to the competent authorities for carrying out the filming at cultural locations.

‘Have ratings been bothering you?’

Debate was sparked after a scene aired on Jan. 25. Samanyolu hit back at critics and claimed that the reactions were induced by media outlets close to the government.

“Have our ratings been bothering you?” the channel asked in its response to criticism.

“The pro-government media is lying outright to attack the [Gülen Movement] and to change the country’s agenda after rolls of money spouted from the graft investigations,” the channel added.

It also cited theology experts, arguing that representing the Prophet Muhammad through notions such as a beam of light, rainfall or objects like a rose or a walking stick was not blasphemy.

“Those who are trying to depict the scene in ‘Şefkat Tepe’ as treason to religion are turning a blind eye to the fact that one of the most important productions of the world, ‘The Message,’ used a similar movie technique to show the Prophet,” the statement said, referring to the 1976 movie starring Anthony Quinn.

The rift between the government and the Gülen Movement has turned into an open conflict since the corruption probes opened in December, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accusing the Islamic scholar of orchestrating the operations.

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  1. Salah says

    Feb 23, 2014 at 2:53 pm

    “..while Muslims insist that Muhammad was just a human being, they revere him to such a degree that he cannot even be depicted as a human being ..”

    Indeed, they did!

    “The whole body of the Apostle is pure even his human waste.”
    Dr Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt

    http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2010/11/glory-of-muhammad.html

    • Fernando says

      Feb 23, 2014 at 3:37 pm

      One of very dark humor, without doubt.

    • mortimer says

      Feb 23, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      Indeed, they have made Mohammed into a god, a superman whose ‘light’ flies around the world seeing who is naughty and who is nice and a golden calf they are willing to kill for.

      The quote of Ali Goma above is totally SURREAL!

  2. Jay Boo says

    Feb 23, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    [They weren’t depicting him as a human being; he was going to be depicted as a beam of light. ]

    Muhammad as a beam of light???

    A dark cloud or the moon passing in front of the sun would be more appropriate.
    Who says Muslims don’t have a rich sense of humor.
    The movie must be a comedy.

  3. JIMJFOX says

    Feb 23, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    Since his excrement is pure, why not show a steaming pile of (**)IT??

  4. mortimer says

    Feb 23, 2014 at 9:17 pm

    The Turks are preparing to fight one another in a civil war between Islamic sects. Whom the gods would destroy they first drive mad. In Islamic countries having the right theology is more important than the right policy, so the people suffer. The result will be more Turks will try to get into Europe.

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