Once again we see Islamic scholars calling for forcible restrictions on the freedom of speech and expression. We already see that in the U.S., and this story shows the next step: in calling for the destruction of movie theatres that show this film, these Muslim scholars are showing what lies behind the calls to criminalize criticism of Islam (under the guise of supposed “hate speech”) in the U.S.: if we don’t toe the line and not say anything that Islamic supremacists find offensive, there will be violence.
“Egyptian Scholars Urge ‘Noah’ Ban,” from OnIslam, March 5:
CAIRO – The controversial biblical movie Noah, scheduled for release in Egypt within a few weeks, has sparked outrage among Egyptian Muslim scholars who demanded its ban over depicting Prophet Noah (peace be upon him).
Depicting prophets in art is a “crime; not art, that is harmful to the image of prophets,” Sheikh Sameh Abdel Hameed, a member of the Salafi Call, was quoted by Youm7 on Wednesday, March 5.
“Depicting prophets opens the door for doubting the behavior of prophets … Actors cannot accurately mimic the behaviors, manners and appearances of prophets,” Abdel Hameed added.
The $125 million film, Noah, depicts Prophet Noah who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge and takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood, according to the movies website IMDb.
Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the American biblical epic movie is due to be released by the end of March.
The film has drawn much criticism for depicting the Prophet (pbuh) and not abiding by the original story.
An outcry by several religious organizations, saying that the script had strayed from the original tale, had forced producers to add a message at all trailers and poster that clarifies that.
“The film is inspired by the story of Noah. While artistic license has been taken, we believe that this film is true to the essence, values and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of faith for millions of people worldwide,” read the message that was added to trailers
“The biblical story of Noah can be found in the book of Genesis,” t [sic] message added.
In both Jewish and Christian traditions, Prophet Noah is acknowledged as a righteous man in a world crushed under the weight of sin and disbelief.
The Qur’an and the sayings of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, teach us that Prophet Noah was a beacon of hope among the descendants of Adam in an era where sin and lawlessness had overtaken the people.
Mixed reactions
Egyptian scholars have urged authorities not to allow screening the movie that insults prophets in Egyptian theatres.
“Egypt has a special place in the Islamic world and movies that damage Islam or harm prophets should not be displayed in the country,” Abdel Hameed, the member of the Salafi call, noted.
Other scholars have called for “destroying” any movie theatre that displays the blasphemous film.
“The Senior Scholars should call for an urgent meeting to discuss the matter and sue movie theatres because prophets, their voices, and even their shadows cannot be depicted … Prophets are holy people,” said Mahmoud Mehanna, member of Al-Azhar’s Senior Scholars.
The movie has also stirred mixed reactions among social networks users.
“OMG did you even READ the bible when making this movie. This film is no way what happen to Noah,” user Arthur J. Carlson Jr. wrote on the movie page at Facebook.
“Hope they keep close to the bible,” Salvatore Alioto wrote.
“I saw the previews, it looks fantastic, cannot wait to see the movie,” Kay White posted at Facebook.
In 2004, a similar controversy erupted after the release of “The Passion of the Christ” movie, which depicted the 12 last hours in the life of Prophet Jesus (pbuh).
In 2012, a television series depicting the life of second Muslim Caliph Omar ibn al-khattab also sparked a heightened debate in the Arab world with thousands opposing the depiction of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) or his companions.
Muslim scholars oppose the depiction of the Prophets in any form of art.
This means a movie maker should not do that, nor should any Islamic organization, mosque or institute promote such a movie/series, by showing it to their congregation.
mariam rove says
Russel Crowe better watch out!!!!!!!!!!!!M
Tommy Peters says
Keep an eye on the stars, Mariam. Screen persona does not reflect real-life. Even Jet-Li was caught on film running away from a tsunami wave while others behind him perished. I’m sure Crowe will not hold a press conference to say he was unaware he was playing Noah nor will he sue the director for ‘misrepresenting’ his role, but it is safe to assume the Gladiator will bolt if he is stopped on the street and asked for directions, in Arabic.
Buraq says
Ah, the old question about free speech again: Is it legal to shout Noah in a crowded theater/cinema?
Clowns!
jeffpresidentlo says
Perfect tolerance at work hotshot
Shmuel says
You know what’s most interesting? how islamists know to get dressed by their own. so much stupidity in 1 filthy religion [AKA “religion of peace”].
Eliminhate Islam! says
10 most influencal laws in ISLAM
1. Rape all people
2. Be a pedophile
3. Kill everyone
4. Moms should teach their kids how to be proud terrorists.
5. Humiliate women
6. Beilive that a STINKY-ANALPHABETIC-PEDOFILE-MANIAC is the “Ultimate prophet” of all.
7. Act like you are inocent people & most importantly never stop crying about racism, although you are the most racist uneducated people on earth.
8. Be stupid.
9. You shall steal from ‘infidels’.
10. This is the final & the most segnificant law in the Quran [=Book for idiots]: You shall use camel’s urin in order to get cured. LOL.
And God almighty is watching and laughing about Muslims.
Wellington says
It’s always an inverse proportionality: The more of Islam you get the less freedom you get. I know of no exception to this rule.
mortimer says
Sharia law creates dysfunctional, failed societies because they are based on dogmatism and fear, rather than open-mindedness, creativity and trust.
Philip says
They know it works. Even gets videos sensored and taken offline.
Bend one time leads to bending everytime.
Tell them to f off. They contribute zilch to the world to dictate.
Champ says
More evil from the religion of evildoers: islame
Januk36 says
So much liberal new-speaks is oozing from the current media that I to check whether I had an erroneous understanding of blasphemy.
“A contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God or a sacred entity.”
What a relief. However, I’m utterly confused now as I always have been told that islam is purely monotheistic and I am already counting three entities in islam for which blasphemy has been claimed. Mohammed, Noah and the Koran. While Mohammed clearly leads the list ironically I cannot remember ever heard of muslims enraged over blaspheming “allah”.
eib says
Islam is blasphemy.
Profane.
richard Sherman says
Why does one say “peace be upon him” after the sociopath MUHAMMAD who PERSONALLY decapitated 900 unarmed Jews in 627?…there are many phrases that are appropriate for a murderous sociopath…..”peace be upon him” is not one of them…
Gharkad says
The muslims say ‘peace be apon him’ or ‘salla Allah alaihi wa sallam’ (SAW) after they mention mohammed since they know in their heart of hearts that he has been, is, and will be judged harshly by the deity of justice and compassion in the afterlife for his crimes while he was alive. This deity’s name is not Allah, either.
D S Dunlap says
Actually, “Allah” was an Arabian moon god, descended from the Chaldean moon god “Sin”. Mohammed was not only NOT a “prophet,” but he was a rapist, pedophile, racist, enslaver, murderer, likely demon-possessed, illiterate, plaigiarizer, and incestuous. In fact, his “Qur’an” is so incoherent and unbelievable a rant that it makes Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” seem a great work of literature in comparison.
One reason Mohammedans (Muslims) idiotically say, “Peace be unto him” after every mention of the name is that, according to the Qur’an and Hadiths, only Mohammedans who die fighting to force people into submission (which is what “Islam” means) are guaranteed to go to the Mohammedan “paradise,” and Mohammed didn’t die doing that. All other Muslims have to wait and have their deeds and lives weighed by “Allah,” to see if they’ll get in. Further, the Qur’an and Hadiths say that 999 of every 1000 people will automatically be going to “hell,” no matter WHAT they do.
Think about THAT for a bit
Hass says
Actually the translation is wrong. Sh*t be upon him.
As in, Pedo Mo (Sh*t be upon him) and every Muslime.
richard Sherman says
Why would any rational human being say “peace be upon him” after the sociopath MUHAMMAD who PERSONALLY decapitated 900 UNARMED JEWS in 627?…There are many phrases appropriate for a murderous sociopath: “peace be upon him” is not one of them!
Champ says
…yeah I always use “perdition be upon him”, I consider this much more appropriate.
Salah says
They use this phrase precisely because they know that Muhammad was not sure of his OWN salvation!!!
Muhammad said: “None of you enters paradise through his own work. They said: Not even you O Allah’s Apostle? He said: Not even me, unless Allah bestows on me his compassion..”
Musnad Ahmad 7430 مسند أحمد
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2011/05/saint-and-sinner.html
Rachael says
Jesus, is merely a prophet in their books only.
He is God in human form, he walked among us, and we killed him…for awhile.
When the original book says ‘son of god’ don’t go changing the story to their bullshit lies.
A ‘great prophet’ wouldn’t lie and say he was the ‘son of God’.
voegelinian says
Notice the arrogant supremacist appropriation by Muslims of Noah: He is their prophet, following their God, Allah. Islam is a colossal act of plagiarism of the Judaeo-Christian theologoumena. Muslims not only physically pillaged and plundered the classic lands of the Jews and Christians (the entire Mesopotamian, south Europe, and north Africa), they also treat their religious symbolisms as so much booty to be seized and claimed within rings of their stinking primitive urine soaked in our blood.
Champ says
Good catch, Voegelinian! …yeah allah is NOT the God of the Bible.
Transmaster says
From what I hear about Noah it is a star spangled Halal porker. Show it is theaters in Egypt use it like fly paper get a bunch of holy worries of Allah in the theater Allah Akbarring then blow the place up with a pig fat pumped neutron bomb.
voegelinian says
Casting Russell Crowe is a spectacularly amusing move. I haven’t had a chuckle like this since they cast Nick Nolte as Thomas Jefferson (a 1995 movie). (Come to think of it, there was that monstrosity of casting more recently, when Leonardo Di Caprio — fitter to play Baby Faced Nelson — was chosen to play Edgar J. Hoover…) What next? Brangelina as Adam and Eve…? (Christopher Walken could play the serpent.)
Ayatrollah says
I don’t think the bible and the Quran story of any prophet are the same. So the Quran blasphemes the bible. Of course Muslim scholars have no problem with this. Saudi Arabia solves this problem by banning the bible in the kingdom. Mashallah
Angemon says
According to islam, Noah was a prophet who came to tell his people to stop worshipping many gods and idols and worship only the one true god but was reviled and mocked by his peers so God sent down a flood to kill those who wouldn’t listen to him. It was a story “revealed” to muhammad, a man claiming to be a prophet and was telling his people to stop worshipping many gods and idols and worship only the one true god but he was reviled and mocked by his peers. Yeah right, no personal interest there… Although in muhammad’s case, his peers didn’t revile or mocked him until he started attacking their gods and ancestors.
Brian says
Don’t forget this is a guy who even stooped down to pluralism JUST to win more followers (ie, the Satanic verses), and then he makes all these claims about prophets that no one even had/has ANY record of, not even in oral traditions.
Al-Rasooli made it perfectly clear that the name “Allah” was given to the pagan supreme God worshiped at the Kaaba, AND the only reason why the [arabized] prophets from Judaism and Christianity were ever introduced was because genius wanted to gain legitimacy, a ploy that failed and that’s why antisemitism and anti-Christianity is riddled throughout the Qur’an.
So these Egyptians “scholars” have no right threatening a theater who plays the film. They have no right to STEAL people’s prophets and turn them into a nonsensical parody of themselves, and then have the audacity to say that the predecessors are corrupt.
You made a good point about Noah being mocked (according to Islam): Prophets usually only get bad treatment when they say something to offend the masses, and I guess Muhammad needed yet ANOTHER scapegoat to justify is “Mistreatment” in Mecca.
Angemon says
It’s a common motif (well, “running gag” might be a more accurate description) in islamic “prophets”: they came and claimed to be prophets, they were not acnowledged but mocked and persecuted instead, and so allah punished those who didn’t acknowledge them as prophets.
For example, Moses. The TL;DR version of the biblical sources is this: Moses came to the pharaoh and asked him to release his people. The pharaoh refused and so God cast 10 plagues upon the egyptians: waters turn into blood, plagues of frogs, plagues of lice, swarms of wild beasts, livestock epidemics, boils, hail, swarms of locusts, darkness and finally the death of the first-borns.
The TL;DR version of the islamic soure is this: Musa came to the pharaoh and claimed he was a prophet of allah. The pharaoh didn’t acknowledge him as such and so Musa was given nine signs of prophet-hood: the rod, the radiant hand, draughts, shortage of crops, epidemics among men and beasts, swarms of locusts, plagues of lice, plagues of frogs, and water turning into blood.
You can check their version of the story here:
http://www.newhorizonschool.org/pages/parents/resources/islamiced/islamicstories/thestoryofprophetmusa
“Allah told Musa that he was to be a prophet. His mission was to go to the Pharoah of Egypt and tell him that there is no god but Allah.”
[…]
“Musa went on to warn the Pharaoh of all the calamities that would occur if he did not follow the guidance of Allah.“
Bezelel says
Just more hijacking mentality
flier1010 says
Mohammed was taught by the Jews and Christians who populated the Middle East BEFORE Islam reared its blasphemous, thieving head. Mohammed plagiarized the Biblical stories that he had heard from his Jewish/Christian teachers and he was also aware of the various myths about Jesus that were popular in the Middle East around that time. Combine a rudimentary knowledge of the Bible, mix in a little ancient mythology and add an enormous dose of your own perverted desires to the mix and you have the Quran.
To say that Islam is one of the great Abrahamic faiths is ridiculous.
arh long says
‘Allah’is name created by this nomad to call prayers and worship. Terrorism, violence,insugency and any form of crimes is moslem way to praise Satan… Allah is Satan not name of God!
ygalg says
noah? now that’s promotion. all the time “muslims” burst with anger exclusively due the “insult” to muhammad.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
Our next president, Hillary, twice signed the OIC to make it a felony to criticize religion. The crowd in here knows which religion urgently needs criticism. What are the chances that her lawless and stupid backing of such a mandate will be brought up during her campaign in 2016?
Defcon 4 says
Of course it’ll be brought up in her campaign in 2016 — but not by enemedia, not by craven, corrupt, amoral journalists, but rather by shrillery’s deep pockets islam0nazi backers.
Angemon says
Of course muslims leaders don’t want the populace to watch Noah. It won’t match their version of the story. In islam, Noah was a prophet who was sent by god to tell his people to stop worshipping idols and many gods and to start worshipping the one true god. He was mocked and attacked for doing so, his people rejected him as a prophet and for that god sent down a flood to punish those who rejected him as a prophet. It’s funny to notice that it was a story “revealed” to muhammad, a man who claimed to be a a prophet who was sent by god to tell his people to stop worshipping idols and many gods and to start worshipping the one true god, was mocked and attacked for doing so and his people rejected him as a prophet. Quite similar stories (no personal interest there whatsoever, am i right?), but in muhammad’s case he wasn’t mocked and attacked until he started insulting, mocking and attacking his people’s gods and ancestors.
David says
Being a Muslim, there is a 50% chance Watchdawg is inbred. I’m guessing he is in the positive half of that too. Gee it’s a good idea to keep marrying your first cousins, isn’t it. I’m guessing the Imams like it though, if you keep intelligence down they can keep peddling their “72 virgins in heaven if you blow yourself up” crap.
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Faction.afa.net%2Fblogs%2Fblogpost.aspx%3Fid%3D2147498193&ei=b9YZU5eDG8e8oQTqpIGgCg&usg=AFQjCNEec_h-QR9ZzkAxMuQ99iZOpA8OBw
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freerepublic.com%2Ffocus%2Fnews%2F3029551%2Fposts&ei=b9YZU5eDG8e8oQTqpIGgCg&usg=AFQjCNGnJwks-lnKev1CtJ7j0bNdQEg4Vg
Brian says
HAHAHAHA!!!!
Epic!
JOAO INALDO says
WHY DO WE EVEN TOLERATE THIS MUSLIM FUCKING SHIT??? IT’S HIGH TIME WE DID SOMETHING AGAINST IT!!!
voegelinian says
I agree. The first thing to do is release the caps lock…
Brian says
WAIT, WHAT?
“In 2004, a similar controversy erupted after the release of “The Passion of the Christ” movie, which depicted the 12 last hours in the life of Prophet Jesus (pbuh).”
It’s as if these morons don’t realize that they aren’t the ONLY religion that has the claim on these prophets. But excuse my ignorance: I don’t recall Muslims ever getting this uptight about the Passion. I know some Jews were concerned, but honestly???
The amount of Bible movies that have been made, and now Muslims make a big stink, forgetting that their hierarchy of prophets is just recycled from Judaism and Christianity.
Muhammad must have made a fail of himself, because even in the hadiths you can see both Christians and Jews trying to correct Muhammad about his theology, like Moses being Jesus’ uncle.
All I’m saying is, Islam has a bad habit of taking something they didn’t invent and claiming full ownership over it, despite it not being original or exclusive.
Jesus escaping crucifixion, for example, comes from Gnostic teachings, but clearly Muhammad couldn’t tell the difference between theology and heresy. And so, I think this anti-Noah propaganda from Islamic scholars is both hypocritical and stupid.
Islam needs to piss off, and allow people to think for themselves, because these morons are just proving that the only way for Islam to have any power of any kind is to play “Spanish (or in this case, Egyptian) Inquisition”, and force people to live and act a certain way. It’s just like Nazi Germany.
Defcon 4 says
I think islam is a lot worse than Nazi Germany — because it’s worldwide, and spreading fast, and corrupting every aspect of the governments of western style democracies. Islam0fascism is buying off out liberties and freedoms — at wholesale prices, all over the world.
Brian says
It’s too bad no one wants to wake up to the reality. Banning Islam as a faith is the only solution I see, but that’s ALSO stooping down to their level.
What a shame… I see no solution to finally shut this crazy religion down… Except an unlikely mass apostasy.
gravenimage says
Egypt: Muslim scholars call for destruction of theatres showing “Noah” movie
Once again we see Islamic scholars calling for forcible restrictions on the freedom of speech and expression.
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Yes, indeed—”Nuh” is barely an afterthought in Islam, but any occasion for Muslim violence in the name of violating “Blasphemy” strictures is to be taken advantage of.
More:
Mixed reactions
The movie has also stirred mixed reactions among social networks users.
“OMG did you even READ the bible when making this movie. This film is no way what happen to Noah,” user Arthur J. Carlson Jr. wrote on the movie page at Facebook.
“Hope they keep close to the bible,” Salvatore Alioto wrote…
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So what? Whatever the depiction and general quality of this film, we are not going to find Jews and Christians threatening to destroy theaters where this movie is shown.
If it’s particularly controversial, we might find a picket line or two and perhaps a pithy letter-writing campaign—not call for violence.
More:
Muslim scholars oppose the depiction of the Prophets in any form of art.
This means a movie maker should not do that, nor should any Islamic organization, mosque or institute promote such a movie/series, by showing it to their congregation.
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If this were just opinion, there would be no problem. But it is the fact that pious Muslims *always* back up their strictures with violence and threats of violence.
Ro says
Notice how Jihadwatch doesn’t list their sources or even the name of the person calling for the destruction of theaters. Sensationalism at its best.
Mirren10 says
@ ‘Ro’
”Notice how Jihadwatch doesn’t list their sources or even the name of the person calling for the destruction of theaters.”
Oh, for God’s sake.
Notice how you are severely lacking in reading comprehension. The source is from onislam, a **mohammedan** site, as is the quote about calling for the destruction of theatres that show the film.
Try clicking on the link.
Take up your quibble with **them**, not Jihad Watch, which is merely reporting the article from the **mohammedan site**.
handcrafted gifts says
An impressive share! I have just forwarded this onto a colleague who
had been conducting a little homework on this.
And he actually ordered me lunch because I stumbled upon it for him.
.. lol. So allow me to reword this…. Thank YOU for the meal!
! But yeah, thanks for spending the time to talk about this issue here on your internet
site.
meg says
Sorry…,but this movie is not biblical…not that that matters to Muslims..But Christians have already been warned about this movie. When non-believers try to do biblically based entertainment…the outcome is messed up.