Allah-themed doormats had been for sale on Amazon, much to the chagrin of Muslims who complained to the online retailer that wiping one’s feet upon the name of Allah isn’t cool, Heat Street reported.
And it isn’t just Allah doormats. There are Christian and Hindu ones, too, but British Labour Party Muslim Councillor Mariam Khan complained that the Allah doormats were “extremely offensive to Muslims”. She even received an apology from Amazon, and preached about the mats being out of sync with the Amazon promotion of “racial and religious harmony”, with its commercial depicting a priest and an imam ordering gifts for each other.
But let’s face it: if Amazon really bought into the “offense” and harmony argument, it would have also removed the Jesus mats, too. They certainly care about political correctness, since they also removed the Hindu ones; but they likely care more about their own necks. Woe be unto anyone who offends Muhammad or Islam. It is a global decree.
Take the case of Charlie Hebdo magazine, which had to find someone else to make fun of to stay in business after being terrorized and subjugated by jihadist thugs. So instead, they’re now satirizing critics of Islam. South Park also altered an episode that depicted Muhammad after receiving jihadist threats. Now just imagine what may be going through the minds of Amazon execs at the thought of not removing a mat with the name of Allah on it: terror. So Amazon decided to remove its Allah mats, but it’s ok to “wipe your feet on Jesus”
As for Jesus, however, Amazon still sells doormats bearing his image and name as of Tuesday. There are doormats with Bible verses referencing Christ, and even one showing him holding a cross like a light saber — its title? “Jedi Jesus.”
Christianity is a religion of peace, so who cares about offending Christians? It comes with no deadly price. Anyone can insult Christianity and even the Prince of Peace Himself for any reason at all, with no fear of adverse consequences. Wiping your feet on Jesus will not place anyone on a kind of death row, with execution possibly coming at anytime and anyplace. But woe be unto Amazon to continue carrying mats deemed offensive to Islam. They sure have conveyed that they don’t want to risk turning into the next Charlie Hebdo.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes:
The ferment we see in the Muslim world today is not solely due to despotic political systems, and it is not solely due to failing economies and the poverty they breed. Rather, it is also due largely to Islam itself and the incompatibility of certain of that faith’s key tenets with modernity.
But much of the modern world seems ready and willing to fall into line.
“Allah doormats pulled by Amazon after complaints — but you can still wipe your feet on Jesus” by Dave Urbanski, The Blaze, December 6, 2016 (thanks to The Religion of Peace:
Allah-themed doormats had been for sale on Amazon, much to the chagrin of Muslims who complained to the online retailer that wiping one’s feet upon the name of Allah isn’t cool, Heat Street reported.
Then Mariam Khan, a British Labour Party Councillor, joined the outcry and complained that the doormats are “extremely offensive to Muslims”:
Soon Amazon stopped selling the Allah-themed doormats, Heat Street said.
Seems adherents of other religions aren’t too keen on the idea of their deities getting such treatment, either, as the outlet said Hindus got irked recently over doormats showing Shiva, Vishnu, Krisna and Ganesha — and Amazon pulled them as well on the heels of a #BoycottAmazon in India.
As for Jesus, however, Amazon still sells doormats bearing his image and name as of Tuesday. There are doormats with Bible verses referencing Christ, and even one showing him holding a cross like a light saber — its title? “Jedi Jesus.”….

somehistory says
The ad on tv of the Jew and moslim exchanging gifts is sickening.
The reason there is a difference in the reactions of Christians and others who get stepped on or have their God dishonored is this:
Christians rely on God Himself to set things right, to vindicate, to give retribution for evils committed, to be Judge and Executioner. Christians wait on God to act as “Vengeance is Mine, says The LORD.”
moslims don’t have a *god*…they have a satan and he is full of great anger, so too are his followers. Anger and no self-control and take their feelings of outrage into their own unlawful hands.
People like those at Amazon may not fear God Himself, but they do fear having their necks cut or their building bombed by moslims.
Cecilia Ellis says
Somehistory, I saw tha same commercial and had exactly the same reaction as you had. If that was not enough, here is another commercial that aired shortly thereafter, which elicited the same response from me:
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Az8B/2017-jeep-grand-cherokee-free-to-be-song-by-cat-stevens
somehistory says
Propaganda. They can’t tell the truth, so they lie couched in tunes and syrupy ads that disarm the unknowing public.
Cecilia Ellis says
Exactly!
gravenimage says
Somehistory and Cecilia, I’ve seen that same ad–it is just sickening whitewash and propaganda.
Anne Smith says
Both commercials are nauseating.
Interestingly the Jeep ad says the actress is Meghan Markle, apparently this is the woman to whom Prince Harry is supposed to be getting engaged.
She looks a bit the worse for wear in the Jeep ad and rather better in the newspapers nowadays.
LaLa says
The one true God does not need our help he is in control of all things all the time.
The moslim, allah is not sovereign that is why the moslims need to help him all the time. Sad, very sad.
God’s day of judgement is coming for all, the questions are “Who are you worshiping?” and “Where are you going?”
Pray for the lost.
marina says
Wish they had toilet papers with the names of Allah and his vile servant Mohammad
Cecilia Ellis says
Marina, your wish may have been granted … though perhaps not overtly. As an example, in Turkey, a fatwa was issued that decreed toilet paper to be “halal”.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3030041/Islamic-fatwa-decrees-toilet-paper-halal-Directorate-Religious-Affairs-says-wiping-acceptable.html
“Halal” is an anagram for “Allah” … ?
Benedict says
Muslims are permitted to use the Bible as toilet-paper (fartwa 40378 – http://denamilany.blogspot.dk) so I suggest you could use the Quran as toilet-paper – just be careful to wash your hands properly after having touched its contaminated pages!
carol says
It appears you cannot use the Bible for wiping purposes (I read this with surprise knowing Islam) but once past this surprisingly virtuous statement/self-serving crumb we got back to the other side of their schizophrenic coin:
“If the Bible doesn’t have Allah’s name mentioned, then wipe away” (sic).
Now THAT’S more like the Islam we’ve come to know and not appreciate..
Ninsuna says
That was my first thought, too, Marina. Only the toilet paper needs an image of mohammed rather than just the name, to make it extra special.
eur says
“To know who rules over you, simply find who you are not allowed to criticize”
Voltaire.
Cynthia in California says
This is MISattributed to Voltaire. See https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Voltaire, which contains lists of aphorisms and more extended passages verifiably written by Voltaire, possibly written by him, and def. NOT written by him. This statement on ‘rulers” is def. NOT written by him, but in 1993 by a known White Supremacist (probably someone we don’t want to run around giving space in our heads).
Per Wiki, this is MIS-attributed to Voltaire: To determine the true rulers of any society, all you must do is ask yourself this question: Who is it that I am not permitted to criticize?
Kevin Strom, “All America Must Know the Terror That is Upon Us” (1993)
Variant: “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”
tleo says
Too bad I didn’t know about this, I would have bought two, one to wipe my feet on, the other for the dog to use.
Salome says
The Jesus doormat–your very own fumie.
gravenimage says
Sorry–I’m not familiar with the term “fumie”–what does it refer to?
somehistory says
g,
I looked it up
http://www.samurai-archives.com/vocab.html
Fumie – Device used to find Christians after that religion became prohibited ( starting to an extent in 1587). Normally an image of Jesus, the Fumie was dropped
somehistory says
I guess if one would not step on an *image* of Jesus, they were considered Christian.
gravenimage says
Oh, of course, somehistory–I knew the term sounded familiar. Thanks.
There was a similar secular version that was used in Japan during WWII to weed out those who were less than keen on the Fascist war–pictures of Roosevelt and Churchill that Japanese citizens had to step and spit on to show their loyalty.
Angemon says
Was there a movement of Christians complaining about “Jesus” doormats? If not, what we’re seeing is simply the free market at work – special interests groups whined and moaned and got what they wanted. If yes, then they need to complain harder and let everyone know how Amazon is being bigoted against them.
gravenimage says
There’s another point, Angemon–not all Christians are so quick to become offended.
Unlike Muslims, many Christians have a sense of humor. Those with Jesus doormats might be anti-Christian, or just Christians who find them funny.
I can see why some might find “Jedi Jesus” flippant–but I have an acquaintance whose kid is a big Star Wars fan who has one of those.
The main point, of course, is that Christians, whether offended or not, are not threatening anyone.
But also, that many, like at Amazon, don’t care if they offend Christians, but will censor anything to avoid “offending” violent and touchy Muslims.
Ed Lee says
To all of you – Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus – if you have such a thin skin about your religion, you’re not going to make it anywhere in this world. If you can’t handle criticism, you’re the one with a problem, not me!
Thought_Weaver says
Well said?.
SoliDeoGloria says
Read the piece again, before you shell out your criticism. Muslims and Hindus complained about the mat offending their sensitivities, not the others.
If you and Thought_Weaver haven’t got one yet, you can still buy the Jesus’ mat; no Christian worthy of the name will come an bomb your house, cut your throat, etc. etc.
How thin is your skin, trolls?
gravenimage says
Very true.
Thought_Weaver says
SoliDeoGloria says:
If you and Thought_Weaver haven’t got one yet, you can still buy the Jesus’ mat;
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Dear, I will buy any mat if I like it. My choices in life are not based on preconceived notions.
________________
SoliDeoGloria continues:
no Christian worthy of the name will come an bomb your house, cut your throat, etc. etc.
—————————-
Neither will Buddhists, Jains, Yazidis, Zoroastrians, Bahais, Sikhs, et al.
Anything new you would like to add?? Talk about ‘thin skin’ eh?
gravenimage says
Amazon pulls Allah doormats, “but you can still wipe your feet on Jesus”
……………………….,.,
This should surprise no one at this point…
Champ says
Jesus can take it but allah can’t …
gravenimage says
Exactly, Champ! 🙂
no_one says
Jesus is humble and forgiving. In the Gospel he said that a bad word against Him would be forgiven. Can’t look up the right quote, but remember that. So stepping on His image or name may be forgiven too.
Champ says
Indeed, no_one.
But there is one sin that will not be pardoned: blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
Question: “What is the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?”
Answer: https://gotquestions.org/blasphemy-Holy-Spirit.html
Thought_Weaver says
My god BAZOOMBA does not even care what we petty humans do or say against HIM you see. He is THE ONE TRUE GOD; He is above all of these. He does not indulge in fear tactics and threaten anyone with anything, he is the MAN errrr GOD. BAZOOMBAAAAAA!!!
More Ham Ed says
Time for another cartoon contest.
Drawings of mo’ ham mad eating ham sandwiches.
Drawings of mo’ ham mad eating the unholy ko ‘ran.
Drawings of mo’ ham mad eating dirt, sand, etc.
ibrahim itace muhammed says
hi christine williams,the reason why you mithraist christians are less concern when your god(jesus) is insulted or ridicled is that you are not fully satisfied with your belief system of man-god worship.you take your religion as a matter of play and fun.muslims, on the other hand, are fully satisfied and sensitive to their belief sytems. it hurts a muslim too much to insult or ridicle allah the creator of all or his messenger muhammad.it is good to take such sensitivities of muslim feelings into consideration for better relation with them.freedom of expression is not absolute and not a licence to hurt the feeling of others.i know there are laws in some jurisdictions in the west criminalising denial of holocaust and hate-speechs against jews.is that because jews are masters over you stupid mithraist christians that they deserve protection more than your god(jesus)?
Thought_Weaver says
The Holocaust is a historically recorded fact. How does the question of denial even arise? And no body is the master of anyone. But Islam and its adherents are hell bent on being the same kind of entity that they so decadently always blame the jews for. Know what? Get a real education.
Carolyne says
Ibrahim, if you live in the US you must know that the Constitution does not guarantee that you will never have your feelings hurt and it does not guarantee that you will be free from insult because you are a Satan worshipper.
carol says
Muslims are so touchy because their “mind-construct” is feeble and necessarily oppressive because of this. Best not to look in the mirror or you might have to drop the mental lockstep and admit the Emperor has no clothes. What a DEEPLY shameful and humiliating thing that would be.
it’s true however that all of these mats are in bad taste and complaints are justifiable. Outrage is another matter – iIt’s aberrational and with Islam there is always the threat of physical or legal harm.
Christians/Westerners are used to sane, well-functioning societies based upon Judeo-Christian values. Hence they’ve ironically begun to relax in the world and not depend upon bartering with a higher being. Most do know the example of Jesus however and how sturdy it is. We know that he and his “daddy” don’t depend on us wee ones carrying them on our shoulders and protecting them with “mad” passion.
Susette says
Well-spoken, Carol! While I don’t adhere to any religious dogma that endorses beliefs in “sky gods”, or saviors or judgment day or that hell muslims call paradise, Jesus’s message is one of peace and love that transcends time. Muhammed is the devil incarnate whose macabre message of hate and murder set to destroy humanity. Muslims’ literal interpretation of mo’s evil clamor has caused them to devolve into a society of degenerates unable to appreciate anything of beauty.
old white guy says
write the name allah on your toilet paper every time you wipe.
Carolyne says
Well, most Muslims don’t use toilet paper. They just use their left hand as instructed by Big Mo (Piss be Upon him..) They eat with their right as Mo commanded, but I don’t know what left-handers do. Surely not both with their left hand, but with Islam, nothing surprises. They are not the most hygienic people in the world.
Charles says
That’s okay Folks!
My favorite PIG has a beautiful portrait of mohamed right across her big, hairy ASS!
I plan to enter her in the next; “Draw Mohammad” contest!
Carolyne says
Did this occur naturally, or is it a tattoo? If it occurred naturally, you have a very valuable pig, one that should be worshipped by Muslims. It could be placed in the Ka’aba and fed so much it couldn’t get out the door. At least there would be something living and not just a meteorite in that big box. It could occasionally say “Oink” and the worshippers could change directions around it. That would be so much fun watching them bump into each other on their circuits. Reversing directions is something they have not yet mastered.
ibrahim itace muhammed says
carolyne,toilet paper does’nt clean properly the remnant of sperm from inner vagina after sex or remnant of excrement from the anus and blood after menses discharge.you need to use pure water thereafter to clean them properly.then you use soap to clean your hand you used in the process.this is what muslims do as taught in the light of the holy quran and it is neater.you filthy mithraist christians and evil jews who use toile paper only the remnants of all these filths will not go and it accumulates and rotten thereby producing very horrible bad smells that makes us vomit.we muslims find it difficult to sleep in one bedroom with a christian or a jew due to very bad smell.you could not realise it because you are practicing religions inspired by the devil who is very badly smelly like you.one indian-american muslim lady told me that she prefers to marry a dog than to marry a filthy christian due to bad smells coming out of their bodies.she asked me why is that.i answered that it is due to lack of purification as we muslims do as ordained in the quran.i told her to thank allah for raising her among muslim umma.
Susette says
Where do you FIND “pure water” Ibrihim? The water coming into American homes is treated with chemicals. I am astounded that any god would care how a human wipes his arse. You muslims are so anal-genital focused. I’m sure you have masturbated on the toilet.
Angemon says
Susette posted:
“Where do you FIND “pure water” Ibrihim?”
I’ll let David Wood answer that one:
Susette says
Oh my…how did the farce called muhammed ever spread???
carol says
Ibrahim…There are such things as bidets and wet wipes in usage. Toilet paper often has to suffice BUT when kafir wish to engage intimately with another human they invariably make the respectful effort to be soap and water clean.
We’ve read that before attending mosque Muslims are enjoined to “clean butt” (wouldn’t want raised bums to emit any bad smells to Allah would we?) but are these same “unscented” worshippers so fastidious when raping war booty or having “sexual “emergencies”, or taking their wife’s sex DUTIES upon sudden whim? I’ll just bet they aren’t!
Susette says
I think you need to define “bidet” for Ibrihim, Carol. I’m sure no such civilized innovation has made its way to muslim-lands.
Jack Holan says
Amazon, Facebook, Google and Twitter I’m not Christian but your policy is Contemptuous regardless of what religion. By keeping some and removing one you think that you shield yourself from these Barbarians. I can tell you having lived in that area of the World the more that you capitulate the more you make yourself a target. Also who is to say you aren’t ticking off a Christian Jew or Hindu. You’re “people” are truly missing something. It’s called morality and common sense.
Dennis says
As an agnostic and Humanist I find that doormats of any religion are bad taste and should be eliminated from Amazon. So why don’t the Christians out cry this! Why the silence?