This latest occasion for Muslim outrage is particularly ridiculous. The idea that fiendish Christians are printing the name of Allah on toilet paper in order to offend Muslims could only have occurred to the most paranoid purveyor of the victimhood mentality. The name of Allah in Arabic is the kind of design that if you have a mind to do so, you can start seeing everywhere. And then of course, in a context such as this, seeing it is a tremendous insult that non-Muslims must rectify with apologies and promises, and best of all, monetary gifts to assuage the wounded feelings of the believers. The principle is reinforced once again: when Muslims are enraged over something Infidels are doing, Infidels have to stop doing it, no matter how innocuous it is. Watch for Marks & Spencer to apologize and withdraw this item from their offerings.
“Calls for M&S boycott over toilet roll ‘with Allah symbol’ (VIDEO),” RT, January 24, 2019 (thanks to David):
High street retailer Marks & Spencer has been forced to defend itself online after a viral video claimed the retailer was selling aloe vera toilet paper embossed with the Arabic script for ‘Allah.’
“Recently I bought toilet tissue from Marks & Spencer and when I opened one of them, it has the name of Allah, as you can see,” the unidentified man says in the now viral video, which has been viewed tens of thousands of times on various social media platforms.
Marks & Spencer has vehemently denied the claims, which were spread far and wide online in recent days. Outrage was so severe that an online petition has been set up calling on the retail giant to withdraw the offensive objects.
At time of writing, the petition started by a user named Musa Ahmed has already garnered 2,888 of its 5,000-signature goal.
“This is a very weasly [sic] and pathetic attempt to insult Islam. Nike did something similar in 1997 when they had ‘Allah’ written on their trainers but eventually they had to stop the production due to complaints,” Ahmed writes.
In 1997, Nike was forced to withdraw a line of sneakers with script resembling the Arabic rendering of the word Allah.
An M&S spokesperson has denied the toilet rolls feature the name of Allah, insisting that it’s “categorically of an aloe vera leaf.”
But the viral clip has already sparked calls among the online Muslim community to boycott the high street retailer, under various iterations of the hashtag “#BoycottM&S.”
The clip has divided opinion online, with some clearly outraged at the cultural and religious insensitivity, while others decry the perceived hypersensitivity of those complaining.
Many were frustrated that M&S even entertained the complaints.
Ok, so this whole hooha with the M&S toilet paper is bloody ridiculous! It’s a bloody Aloe leaf printed on the roll. Ffs grow up people, you’re a bloody embarrassment.
— Amina Jane Ishaq (@jamiemumma) January 19, 2019…
Paul says
I’ll be at Marks and Sparks first thing tomorrow morning !
Does anybody want a test report ?
Paul
mortimer says
Kindly note that ALL CURSIVE ARABIC SCRIPT (“THULUTH” STYLE especially) LOOKS LIKE SPINDLY spikes of ALOE VERA LEAVES !!!! Example: http://www.arabiccalligraphy.com/#!/home/thuluth
M&S will probably change the design. As we all know, aloe vera leaves are long, slender and spiky. Reproducing the look of those leaves on a white piece of soft paper is not simple… but that’s the point. The design is an artist’s simplification. Muslims don’t care for art and most think art is haram anyway.
Muslims are intent on imposing their grim, joyless, artless world on everyone. We should resist it, but Muslims will fight us with vigilante terrorism.
Alex says
A few years ago, wasn’t there some news story about some Muslims who said that it was Haram to eat tomatoes, because if tomatoes are sliced open a certain way, a cross appears? So, its it tomato a Christian fruit or vegetable?!
Save Europe says
It’s okay. I’ve already got a copy of the Koran at home. That will suffice, ‘in lieu’ ?
Rufolino says
What a fool Islam is making of a once-great nation !!!
Jay says
Exactly! Great post!
BC says
I have better one than that. Though pre social media times I am sure the same would have happened today.. When I was living in a small Muslim state some zealous Muslim person notice that some imported car tires had some Islamic writing in the tread, can you believe? The whole shipment had to be sent back!
gravenimage says
I can believe it, BC. This sort of insanity has been going on for decades. I remember the same idiocy with Burger King and Nike. I’m sure there have been many others.
Westman says
I remember seeing Jesus’ image in a piece of toast but missed my chance to boycot Wonder Bread for some reason – like sanity.
iblis says
Sometimes you just have to feel for these days, the poor babies. Someone give that guy a tissue.
Elvira says
so Allah is represented by a squiggle of lines; that should give one cause for pause don’t you think?? who pays attention to this stuff ; only the muslims who are always looking for something to complain about but have no no qualms with vicious rape of women and more . what a hypocritical mindset they have. why can’t they focus on something important such as stopping throwing people off tops of buildings, etc.
iblis says
Sometimes you just have to feel for these people. Someone give that guy a tissue or something, some scripture to read for consolation or perhaps both options rolled into one.
Anjuli Pandavar says
Iblis,
“give that guy a tissue or something, some scripture to read for consolation or perhaps both options rolled into one.” Brilliant!
Tekyo Pantzov says
This gives me the idea for a new product line.
Michael R says
Can you include a tp roll with the ENTIRE koran printed on each individual roll? And make sure the script is clear and legible.
rbetzer says
Why did he open the toilet paper in the parking lot?
revereridesagain says
You. Don’t. Want. To. Know…..
gravenimage says
OK–now *that* is grimly hilarious!
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
The company says the toilet-paper image is “categorically of an aloe vera leaf.”
So they admit it! Aloe vera = Allah vera = true Allah.
dan christensen says
Are you shitting me?
Anjuli Pandavar says
Aloe-akbar!
gravenimage says
🙂
Rarely says
allah’s name on toilet paper? The truly bigoted might say: “How appropriate” or “I didn’t think they used the stuff”.
Simon Harold Shiels says
Haha nice one
hendrikush says
Real muslims don’t need any toilet paper.
They follow the example of the most perfect man that ever lived. They use stones, an uneven number of them.
The real muslim toilet can be recognised by the heaps of shit stones under the toilet window.
WCM says
I distinctly recall while hunting last summer on a friend’s farm, a squiggle on the ground which had been deposited by one of their bulls. The bull’s deposit had the exact same appearance as the bit of calligraphy Ahmed imagines and displayed in his video. Perfect!
Geraldine says
Allah vera, then?
Andy says
What really offends me is that the name on the package said “Aloe Vera” and not “Allah Vera”. This is very infuriating to me!!!! Can you believe that?! This manufacturer was trying to deceive muslins into buying “Allah” toilet paper because if they had known that the name “Allah” was on the toilet paper then they wouldn’t have bought it. I am really offended at the fact that the Muslims never told us “infidels” that Allah’s name is also an aloe vera leaf until now! I am very offended!! I am not going to ever buy this toilet, unless I can find it in the U S A!
Kuffar 'n Proud says
Mulsims.
All of you……Please, please, please.
Boycott M&S.
It will be a breath of fresh air to shop there without you lot being around!
Oh. I think I saw Mohammed writtren on a tin of dog food in TESCO, too.
No Muzzies Here says
Behold the power Muslims have over non-Muslims! The slightest complaint turns non-Muslims into helpless slobbering idiots. Is it because Muslims wreak death and destruction on non-Muslims whenever they feel the slightest bit of annoyance?
Abraham Fox says
What turns non-Muslims into helpless slobbering idiots is more than just fear. It is Ignorance, arrogance and fear that does the trick.
Krishna says
what you say about this
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5418129/Muslims-burn-Pampers-nappies-cartoon-cat.html?ico=embedded
gravenimage says
Muslims hate toilet paper and pampers–I’m sensing a theme here–perhaps the real problem is their hatred of proper hygiene…
St Ferd III says
Where can I buy some and do what any responsible Islamophobic Infidel would do – wipe my arse with Allah and if possible Mein Koran? Endless product possibilities.
somehistory says
What are moslims doing buying toilet paper?
Even if they don’t use it, no one else can if it looks to them like their fake god might be insulted.
How about all those people seeing the “Face” of Mary or Jesus in food and other objects? Light and shadow make for designs and appearances when none is intended. In this case, the tp company will most likely have to change the appearance…because moslims don’t like it…even if they don’t ever use it.
WCM says
You’re Absolutely right Somehistory–no need for TP at all!
My recollection while in Afghanistan is that the locals’ custom remains: the left hand, preferably holding a stone; preferably a smooth stone. If not, forget the stone, continue the process. I understand such instructions are documented in various koranic/ahadith/sira literature, as are any other human activities permitted by these documents, per instructions of the “perfect man.”
somehistory says
WCM,
Sorry you had to see that. Putrid behavior.
gravenimage says
Somehistory wrote:
Even if they don’t use it, no one else can if it looks to them like their fake god might be insulted.
How about all those people seeing the “Face” of Mary or Jesus in food and other objects? Light and shadow make for designs and appearances when none is intended.
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*Very* interesting comparison, Somehistory.
Note that when Christians think they see such images, they tend to preserve the image and reverently share it with others.
When Muslims think they see images, they don’t take is as a sign of Allah, but as a sign of *insulting* Allah–and are often involved in boycotts, threats, and even murder.
For myself, like Leonardo da Vinci, I have always enjoyed looking for unintended images, or images that only appear in certain light. I have never taken any of these things literally, though.
Eigil says
Que? Did the Allah the merciless write his own name in Protoarabic somewhere?
CHRIS says
I would like to buy a roll !! Muslims are a pain in the ass put them all in interment camps and supply them with this tp !!
Northern Virginiastan says
And this is the same M&S that sold hijabs for 3-year-old girls.
dan christensen says
Maybe some letters in the Latin or the Cyrillic alphabets could be perceived as calligraphic symbols with some holy meaning for the “herrenvolk” from the east.
So from now on, all western alphabets (and all fonts) must be Halal approved by the local islam regime, whereever you live.
If the western alphabets fails to be declared Halal, they must of sourse be corrected, such that even a muslim equipped with a microscope is satisfied – else disaster and panic arise when muslims become offended.
Bernard L Hudson says
When do I get to be outraged?
Ashley says
This couple got pretty damn jacked up over an egg…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3218286/It-s-message-calling-world-peace-say-couple-ALLAH-embossed-egg-local-Iceland.html
Anjuli Pandavar says
Why, oh why did I ever leave Islam? My remorse is infinite.
Anjuli Pandavar says
A bogroll is not a knife-wielding jihad mass-murderer. No Muslim owes any a priori tribal allegiance to any bogroll. Will the “peaceful” Muslims finally rise to the defence of this innocent and humble amenity that’s been so deliberately cast in an incriminating light?
Or will Marks and Spencer make even bigger fools of themselves than the Muslims now engaged in arsehole jihad?
revereridesagain says
How do you text to London… Hello, Marks & Spencer? Shut up and take my money!
Been There Got the Tee Shirt says
I don’t understand why “Marks & Spencer has been forced to defend itself”. Like dealing with a 2 year old, give a whining person the kind of attention that is deserved (in this case, NONE) and not attention that rewards ill behavior and promotes more of it.
Georg says
This all says a lot about the aggrieved and little about the toilet paper… As with jihadist losers being angry with Sweden; if you find yourself upset with toilet paper, it’s probably you who has the problem.
ntesdorf says
Muslims are not supposed to use toilet paper. Mohammed tole them to use stones not paper. M&S should offer plastic packs of nice smooth stones for use by Muslims.
Indiana Tom says
Muslims also use their left hand to wipe the poop and their right to eat with. Of course most cannot tell their right from their left so they switch hands often for extra seasoning.
bob says
The best reply to date! Only a faith that is fearful of itself will find ‘issues’ like this and the more who sign the petition will find themselves alienated even more from the general public. Can’t wait to share this ‘news’ with some ‘muslim ‘friends’ Islam is imploding and the world will be a better place without it!
CogitoErgoSum says
I wonder if a very coarse grit of sandpaper is acceptable.
gravenimage says
UK: Muslims enraged, call for boycott over toilet paper they claim features the name of Allah
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What a bunch of Jibronis!
By the way, a lot of Muslims consider the use of toilet paper Haram to begin with.
There was a Fatwa in 2015 finally saying that the use of toilet paper in Turkey is considered acceptable:
“Islamic fatwa decrees that toilet paper is halal: Directorate of Religious Affairs says wiping is acceptable”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3030041/Islamic-fatwa-decrees-toilet-paper-halal-Directorate-Religious-Affairs-says-wiping-acceptable.html
Carolyne says
To many Muslims using toilet paper at all is Non-islamic. Didn’t Mohammed instruct the faithful to use their left hand or a stone? It is only in recent years that the head Muslim leader in Istanbul gave permission to use toilet paper. The truly devout are just supposed to stink.
Barbara says
Let’s buy loads of M & S Toilet paper! News flash will read “M & S sold out of Aloe Vera toilet paper as Infidels rush to buy the product”
somehistory says
g,
Thanks.
i, too, see a lot in different things…not just clouds, but pieces of wood…on cabinet doors, walls, etc., and if a pile of clean laundry doesn’t get put away immediately, for examples. And, I have taken photos of some of these and tried to reproduce on canvas.
It is all in the mind and heart as to what happens when we see things that aren’t really there.
gravenimage says
Yes, Somehistory. When I was at college I drew an old bearded man in great detail whose image I had seen in the ceiling plaster in the room I was renting. It was great fun. Right now in late afternoon sunlight there is a shadow on my studio window that looks like a bird in flight–it is lovely, but I also know that it is just the light through tree branches.
Recognizing patterns is important to humans–and this should include recognizing when the patterns are imaginary.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
There’s a word for this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia
somehistory says
Mark Spahn,
Thanks for the link. Interesting info.
gravenimage says
Thank you, Mark. I was trying to remember the name of this phenomenon.
IanB says
I’m hoping M&S bring out an edition of the Qur’an with nice, soft, three-ply pages.
Laura says
Yesterday, while out walking my dog, I stooped down to pick up her poop, and, can you guess who was in it?
NotALibNoMo says
Having “allah” (the moon-god) inscribed on toilet paper, people will understand what it’s to be used for.
Mirren10 says
”And then of course, in a context such as this, seeing it is a tremendous insult that non-Muslims must rectify with apologies and promises, and best of all, monetary gifts to assuage the wounded feelings of the believers.”
**Exactly**.
That’s what this is all about, these mohammedans are hoping for a public apology, (they are the best of people and supreme over the infidels), and a nice big slice of compo, or, ahem, **jizya** which we infidels should be paying them anyway.
I hope M & S doesn’t provide either the apology, or the jizya, and tells them to get stuffed.
Love all the comments !B 🙂
Richard Courtemanche says
Wipe away with a smile
Or Else! says
Makes about as much sense as a sheep rancher who refuses to put up a fence. Instead, he blames the victims for instigating the attacks, and admonishes the rest to not upset the wolves further. Dismissing, of course, that the predators are motivated by hunger.
Giacomo Latta says
M & S should think about printing the koran on toilet paper. I would buy it.
gravenimage says
A business in Germany did this–insanely, the owner faced jail time:
“Quran on toilet paper – German businessman facing prison”
http://1389moblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/quran-on-toilet-paper-german.html
This story was from 2008. I don’t know if this poor man served time–but the product was certainly shut down.
FYI says
When I look at that toilet paper..I see..the face of…. muhammed
“the infidels have insulted our cross-dressing,camel-piss* drinking prophet again..death to toilet paper!we don’t need toilet-paper anyway for allah has made us the cleanest,holiest,most peaceful people in the World.allahu-akbar,allahu akbar!
Now ,since we cannot find any “people of the Book” here in Kakistan,let us use this as a convenient excuse to project our anger onto completely innocent folk with allah’s koranic permission to do so…so let’s start by setting fire to that Hindu Temple over there…and then let us smash the statues of the Buddhists;isn’t allah the best of deceivers just great?”
*{Sahih Bukhari 2442,Sahih Bukhari 8:82:794}
Don’t complain if you are a muslim: these are official islamic teachings I’m afraid..
Rueben_Singh says
I was going to suggest that the koran would be a good alternative, but that would make you’re arse dirty!!!
DMC says
It may cure your piles if it’s holy Roll !
Mike says
A real Moslem uses his left hand instead of Toilet Paper, or like me, three seashells as shown in Demolition Man