World Cup is against Islam: Scholar

[Sally]

Some Muslims just don't want to see other Muslims enjoy themselves.

World Cup is against Islam: Scholar

Last updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:15 PM


Ali Al-Shiraimi
Al-Watan

With the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, users of social media were exasperated by a fatwa (religious edict) describing the event as haram (against Islam).

An Egyptian scholar appeared in a video clip circulated on social media to announce that soccer matches are haram. He claimed that they distract people from observing their religious duties. He said that watching the games was “catastrophic”.

Tweeters strongly criticized this unusual fatwa and called for stopping scholars from making such unrealistic decrees. They said that fatwas should only be issued by the concerned official religious authorities.


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[Crystalclear]

Religious extremists always want to go to a fun place after their life, but don't want to have fun when they are alive. A bit weird.

 

[aris2chat]

and yet Algeria plays Germany on the 30th.
and the Palestinian national soccer team has for the first time won the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup. Following its 1-0 victory over the Philippines, the Palestinian team will now play in the Asian Cup 2015, qualifying for a major international tournament for the first time in its history.

 

[RoadVirus]

The only fun Islamists believe in is blowing up innocent people.