Maybe Mat can lure it with this.
Later,
Mat Love
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Images of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh)
Yo Mat Riders,
This post is controversial. This is not a post condemning other religions but to explain the reason behind Islam’s insistence on a no-image policy.
Recently, the mat saleh newspaper all go and print some caricatures of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). Alamak, big mistake man. Of course, a lot of muslims damn angry. They go and burn the mat saleh embassy. Mat doesn’t support both sides lah. The violence is bad although no one got hurt. The images lagi bad man. Mat tell you why ok?
In Islamic tradition, got a lot of prophets. The major ones, Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and finally Mohammad (pbut). So in the history, got no drawing or photo of them lah. Reason is simple. God is one and prophets are human. So if we have pics of them, some people will deviate and then worship them; hard to worship somebody without image right? Most religions got images.
Then, now, after thousands of years, do we know or have the original image? Last time got no photo, all drawings. So left to the skill and imagination of the artist is it? Isn’t to deviate from the original a blasphemy? This point not mine mat riders but Platonist.
Images are dangerous. The same image can bring laughter to some but sorrow to others. The images arouses the emotions which clouds reasoning and this is quite clearly a provocation. So yes, Freedom of speech; but what is too much?
Anyway, now you can see, the idol worship has changed from stone or gold sculptures to posters and photos of pop singers and actors. Let’s face it. Freedom of speech and expression has never existed and never will but that is another matter.
Later,
Mat Love
Mat saleh = Ang Moh = White man
Pbuh = Peace be upon him
Pbut = Peace be upon them
Edit: Mat should say that Mat respects all people no matter the color or religion. The prophet teaches that one should respect a person by character first and not power or status. So it doesn't matter if you're black, white, pretty, ugly, fat, thin, muslim or not.
This post is controversial. This is not a post condemning other religions but to explain the reason behind Islam’s insistence on a no-image policy.
Recently, the mat saleh newspaper all go and print some caricatures of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). Alamak, big mistake man. Of course, a lot of muslims damn angry. They go and burn the mat saleh embassy. Mat doesn’t support both sides lah. The violence is bad although no one got hurt. The images lagi bad man. Mat tell you why ok?
In Islamic tradition, got a lot of prophets. The major ones, Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and finally Mohammad (pbut). So in the history, got no drawing or photo of them lah. Reason is simple. God is one and prophets are human. So if we have pics of them, some people will deviate and then worship them; hard to worship somebody without image right? Most religions got images.
Then, now, after thousands of years, do we know or have the original image? Last time got no photo, all drawings. So left to the skill and imagination of the artist is it? Isn’t to deviate from the original a blasphemy? This point not mine mat riders but Platonist.
Images are dangerous. The same image can bring laughter to some but sorrow to others. The images arouses the emotions which clouds reasoning and this is quite clearly a provocation. So yes, Freedom of speech; but what is too much?
Anyway, now you can see, the idol worship has changed from stone or gold sculptures to posters and photos of pop singers and actors. Let’s face it. Freedom of speech and expression has never existed and never will but that is another matter.
Later,
Mat Love
Mat saleh = Ang Moh = White man
Pbuh = Peace be upon him
Pbut = Peace be upon them
Edit: Mat should say that Mat respects all people no matter the color or religion. The prophet teaches that one should respect a person by character first and not power or status. So it doesn't matter if you're black, white, pretty, ugly, fat, thin, muslim or not.
Friday, February 03, 2006
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