The Holy Clown
Feb 02, 2008
It is well known that the Prophet Muhammad (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) was indeed the perfect man. He was a devoted seeker of Truth, a warner and exhorter, a person of good cheer and pleasantness, a brilliant leader, a courageous and yet reluctant warrior, a statesman par excellence and the teacher of teachers. He was a compassionate ruler and spiritual leader, but many do not know that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) had an extraordinary sense of humor!
Like, OMG, I wasn't taught that in my Pakistani school!
The Prophet brought an uplifting spirit that penetrated the hearts of people.
Often literally.
There is a story mentioned about the Prophet and a common merchant that tells us just a little about the spirit he carried,
Let's go through it.
“One of his companions was Zahir, who used to trade in metal objects. Once the Prophet was passing by the bazaar, he saw Zahir and playfully grabbed him from behind
Not that there's anything wrong with that!
and said, “Will anyone buy this slave?” Zahir laughed and said, “O Messenger of Allah, whoever buys this slave will be in loss.” The Prophet smiled and said, “In Allah’s eyes, your value is high.”
I have to admit: Muhammad was a joker.
Here's more regarding "the perfect man":
(1) He banned interest on money.
(2) He objected to the use of pictures that depicted humans or animals and refused to enter the premises where such works were present.
(3) He married a six-years-old girl and had sex with her when she turned nine.
(4) He approved the killing of all the post-pubescent males of a Jewish tribe called Banu Quraiza.
(5) He then took all the young males and women of that tribe as slaves and distributed them among his companions.
(6) He married multiple times and kept sex-slaves.
(7) He loathed dogs and ordered that they be killed.
Muslims aren't in on this big joke.
I notice that the two bombings this weekend in Baghdad took place in "pet markets."
That's so Islamic! If people are buying and selling puppies, then you slaughter them. All of them!
Oh and they used women with Downs syndrome to carry remote control bombs.
Why oh why isn't the world clammering to join the religion that inspired that!
Posted by: Cafe Alpha | Feb 02, 2008 at 09:42 PM
That mighty Mo - he tells such knee-slappers.
Actually, wasn't it the Ayatollah Khomeni who said there is no humor in Islam, thereby finally giving Islam and the feminist movement something in common?
Posted by: Carol | Feb 02, 2008 at 11:23 PM
"Actually, wasn't it the Ayatollah Khomeni who said there is no humor in Islam, thereby finally giving Islam and the feminist movement something in common?"
Ouch!
Question: Why are so many feminists not ... feminine?
Posted by: Isaac Schrödinger | Feb 02, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Q: How many feminists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A:¡ʎuunɟ ʇou s,ʇɐɥʇ
Q: How many Mohammad's does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A:¡noʎ llıʞ ı
Posted by: Cafe Alpha | Feb 03, 2008 at 12:53 AM