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Another L for bigotry (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] 19 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Interesting fact: any paper containing the word “allah” can’t be thrown away or disposed of using any other method than burning. That’s why Quran has to be burned.

This is done to prevent the text from coming into contact with “Nagasat” (impurities), which include but aren’t limited to: human waste, sperm, mensural blood, most bodily fluids in general, dog saliva, spirits/drinkable alcohol, swine meat/fat/anything, decomposing garbage, etc.

I think I got most of them but I’m not 100% sure.

Now, if your name actually contains the word, then you’re stuck here with me having to burn receipts and whatnot for your entire life.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    does that mean that if any book, mentions allah, even in as a passing mention, has to be disposed by cremation? or that rule only applies to specific religious texts?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Anything. Like if someone wrote my name and phone number on a piece of paper they have to burn it when they’re done with it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    so if a pulp fiction novel mentioned allah somewhere, does it has to be treated specially?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Most Arabic literature avoids using the word outright unless it’s dedicated to the topic. Even Islamic books often refer to god by other names (e.g the creator, the merciful, the god of gods)

    Fictional books are even less likely to use the word.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    In my particular sect of Islam (I’m no longer practising), we dispose of religious texts by putting them in still water, at least until the ink dissolves and the paper turns to mush. In other places, for example certain places in Pakistan, the only valid disposal is by burying, leading to massive caves filled with millions of Qurans and other religious texts.

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  • [+] -11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I'm so very disappointed that our Muslim cousins have been lead towards such arrogance as to call our god Allah. It's disrespectful and intolerant behaviour, and unchristlike.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I know you’re trolling, but for anyone else curious: the word “Allah” means god.

    We have two words for deity: “Elah” (often in polytheistic contexts), and “Allah” (in the Abrahamic monotheistic sense)

    Both words mean “god”. The word Allah is more specific in that it implies monotheism. It has no plural form. Semantically it means “the one true deity”.

    The closest analogues are the Hebrew Yahweh/Jehovah.

    Arabian Christians use the same word (Allah) to refer to god in their prayer and literature. Their word for Jesus is يسوع (transliteration: Yasoo’a), although the last letter (Ain ع) can’t be pronounced in English.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    We have two words for deity: “Elah” (often in polytheistic contexts), and “Allah” (in the Abrahamic monotheistic sense)

    Both words mean “god”. The word Allah is more specific in that it implies monotheism. It has no plural form. Semantically it means “the one true deity”.

    tl;dr Elah means god, Allah means God

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago

    And that's what's so arrogant and intolerant about the word allah. Every time it's used, it's a declaration that only one god exists. How can you love your neighbours if you attack their beliefs every time you pray? You can't. Jesus wouldn't want us saying such thoughtlessly mean-spirited things. He'd want Arabic speakers to say Elah instead.

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