Flashermac Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 A prominent Saudi cleric triggered a minor backlash on social media when he advised his followers not to build a snowman, “even by way of play and fun,†claiming the practice was forbidden under Islamic law. Sheikh Mohammed Saleh al-Munajjid made the pronouncement shortly after a winter storm dusted the northern reaches of the Arabian peninsula with snow, Reuters reports. Munajjid, fielding questions on a religious website, replied that any representation of a man, including a snowman, violated the kingdom’s strict ban against figurative depictions of the human form. “God has given people space to make whatever they want which does not have a soul, including trees, ships, fruits, buildings and so on,†he said. The interpretation proved contentious on social media, where some commenters posted derisory images of snowmen, while other’s commended the cleric for his “sharp vision†against Satanic temptations. http://time.com/3664380/saudi-arabia-islam-snowmen-abominable/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Thought I'd found a mass grave for snowmen,turned out it was just a field of carrots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 In Syria this past week, snowmen all over Damascus -- folks didn't seem to get the memo. Some checkpoints even had snowmen manning them. Of course, Damascus is government-controlled, not ISIS types who oppose the creation of snowmen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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