A Fatwa I Can Understand!

According an article on Cellular News (Click here: A Fatwa Against Ringtones), an iman in a Saudi mosque issued a fatwa after a cellphone played someone's ringtone during a prayer service.  Now that's a fatwa I can understand! 

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An imam at a Mosque in Saudi Arabia issued a fatwa against mobile phones after one rang during prayers on Saturday. A report in the local newspaper, Al-Watan said that the imam had begun the Taraweeh prayer (Taraweeh is an Arabic phrase referring to extra prayers given by Sunnis at night in the Islamic month of Ramadan) when the sound of Arabic pop music began playing from the audience.

The imam turned to the crowd in the Mosque and issued his own fatwa. The fatwa states that the next time somebody allows their phone to go off in the congregation, the imam could throw the guilty person out of the mosque.

After a degree of shouting at the congregation, the imam regained his composure, turned around, and continued with the Taraweeh.

A fatwa, is a legal pronouncement in Islam made by a mufti, a scholar capable of issuing judgments on Sharia (Islamic law).

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Next time a cell rings during a sermon or the Lord's Supper, I know what I am going to do!

Comments

[Robin]

"After a degree of shouting at the congregation..."

Our beloved, cool-headed, German-stoic, Reverend Riddlebarger, shouting?

"The Look" is a much more painful chastisement. This is why unusually long eye-brow hairs are necessary to get the effect!

[timinator]

I agree robin. I think Pastor Kim should decree his own fatwa on cell phones interupting the Lord's Day service.

[Wayne Rohde]

I think the offending worshiper should be escorted to the front of the sanctuary, where he should be ordered to drop his cell phone in a "cell phone crusher," insert the required fee (Visa or MasterCard accepted), and watch the crusher go into action.

This would also serve as a warning to the rest!

[Dana]

Kim's "look" is definitely fatwa enough. We could call it the Kimwa.

[turmeric]

He should have to have his conversation amplified so everyone can hear it. That should embarrass the poor creature badly enough to make him want to put the phone in the crusher.

[San]

You people never read your Bible

“Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:20

No need for fatwas, one secret prayer to God to take vengence on the phone with faith like a grain of mustard seed and BOOOOOM! (Like Magneto from X-Men destroying metal guns)

[Jon]

The Kimwa.....


that's fantastic.

[turmeric]

Pretty soon we'll start seeing Kimwas against various things here!