Read the June 10th post: "Pic of Dead Zarqawi, Against Muslim Religion?"
Below is Isaac Schrodginer's response date June 11.
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Saturday, June 10, 2006
Here goes: I had always been nervous of going out and taking photos in Saudi Arabia. Why? From what I knew, that activity was not appreciated. Whether it was illegal or not, I didn't try to find out.
I have read various Pakistani publications in which it was repeatedly said that photography of any life is haraam. Of course, reality kicks in when people need photos for passports and IDs. Also, photos of the king and other top members of the Saudi royal family are displayed in the airports and photo shops in the kingdom.
However, if one has to be honest about Islamic rulings, then taking photos of men, women, and animals is strictly forbidden.
Here's the "logic" from Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
A devoted reader of the Mufti asks:
Dear Respected Mufti, Assalamu'alaikum, My husband and I have stopped taking pictures since reading your fatwa that it is impermissable. We still have pictures in albums that we took a long time ago -- Must we throw these out,...
The Mufti responds:
These pictures should be destroyed.
So, showcasing pictures of Zarqawi (or any other animal) is not permitted by Islam. One wonders why Saudi Arabia doesn't have a movie industry.
Oddly enough, in my previous post, I linked to a piece in which a "fake but accurate" and pesky Muslim notes:
After dinner, Suhaila and Mary clean up the dishes in the kitchen. Suhaila notices that Mary has random photos of Mo, family, and herself on the refrigerator held up with magnets that depict forest animals. Suhaila thinks posting pictures and anything with images representing life is haraam.
There you go. Under Islamic law, this innocuous website would be banned.
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