Blasphemy Against Holy Personages
Individuals have been accused of blasphemy or of insulting Islam for:
- speaking ill of Allah.
- finding fault with Muhammad.
- slighting a prophet who is mentioned in the Qur'an, or slighting a member of Muhammad's family.
- claiming to be a prophet or a messenger.
- speculating about how Muhammad would behave if he were alive (Nigeria).
- drawing a picture to represent Muhammad or any other prophet, or making a film which features a prophet (Egypt).
- writing Muhammad's name on the walls of a toilet (Pakistan).
- naming a teddy bear Muhammad (Sudan). See Sudanese teddy bear blasphemy case.
- invoking God while committing a forbidden act.
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Famous quotes containing the words blasphemy against, blasphemy and/or holy:
“All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.”
—Bible: New Testament Matthew 12:31.
“All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.”
—Bible: New Testament Matthew 12:31.
“And, indeed, is there not something holy about a great kitchen?... The scoured gleam of row upon row of metal vessels dangling from hooks or reposing on their shelves till needed with the air of so many chalices waiting for the celebration of the sacrament of food. And the range like an altar, yes, before which my mother bowed in perpetual homage, a fringe of sweat upon her upper lip and the fire glowing in her cheeks.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)