Mohammed Alarefe, a Saudi Muslim cleric and professor of
religion at King Saud University in Riyadh has urged world football's governing
body, FIFA to ban Christian players from making the sign of the cross and other
Christian signs after scoring.
He posted the controversial call on Twitter to his 17.4million followers, but
he was quickly flooded with messages disagreeing with him.
A number of people pointed out to the Muslim scholar that a
huge amount of players kneel on the ground and kiss the floor in celebration of
a goal, mimicking the Islamic prayer.
Alarefe wrote:
'I've seen video clips of athletes, soccer players running,
shooting and when they win they make the symbol of the cross on their chests
and my question is if FIFA's rules forbid this.'
Twitter users from all religious backgrounds were quick to
shut him down pointing out that the act was an expression of joy and even
Muslim players bow to the ground after scoring.
The issue of religion and football is a touchy issue in Muslim majority
countries especially in the Middle East. Recently, Real Madrid revealed
they will not feature the traditional Christian cross on clothing sold in some
Middle East countries under a new regional deal.
This man is sick in d head
ReplyDeleteEven the Muslims do the worst on the pitch when they mistakenly score a goal.
ReplyDeleteWhat an anti peace set of piple
May God forgive your ignorance.
DeleteIs it worse than the bombing and suicide mission carried out by muslems around the world. Pls, FIFA is not a religious organisation that is run by muslem. It is a secular organisation.
ReplyDeleteThis man is due to buried alive with any trial . why ban christians ? Who prohibited or prevented muslims from diplaying what ever they like ? This man's brain or mentality needs a complete over hauling . You are an animal not a human being , bros
ReplyDeleteThank You very much my brother , the guy is reasoning through his anus . he is an imbecile
DeleteStupid man
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