A cat legend

On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 21:14:49 -0400, Singh
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Seanette Blaylock wrote:

Takayuki had some very interesting things to
say about A cat legend:

This reminds me how once I was telling a friend how it's interesting
that you never see any sculptures or paintings of Mohammed, and how
that makes his legends somewhat more difficult to visualize. I
thought it would be a great idea if someone could start a business
specializing in likenesses of Mohammed, but he thought that was a dumb
idea.

I may be wrong, not being an expert on Islam, but ISTR that images of
actual people are highly frowned on in that religion.

Not so much the representing of people. Having pictures of your loved ones
in your wallet or on your dresser is one thing. What's forbidden is
representing holy men or angels for icons or idols to worship, or trying to
make an image of God--Streng Verboten in the Quran as much as in the Bible.

I'm afraid that we Westerners have become jaded in one such area: we have
become conditioned to believe that God sounds like Charlton Heston.

No, that's Moses. :P

God sounds like John Huston.



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In article , "CatNipped"
wrote:


I'm afraid that we Westerners have become jaded in one such area: we
have
become conditioned to believe that God sounds like Charlton Heston.

Blessed be,
Baha

ROTFLMAO! I love you Baha, your wit is unparalleled!!


He doesn't you mean Cecil B lied. Does he sound like Mel Gibson?
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In article , "CatNipped"
wrote:


I'm afraid that we Westerners have become jaded in one such area: we
have
become conditioned to believe that God sounds like Charlton Heston.

Blessed be,
Baha

ROTFLMAO! I love you Baha, your wit is unparalleled!!


He doesn't you mean Cecil B lied. Does he sound like Mel Gibson?
Suz
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In article , "CatNipped"
wrote:


I'm afraid that we Westerners have become jaded in one such area: we
have
become conditioned to believe that God sounds like Charlton Heston.

Blessed be,
Baha

ROTFLMAO! I love you Baha, your wit is unparalleled!!


He doesn't you mean Cecil B lied. Does he sound like Mel Gibson?
Suz
Macmoosette
Thank Heavens There's Only One
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Does he sound like Mel Gibson?

No, only Mel Gibson thinks god sounds like Mel Gibson ;-)

Cheers, helen s


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Does he sound like Mel Gibson?

No, only Mel Gibson thinks god sounds like Mel Gibson ;-)

Cheers, helen s


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Does he sound like Mel Gibson?

No, only Mel Gibson thinks god sounds like Mel Gibson ;-)

Cheers, helen s


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(Klinger) wrote in message . com...
Singh wrote in message ...
Have you ever looked at a tabby cat's face and noticed the mark above
the eyes that looks like an M? There is a legend about this that some
call the Mark of Mohammed, and was probably brought into Europe by
merchants who traded with Arabs and the Arabic-speaking peoples of North
Africa.

It is said that as the Prophet Mohammed was studying scripture, a kitten
crawled into the sleeve of his robe. In peace with the Prophet and the
quiet atmosphere of spiritual study, the kitty curled up and slept in
the sleeve; and Mohammed, very touched by this gesture, cut the sleeve
from the robe rather than awaken the kitten. And then, as a sign of
favor, the Prophet set his initial on the kitty's forehead for her and
her descendants to carry forever.

I told my husband and he joked with me that it should have been the
Arabic M-letter, but I figured that this legend came into Europe through
Spain, via the Moors and traders who dealt with Muslim merchants.

Your husband's reaction was the first thing that came to my mind
reading the story, which I'd never heard before. I mean,
hello?-Mohammed lived in sixth/seventh century *Arabia*-the odds are
overwhelming that he never even laid eyes on the letter "M". (plus,
the conventional wisdom is that he was illiterate, but most
non-muslims probably wouldn't know that). Frankly, the story seems to
reflect an ignorance of history and a kind of cultural
self-centeredness that can only be described as staggering. Sort of
like a story about how Confucious got peeved because people kept
calling him "Confused".

Just to be clear, let me say that my reaction to the story isn't meant
in any way to be a reflection on the OP. The story is cute; but as I
said my immediate reaction was that even allowing for the suspension
of belief it doesn't make sense historically.


Blessed be,
Baha

(Klinger) wrote in message . com...
Singh wrote in message ...
Have you ever looked at a tabby cat's face and noticed the mark above
the eyes that looks like an M? There is a legend about this that some
call the Mark of Mohammed, and was probably brought into Europe by
merchants who traded with Arabs and the Arabic-speaking peoples of North
Africa.

It is said that as the Prophet Mohammed was studying scripture, a kitten
crawled into the sleeve of his robe. In peace with the Prophet and the
quiet atmosphere of spiritual study, the kitty curled up and slept in
the sleeve; and Mohammed, very touched by this gesture, cut the sleeve
from the robe rather than awaken the kitten. And then, as a sign of
favor, the Prophet set his initial on the kitty's forehead for her and
her descendants to carry forever.

I told my husband and he joked with me that it should have been the
Arabic M-letter, but I figured that this legend came into Europe through
Spain, via the Moors and traders who dealt with Muslim merchants.

Your husband's reaction was the first thing that came to my mind
reading the story, which I'd never heard before. I mean,
hello?-Mohammed lived in sixth/seventh century *Arabia*-the odds are
overwhelming that he never even laid eyes on the letter "M". (plus,
the conventional wisdom is that he was illiterate, but most
non-muslims probably wouldn't know that). Frankly, the story seems to
reflect an ignorance of history and a kind of cultural
self-centeredness that can only be described as staggering. Sort of
like a story about how Confucious got peeved because people kept
calling him "Confused".

Just to be clear, let me say that my reaction to the story isn't meant
in any way to be a reflection on the OP. The story is cute; but as I
said my immediate reaction was that even allowing for the suspension
of belief it doesn't make sense historically.


Blessed be,
Baha

(Klinger) wrote in message . com...
Singh wrote in message ...
Have you ever looked at a tabby cat's face and noticed the mark above
the eyes that looks like an M? There is a legend about this that some
call the Mark of Mohammed, and was probably brought into Europe by
merchants who traded with Arabs and the Arabic-speaking peoples of North
Africa.

It is said that as the Prophet Mohammed was studying scripture, a kitten
crawled into the sleeve of his robe. In peace with the Prophet and the
quiet atmosphere of spiritual study, the kitty curled up and slept in
the sleeve; and Mohammed, very touched by this gesture, cut the sleeve
from the robe rather than awaken the kitten. And then, as a sign of
favor, the Prophet set his initial on the kitty's forehead for her and
her descendants to carry forever.

I told my husband and he joked with me that it should have been the
Arabic M-letter, but I figured that this legend came into Europe through
Spain, via the Moors and traders who dealt with Muslim merchants.

Your husband's reaction was the first thing that came to my mind
reading the story, which I'd never heard before. I mean,
hello?-Mohammed lived in sixth/seventh century *Arabia*-the odds are
overwhelming that he never even laid eyes on the letter "M". (plus,
the conventional wisdom is that he was illiterate, but most
non-muslims probably wouldn't know that). Frankly, the story seems to
reflect an ignorance of history and a kind of cultural
self-centeredness that can only be described as staggering. Sort of
like a story about how Confucious got peeved because people kept
calling him "Confused".

Just to be clear, let me say that my reaction to the story isn't meant
in any way to be a reflection on the OP. The story is cute; but as I
said my immediate reaction was that even allowing for the suspension
of belief it doesn't make sense historically.


Blessed be,
Baha