(Thanks to LGF)
LAHORE: Ulema in Saudia Arabia have issued a fatwa (religious decree) declaring football an un-Islamic sport, and have urged the youth to quit it immediately, BBC radio reported on Saturday. I think they're talking about Soccer.
According to the report, the clerics urged the youth to volunteer for peace corps and other charitable groups, pursue extra-curricular education in arts and culture, study abroad, join a model U.N. club... indulge in jihad and other constructive activities that could help the Muslim ummah, the radio reported. The ulema argued that football wastes a lot of time outdoors getting exercise, engaging healthy competition and occasionally having fun and the participants wear shorts, which they said was an un-Islamic dress, the radio reported.
Following the decree, some players of the famous Taif Football Club have quit the game, the report added.
Insanity sometimes is contagious. These Imams are the vectors for the spread of an epidemic that threatens the whole globe. |