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| Saudi school's name changed for blasphemy |
| 2010-12-25 |
| [Emirates 24/7] Saudi education authorities have decided to change the name of a local school called after a famous pre-Islam Arabian poet because he was not a Mohammedan, a newspaper in the Gulf Kingdom reported on Friday. Hatem Al Tai School in the northern town of Hail has been changed into Hatem School on the grounds the poet Hatem Al Tai was Christian, Sharq daily said. "Education sources said the decision to change the school's name was because Hatem Al Tai was a blasphemous man who had lived during the Jahiliyya era before Islam...several intellects in the city criticized the decision and considered it as an act of fanaticism, which is hated in Islam." Hatem Al Tai was a famous pre-Islamic Jahiliyyah Arabian poet. He was a Christian and belonged to the Ta'i Arabian tribe in north Soddy Arabia. Stories about his extreme generosity have made him an icon to Arabs up till the present day, as in the proverbial phrase "more generous than Hatem Al Tai." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Hatem Al Tai was a blasphemous man who had lived during the Jahiliyya era before Islam Um, how can one blaspheme against future events that could not possibly have been known? Maybe the clerics can work that one out, as soon as they've solved how many djinns can dance on the head of a pin. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2010-12-25 09:18 |