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| Saudi Iman: Fatwa against Gasohol as a fuel. |
| 2009-02-20 |
| Riyadh, 19 Feb. (AKI) - A Saudi imam has issued a fatwa or religious edict, banning the use of alcohol as a fuel substitute for petrol. "I warn Saudi students that live abroad not to use alcohol as a cheap substitute for petrol, because the prophet has cursed not only who drinks it but also those who use it for other purposes," said the Saudi imam Mohammed al-Najimi, quoted by Saudi daily, Shams. More.. "The prophet has cursed whoever uses alcohol, not only for drinking but also other purposes." Al-Najimi, who is also a member of the Saudi Islamic jurists, said that using alcohol falls within the 'jurisdiction' of what Islam's prophet Mohammed said. "For this reason, I warn Saudis who live abroad and who use alcohol instead of petrol that this case is related and falls within the parameters of what the prophet said." The Saudi daily claims that many students and researchers who live in western countries use alcohol as an alternative source of fuel, because it is cheaper, pollutes less and many automobiles lately have been made to run with alcohol. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #11 FILTHY INFIDEL ALTERNATIVE FUEL!!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-20 14:35 |
| #10 If it wasn't for all the violence and murder, Islam would be known as the Religion of Constant Amusement. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-02-20 14:26 |
| #9 Be careful Tablecloth Tony, this is the kind of shit that really pisses us Mericans off. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2009-02-20 11:08 |
| #8 Insanity as a national sport. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-02-20 10:34 |
| #7 They need to have a Fatwa against everything. You are all damned. Give up now. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-02-20 09:51 |
| #6 ...quoted by Saudi daily, Shams. Finally. Honesty in the media... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-20 09:28 |
| #5 We should tell them about dihydrogen monoxid and that infidels drink it. |
| Posted by: JFM 2009-02-20 09:26 |
| #4 Ah, so it is not the consumption of alcohol that is un-Islamic, but the hydroxyl group itself. We need only explain to the turbans that water is just another name for hydrogenol and watch the fatwas fly. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-02-20 08:34 |
| #3 I got it! He is a gas sniffer! |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2009-02-20 04:20 |
| #2 Ah, so it is not the consumption of alcohol that is un-Islamic, but the hydroxyl group itself. I'm glad we cleared that up. Doesn't most gasoline in the US contain some ethanol? If I was a follow-the-money sort of guy, I would suspect this has more to do with petrodollars and declining prices than religious observance. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-02-20 03:13 |
| #1 So alcohol for disinfection would be right out too. Note to self- never check into a Saudi hospital. Not that that's likely... |
| Posted by: Baba Tutu 2009-02-20 03:08 |