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| Swine flu: Imam claims virus affirms Koran |
| 2009-04-28 |
| Salerno, 28 April (AKI) - The global spread of the deadly swine flu virus affirms Islam's teachings and its holy book, the Koran, according to imam Amadia Rachid based in the Italian city of Salerno. "We believe that what is happening shows the truth of our faith," said Algerian-born Rachid in an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI). Pigs are considered unclean animals in the Muslim and Jewish religions and eating pork is proscribed. "Even Muslims who live in Italy are talking about swine flu at the moment," Rachid said. Most Muslims are not worried by the disease, as they don't eat pork and don't work with pig livestock, he said. "But many believe the disease confirmed the teaching of the Koran." The Koran orders Muslims to avoid close contact with pigs, as well as not to eat pork, Rachid noted. "The Islamic faith doesn't explain exactly why pigs should be considered unclean animals," he said. "But it's clear that for most theologians, it is precisely to avoid the spread of disease that Islamic tradition tends to keep men away from pigs," he added. Scientific truths lie behind the teachings of the Koran that has taken many centuries for man to discover, Rachid claimed. |
| Posted by:Wilber |
| #2 You need a virus to confirm the validity of your faith? Uh oh |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2009-04-28 18:28 |
| #1 let's see you keep making that false claim when your islamic congregation is dying. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-04-28 18:19 |