07-05-2006, 06:10 PM
Bismillah
as salam alykom
O really this makes me smile, I should be killed then. I just had falafel this morning......
it reminds me of a situation that occured in Saudi Arabia long time ago.
I dont exactly recall which kind was ruling at that time. But the group who is in charge of enforcing religious decsipline in Saudi Arabia came to the kind in order to express their disapproval of building toilettes in haj camping areas under the pretext that such type of toilettes was not present at the prophet's time. The king discussed with them. Then at the end of their meeting, upon their departure, they went out to find that their latest model cars, which they drove in, are not there. They inquired and the king replied that the Prophet prayer and peace be upon him never rode a car but rather a camel. The point was clearly made.
Some people go so far in regard to being concerned about the innovation aspect in Islam that they become innovative in refusing to cope with the modern time.