Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses....

[phatmonky]

<i>Originally posted by Muslimah </i><b>as salam alykom Wel_mel</b>

I dont think he means to discover Islam from there, he wants to understand the reasons behind the Muslims reaction, am I not correct Phat?

well simply because in his book he slandered the Messenger (PAPBUH), almost doubted his Prophethood, and more.

It was just normal to receive this reaction from Muslims Phat

Yes, that was what I was asking. Was it really so blasphemist as to call for a price to be put on his head? Was that simply a single ayotollah, or did many muslims feel that he should be put to death? Do muslims, in general, view literary works differently than in the west?

Has he spoken on why he would do such a thing? I am having a tough time finding pages that discuss this in very much detail.

Thanks for answering all my questions.