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I remember hearing about the case (in Afghanistan?) where US prison guards found that inmates were writing in Qurans to pass messages. They burned the involved
by wrp 3y ago
I remember hearing about the case (in Afghanistan?) where US prison guards found that inmates were writing in Qurans to pass messages. They burned the involved books, which caused outrage in the community. I've wondered how they could have dealt with it in a generally acceptable way. I would think that the primary desecration was writing in the Qurans to begin with.
- clipsy 3y agoThey probably could have started by spending 5 minutes to consult an Imam.
- wrp 3y agoOK, and what would the Imam advise?
- clipsy 3y agoWell, I'm not an Imam (nor a Muslim, for that matter), so all I can do is parrot what they'd (and you'd) find by spending even less time on a simple Google search. But I suppose if you're demanding an answer from me, I'd recommend wrapping them in cloth and burying them somewhere off the beaten path.[0] [0]: https://muslimvillage.com/2017/05/16/123888/properly-dispose-copies-quran-islamic-texts/ https://muslimvillage.com/2017/05/16/123888/properly-dispose...
- wrp 3y agoFor cultural context to this from the American side, as I recall, in the US military, if an American flag has become desecrated by allowing it to touch the ground, tradition was for it to be disposed of by burning. If this rule is still followed, I would expect burning would seem the obvious way to respectfully dispose of any desecrated sacred item.