Tomatoes are Christian - Islamic group warns
A Salafi group called the "Popular Egyptian Islamic Association" has warned Muslims against eating tomatoes on the grounds that the fruit is a "Christian food," NowLebanon.com has reported.
The group based its claim on the fact that a shape resembling a cross is revealed when one cuts a tomato in half.
The association published the warning on its Facebook page with a photo of a tomato cut in half, revealing a cross-shaped interior.
A message posted on the page read, "Eating tomatoes is forbidden because they are Christian. [The tomato] praises the cross instead of Allah and says that Allah is three [in reference to the Holy Trinity]."
The message went on to say, "I implore you to spread this photo because there is a sister from Palestine who saw the Prophet of Allah in a vision and he was crying, warning his nation against eating [tomatoes]. If you don’t spread this [message], know that it is the devil who stopped you.” (LMAO!!)
SOURCE: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tomatoes-are-christian-egyptian-salafi-...
Thanks both for the clarifications - The brief discussion was "fruitful"
Meanwhile in the UK:
Message from Allah 'in tomato'
Hundreds of Muslims are flocking to a small terraced house in West Yorkshire to see a tomato which they believe carries a divine message from Allah.
Housewife Shabana Hussain, 27, found the Islamic scripture while she was preparing a meal for her family.
She chopped a tomato in half, and bismillah, or Allah, was written in Arabic in the veins. The other half of the vegetable said la illaha illala, or There is no God but Allah.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/443173.stm
For your information muslim dont believe that Jesus [PBOH] was crucified. http://www.thenation.com/blog/175433/jesus-revolutionary-qa-reza-aslan#
This is the important bit of info:
The message caused outrage among Facebook users, which prompted the group to clarify their warning, saying they did not tell people not to eat tomatoes. "We said don’t cut it in [such a way that it reveals] the cross shape."
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tomatoes-are-christian-egyptian-salafi-group-warns--.aspx?pageID=238&nid=23713
So Muslims are allowed to continue eating tomatoes. they just need to be careful how they cut them. But who cuts a tomato in that direction anyway?
relax...this thread is going to get oops soon..My sixth sense says that..:)
Pls help me find the Funny :'(
LLR is correct ...
crazy...creating sect is itself a sin
oh no :O(
Islam is what is mentioned in Quran and Hadith, as simple as that.
hahaha :O)
This has to be a hoax. No one could possible be that stupid.
How foolish.
I am already having a feeling where this post will head towards now.