Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta issued a fatwa (religious edict), published on its official Facebook page, saying that “openly violating the fast during Ramadan does not fall under personal freedom, but rather is a kind of chaos and assault on the sanctity of Islam.” The fatwa, issued on Sunday, goes on to say that publicly violating the fast is equivalent to publicizing sinning and is a sin because it goes against the “public decency in Muslim countries and a blatant violation of the sanctity of society.” Social media users responded to the edict largely by voicing their frustration and claiming that it is an infringement on personal freedoms. Translation: You don’t live alone in this country and incitement against eating publicly is incitement against me personally because I will practice my complete personal freedom, and if I acted otherwise it would be out of my own tastefulness, not because I’m being forced to or because I’m afraid of incitement against non-fasters from the likes of you – yes, what you are doing is incitement against all non-fasters and accusing them of violating the respect of Islamic sanctities and you’re opening the door for…
Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta Says Publicly Violating Ramadan Fast is ‘Assault on Sanctity of Islam’
June 7, 2016
