It should be wrapped in something pure and buried in a place where people do not walk. That's why there would be such a visceral response to burning the Quran, even though a layperson could do so under Muslim law - as long as the intent was respectful. Malik says the assumption there is that Americans disrespect Muslims. "The problem is when one puts a malicious intent as part of the burning." "If one said, 'Well, we're burning some Qurans today,' that wouldn't incite riots in Afghanistan," he says. Malik, who spent time in Afghanistan in November 2010, says the troops should have asked for guidance. Many faiths prescribe specific rituals for disposing of them, and the bottom line is respect for the words on the page.
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Islam certainly isn't the only religion that has rules about how to handle its sacred text. President Obama has since apologized for the incident. The burning of Qurans at a NATO airbase near Kabul led to days of rioting by Muslims who say it was a desecration of their holy book and an affront to Islam. officials say mistakenly happened with the Qurans in Afghanistan. "The traditional way of disposing of used or damaged copies of the text of the Quran is by burning it," he says.īut Malik, the director of outreach for the Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va., says that doesn't include burning it with the trash. The Quran is considered to be the speech of God to humankind - word for word - explains Imam Johari Abdul-Malik. soldiers at a NATO airbase outside Kabul. 21 outside Bagram Airfield, Afghan demonstrators show copies of Qurans allegedly set on fire by U.S.
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