Swiss voters 'back ban on building of minarets'

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@burqaposhx

Oh Bhai meray.

99.9999999% means ALL. You didn’t get the jist of it.

For any Muslim to pray in a mosque without Minaret

               (EQUALS)

Praying in a mosque with Minaret.

Thus Minaret is NOT the basic requirement and hence it is of no help/hindrance whatsoever in practicing my religion.

YOUR religion. Dont speak on behalf of everyone please.

Mosque design is immaterial. It is a mosque as long it has big enough hall(s) to accommodate namazis.

Islam never had idols. That means Muslims do not need a particular shape to worship Allah.

In that sense, we are different from other religions who may need a specific shape.

Minaret was never a fard, and rather a necessity when it was the only way a muazzin could climb up and say the adhan.

These days NO ONE climbs 150 feet Minaret to say the adhan. Thus minaret is simply a “show-shaw”.

Do not bring minaret or other idols in our beautiful religion.

Thank you.

You may have your reasons for disliking minarets in mosques. I am not interested in debating that. If there was no religious significance to minarets, you wouldnt consistently see them at Islamic sites. Whatever the origin of the minaret, it is NOW an expression of religion. You may not share that religious sentiment, and it doesnt matter to me that you dont.

If there was no religious significance to minarets, you wouldnt see them being opposed by rightwing groups who place niqabies before minarets in their posters. THEY are making the religious association, and its a barefaced, disingenuous lie when you deny it.

The scale of stupidity you are assuming for anyone who reads your post and takes it seriously is unbelievable. You are not talking to an audience of dullards.

Note the UN position on the ban:

GENEVA — The United Nations called Switzerland’s ban on new minarets “clearly discriminatory” and deeply divisive, and the Swiss foreign minister acknowledged Tuesday the government was very concerned about how the vote would affect the country’s image.

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“These are extraordinary claims when the symbol of one religion is targeted,” Pillay said in a statement. She said she was saddened to see xenophobic arguments gain such traction with Swiss voters despite their “long-standing support of fundamental human rights.”

The Associated Press: UN slams ‘discriminatory’ Swiss minaret ban