It was banned in many countries with large Muslim populations, with some Muslims saying the novel contained blasphemous passages.
Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammed was visited by the angel Gibreel – Gabriel in English – who, over a 22-year period, recited God's words to him. In turn, Muhammed repeated the words to his followers. These words were eventually written down and became the verses and chapters of the Quran. In addition, Rushdie's Mahound puts his own words into the angel Gibreel's mouth and delivers edicts to his followers that conveniently bolster his self-serving purposes. Even though, in the book, Mahound's fictional scribe, Salman the Persian, rejects the authenticity of his master's recitations, he records them as if they were God's.
What religion? Say it you obfuscationists…
'Salman Rushdie, a 'fierce' critic of religion...' 'fierce' critic of religion? Or, just a critic of religious institutions & ideology... If he is 'fierce', how do you label those who call for his Murder in the name of Religious Beliefs?
Islam Muslim Are you so pathetically weak and woke that you cannot call out the particular religion. Talk about biased national broadcaster.
Fierce critic of Islam - get it right
Which religion? EotP.
The 'religion' in question has got a name, it's called Islam. Why didn't you use it?
Any particular religion? Asking for a friend.
Come on ABC, you can say it. It was his criticism of Islam that put a bounty on his head. Islam, the religion of peace, my arse.
The Iranian theocrats have won if you can’t even name them.
Which Religion?
better off declaring him dead and the fatwa would be lifted .,.. then he could get on with life
A fierce critic of religion and out of all the religions in the world, which one is the most intolerant to criticism
Which religion?
Since our taxes pay for the ABC, can you enlighten the tax payer on which religion he was critical of?
'....fierce critic of religion across the spectrum...' This is new information. Whose spectrum?
“ Muslims believe that the Prophet Mohammed was visited by the angel Gibreel – Gabriel in English – who, over a 22-year period, recited God's words to him.“ That happened to a friend of mine when he stopped taking his meds.
A religion of peace they’ll tell you.
As an atheist to my mind all religions are mid evil nonsense to keep their natives under control and taxed . Even in Jesus days people were supposed to pay 10% of their income to their leaders says it all . So going by worlds different nationalities how many gods are out there
Pretty weak security for a man wanted dead by Muslims . You should be ashamed of yourselves
Can ppl stop using ‘all religion is to blame’. No, it’s Islam that is to blame. Acting like barbaric fools again because they can’t handle criticism like men.
What ABC sick of discrimination against Jewish people to to be racist to anyone religious. You and this guy can say anything they want. I just don’t want to fund you.
“Critic of religion”This is hiding the truth as the ABC sees Islam as needing media protection,yet read anything on the daily killings in Nigeria, Sudan, Syria etc..your preferred religion fosters violence. why? The ABC’s house of cards is built on deception&will eventually fall
Any words of support for Salman for a speedy recovery from Yusuf Islam?
King
The religion of peace rides again, go on ABC poke the hornets nest when their is actually one to poke, a religion that can’t stand womens rights, gay rights, freedom of expression, it is a problem for you we know, a huge elephant In the room that will never be addressed
Call it what it is, a state sponsored act of terrorism.
Well it was not the Methodists so you might have to say it was Islam he criticized.
Salman Rushdie is a fierce critic of Islam. He questions its authenticity. Mohammedans fear criticism & are reluctant to embrace the truth. Islam is a false ideological faith & a construct used for political subjugation based on deluded fictitious tenets, narrated by a charlatan.
Critic of the religion with stone aged values that for some reason the left defend despite it contradicting every value they stand for.
Disgraceful headline.
White supremacists continue to terrorise and cause harm. Dear oh dear...
Who wrote this? He isn’t a critic of religion. He is a critic of Islam.
I lent my copy of ' Stanic Verses' can't remember to whom, love to read it again so I'll need to buy another.
But what 'religion'? this story is unfinished, why?
Terrorist attack
Religion = Islam It’s not difficult ABC
Funny that it wasn't Christians or Sikhs who put a bounty on his head.
The religion of peace is killing again.
While I believe in God, I am also a fierce critic of religions who use 'fear' to stop people from developing their inherent ability to converse with God. We can all 'divine' not just for water, but for answer on just about anything! I have taught thousands of people to do this.
There's religion and then there's nutters... Islam attracts nutters like flies to a cow pat.. We do not need these people in Aust..
fatwa /ˈfatwɑː/ noun a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority
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Religion of hate and violence 🤷♀️
Not all religion just Islam. Tell the truth
He was ' fierce'.
Critic of religion of peace... There I fixed it for you
Brainwashing cult for neanderthals.
Which religion was he critical of? Surely that's relevant? Pathetic journalism.
There is a difference between a bounty and a religious fatwa ABC
Why is the ABC so shit. Oh yes I remember.
Stop copy pasting Reuters ... It spits in the face of journalism. What ARE you doing with all of OUR money that AlboMP funneled to you? auspoI
Just goes to show no-one at the ABC has actually read his work.
This headline sucks
SalmanRushdieAttacked As a writer, I was always scared in New York when I did an event as I had threats from a Christian group that my books were satanic. Freedom of speech under attack.
Are you too scared to say he had an Islamic fatwa on his head.....the abc are pathetic
Just say Islam
If only he were an austere religious scholar, ABC?
The real lesson here is that religion is poison. It's not a coincidence that attendance at religions is on the decline while equality is rising. It is religious institutions that hold society back in science, equality, economy and freedom
Oh, it was 'religion' of which he was critical. Honestly, do you have anyone over 35yo writing these posts?
Full video of Salman Rushdie
Terrible headline. 0/10.
ThisIsNotJournalism
ABC should reform or be shut down. Pathetic journalism.
I was surprised he lasted as long as he did, hope he will recover
you word this tweet like you're glad he got stabbed
Australian ABC, a now fierce opponent of forward thinking with a subtly biased and insensitive headline, strikes again. SalmanRushdie
Isn’t it called a fatwa?
Less a 'fierce critic of religion' than someone who pointed out how full of hatred is Islam. You don't have the balls to be specific, do you?
And that's probably what's wrong with religion
Fierce critic of Islam, woke commie fake news asxholes
ABC - to read this headline you would not know that - someone tried to stab him to death on stage in front of an audience. Why is this not the headline? What are you trying to hide. Also some Muslim leaders had a contract out for his murder for years.
It hasn’t bee revealed who his attacker was but my guess is it wasn’t an atheist. It’s the religious who commit these crimes.
but religion is sooooo peaceful.
Yet it's only one religion that wants him dead
The religion of peace.
Good on him too. It’s pissweak that there aren’t more people with a platform that won’t denounce the idiocy, abusiveness and criminality of religions.
BanIslam
Islam shows no tolerance...
You aren't journalists
Not saying what religion of course.
Ahhh critic of Islam . Facts ABC, facts
Free speech for them but not for you
He’s a scumbag!!
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