DC Comics presents the 99 ! ?
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In the Name of Allaah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of shaytaan the accursed.
DC comics (US) and Teshkeel Comics (Kuwait) joined forces to do a “cross-cultural” project, to build cohesion between societies by producing comic-books that make resemblance of the Names and Attributes of Allaah (to the creation)!
Cover of the Comic
The story goes that some 99 normal people touch some “Noor” stones (Allaah is an-Noor!) and gain the Attributes of ALLAAH, one each !
One may think that maybe the guy on the Kuwaiti side had a good intention, that the kids will get addicted to the Comics, learn the Names of Allaah, talk about the Names of Allaah and so on or just maybe it is another plot to destroy Islaam from within; get Muslims confused about their religion, de-root them from the fundamentals, turn the most Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allaah into idols to be worshipped.
Does this ring a bell?
Isn’t this just devolving back into the days of jahiliyyah (pre-Islaamic era of ignorance)? The idols that the messenger of Allaah (saw) broke with his own hands, are reappearing in the houses of Muslims with a welcoming smile, and enthusiasm of dim-wits.
Ahl as-Sunnaah wal-Jamaa’ah do not make resemblance of Allaah to the creation, let alone make idols and caricatures to represent His unmatchable Attributes! Yet “Muslims” are stacking their shelves with these pages of evil.
Quoting the Guardian:
“They are superheroes battling injustice and fighting evil the Islaamic way, and they are teaming up with some of the west’s biggest comic book icons. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are among those joining forces with The 99, who personify the 99 attributes of Allaah, according to Islaamic tradition.”
Don’t worry that we are making images and idols out of the Attributes of your God, we also set some positive Islaamic rolemodels; one even wears a burqa’:
“Only Batina, one of five females, is fully veiled, and although characters pray or read the Qur’aan, they are meant to appeal to children of all faiths.”
Not only that, after making resemblance of Allaah to the creations this shaytaan is worried about portraying magic in his comics. How can the Arab governments just sit there and let this evil infiltrate into the lands of Muslims - they censor magic, and yet they allow through something that is even worse !?
“It’s difficult to have any kind of reading or comic book culture here because there is a lot of stuff that doesn’t come in or it’s censored. Certain storylines don’t work and some stuff, like magic, just isn’t allowed.”
The Prophet (saw) said: “The people who will be most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection will be the image-makers.” And he (saw) said: “The makers of these images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection and it will be said to them: ‘Give life to that which you have created’.”
[Bukhaari & Muslim]
Some of the shayateen behind this evil work:
- Dr Naif Al- Mutawa (creator of the comics doomed for Hell)
- Fabian Nicieza,
- Stuart Moore,
- June Brigman,
- Dan Panosian,
- John McCrea
Sarkozy' Nightmare
Where are those Muslims who took to the streets when the evil apes depicted the prophet (saw) in a horrific manner? This now is not a matter of making a silly caricature, it is a matter of destroying Tawheed of Allaah from within.
Seeing no reaction, one must come to a conclusion that Tawheed has not reached the hearts of the Muslims.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we see some Muslim women dressed up as “Battinah” in future protests against burqa’ bans, like those father-child protestors dressed in superman costumes.
We seek refuge with Allaah from this evil affecting the hearts and minds of the Muslims. We pray that Allaah rectify those who have authority over the Muslims, and guide the Muslims to worship Him Alone. We ask Allaah to grant the Muslims courage and power to stand up to this evil. Aameen.
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Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem
2 questions insha’Allah:
a) “It’s difficult to have any kind of reading or comic book culture here because there is a lot of stuff that doesn’t come in or it’s censored. Certain storylines don’t work and some stuff, like magic, just isn’t allowed.”
Is it possible to get the original source of the above quote insha’Allah?
b) Where/how did the society come to know of the existence of this comic creation?
Jazak’Allahu khairan
Salaamu’alaikum
wa ‘alaykumus salaam wa rahmatullaah
1)
We mentioned the source in the post: “Quoting the Guardian…”
The news article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/05/comic-collaboration-superheroes-dc-teshkeel
The picture gallery:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2009/jul/05/islam-religion-the99-comic-book?picture=349799869
The website:
http://the99.org
2)
We read the newspaper.
Alhamdulillaah.
Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem
Your article bore similitude to the audacity of another ignorant some 1400 years ago:
“One day, Abu Bakr [ra] entered what was known as a Midraas, a kind of Jewish temple that was specifically used for the recitation of the Torah. Having entered the Midraas, Abu Bakr [ra] saw a group of people gathered around a man names Finhaas, who was one of their foremost scholars; and seated beside Finhaas was Ashya’, who was also a Jewish scholar. Abu Bakr [ra] approached the gathering and said to Finhaas, “Woe upon you! Fear Allah, and embrace Islam. For by Allah, you indeed know that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and that he has come to you with the truth from Allah. And you have that truth written down with you in the Torah and the Injeel.”
Finhaas said, “By Allah, O Abu Bakr, we are not needy to Allah, but rather it is Allah who is needy to us; in fact, whereas we do not need Him, He needs us. Had He not needed us, He would not have asked to borrow our wealth [i.e. the distribution of charity to the poor] - which [i.e., the borrowing of wealth for the distribution of charity] is what your companion claims. Furthermore, Allah has prohibited you from usury, whereas He has granted it to us. Had He been All-Rich, He would not have given us permission to deal in usury.
Furious at Finhaas’ imprudence, Abu Bakr [ra] struck him with a sharp blow to his face, and then said, “By the One Who has my soul in His Hand, had it not been for the covenant that was agreed upon between us and you, I would have struck off your head, O enemy of Allah.” Finhaas then went to the Messenger of Allah [saw] in order to complain: “O Muhammad,” he said, “look at what your companion did to me!”
The Messenger of Allah [saw] asked Abu Bakr [ra], “What made you do this?” Abu Bakr [ra] replied, “O Messenger of Allah, verily the enemy of Allah spoke awful and blasphemous words: He claimed that Allah is poor and that they are rich. When he said that, I became angry for the sake of Allah, which led me to strike him across his face.”
Finhaas, though a purported man of faith, lied, denying that he ever said such words as Abu Bakr [ra] was then ascribing to him. Allah [swt] then revealed a Verse in which He at once exposed Finhaas’ lie, and confirmed the truthfulness of Abu Bakr [ra]:
“Indeed, Allah has heard the statement of those [the Jews] who say: “Truly, Allah is poor and we are rich!” We shall record what they have said in their killing of the Prophets unjustly, and We shall say: “Taste you the torment of the burning [Fire].” [Sural Al-Imraan 3:181]
And in regard to Abu Bakr’s show of anger, Allah [swt] revealed the following Verse:
“You shall certainly be tried and tested in your wealth and properties and in your personal selves, and you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you [Jews and Chrisitians] and from those who ascribe partners to Allah, but if you perservere patiently, and become Al-Muttaqun [the pious] then verily, that will be a determining factor in all affairs, and that is from the great matters, [which you must hold on to with all your efforts.]” [Surah Al-Imraan 3:186].”
From the Biography of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq [radhi'Allahu anhu], by Dr Muhammad As-Sallaabee. Published by Darusalam. Pages 155-157.
Indeed Allah is a witness over us, and Allah knows best.