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Sheik Says Biofuels Are Prohibited by Islam
Feb 20th, 2009
"Biofuels may have hit an unexpected roadblock with a pronouncement by Sheik Mohamed al-Najimi of the Saudi Islamic Jurisprudence Academy that the fuel may be prohibited by Islam. According to al-Najimi, the prophet Muhammad prohibited the buying, selling, transporting, drinking, and manufacturing of alcohol - including the ethyl alcohol present in ethanol.
If other religious leaders take al-Najimi’s opinion seriously, biofuel could be banned in Muslim countries that currently disallow alcohol. That means Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Libya, and Sudan could potentially become biofuel-free zones.
While al-Najimi says that his recommendation should not be considered a fatwa (a legal pronouncement in Islam), he does believe that restriction of biofuels should go beyond Muslim countries to include Muslims around the world.
cleantechnica.com/2009/02/2...ment-49760
Muslim cleric decries biofuels as sinful
February 20, 2009
www.cleantech.com/news/4196...ls-are-sin
Feb 20th, 2009
"Biofuels may have hit an unexpected roadblock with a pronouncement by Sheik Mohamed al-Najimi of the Saudi Islamic Jurisprudence Academy that the fuel may be prohibited by Islam. According to al-Najimi, the prophet Muhammad prohibited the buying, selling, transporting, drinking, and manufacturing of alcohol - including the ethyl alcohol present in ethanol.
If other religious leaders take al-Najimi’s opinion seriously, biofuel could be banned in Muslim countries that currently disallow alcohol. That means Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Libya, and Sudan could potentially become biofuel-free zones.
While al-Najimi says that his recommendation should not be considered a fatwa (a legal pronouncement in Islam), he does believe that restriction of biofuels should go beyond Muslim countries to include Muslims around the world.
cleantechnica.com/2009/02/2...ment-49760
Muslim cleric decries biofuels as sinful
February 20, 2009
www.cleantech.com/news/4196...ls-are-sin
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Re: Sheik Says Biofuels Are Prohibited by Islam
Sun, February 22, 2009 - 1:29 AMOh how convenient for OPEC.
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Re: Sheik Says Biofuels Are Prohibited by Islam
Sun, February 22, 2009 - 3:39 PMI repeat......
Dear Sheik al-Najimi I hear you........ (loser)
But so what!!??
What, he called Muhammad up and asked him? OOHH I'm swimming in fear!
He can say that all day long but who cares? Like I'm gonna stop using it in my benz cause of what some guy thinks? I don't think so. And just cause some law school prof says it, doesn't mean all the muslins will run out and blow up, us veggie-benz hippies!! lol!
"Biofuels may have hit an unexpected roadblock ........" What frigin roadblock??? Get a grip! (Trying to sell something?)
No one is going to cut off a fuel that is 1/2 the price of gas and you can make from waste vegetable oil..
<restriction of biofuels......to include Muslims around the world....> Good, more of it for the rest of us......
There's more intelligence here than that.
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Re: Sheik Says Biofuels Are Prohibited by Islam
Sun, February 22, 2009 - 5:27 PMThe Sheik mentioned ethyl & ethanol which both contain alcohol - but it's irrelevant really, they want the world dependent upon Saudi oil regardless. They're obviously trying to find reasons to ban biofuels - if they do for religious reasons then all Muslims worldwide will be expected to follow suite, or potentially be considered an apostate & risk a death penalty. -
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Re: Sheik Says Biofuels Are Prohibited by Islam
Sun, February 22, 2009 - 9:31 PMIt is so strange to be living in 2009 and find dingle berries still trying to control the masses. I have shunned all "religions" to seek God in everything. These "organized religions" so miss the point!
Long live BioFuels!!! (what a world!)
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