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WHAT THE FUCK IS ISLAM?by =Earl-GreyXX

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This is for my Humanities class. It was really interesting to learn about a subject from the point of views of people who are NOT Muslim since well, I'm Muslim.

So few... SO few people are going to actually appreciate the humor of this comic.

Edit: I was forced to write a bullshit essay about what I was trying to convey in my work of art, so I did my best. Here it is for people to read.

The wide generalization of people is solely based on a single similarity they share. For example, a religious faith is generalized by the definition of it being extreme and defying logical reasoning. Saying that one religion is extreme is the same way as saying that all religions are extreme, but Christianity is Islam's biggest critic. The Bible has equally as many flaws as the Qur'an, but they are also equally inspirational, moving and profound. Since all of Jesus' teachings are in the Qur'an since he is one of the prophets, the Christian criticism of the Qur'an is completely hypocritical. But when it comes down to it, it isn't the books that interpret things the wrong way, but it is the people that like to twist words for their own gain. It is the people who ruin things for the good people of the faith. While there are nice people in every religion, the people who are not affiliated with any religion looking into the window from the outside feel that the majority of the religions preach intolerance and violence; the very opposite of what these religions stand for.

Further more, Islam doesn't extort money from their religion the way the clergy infamously has for centuries. The pope doesn't have to take a vow of poverty anymore in the modern world, but there are countries ready to spend millions of dollars hosting his visits. In a world run vastly by democracy, the usefulness of the clergy has retired as a relic of history. After all, how can a business function in a system where no one gets fired thanks to the power of holy immunity? The value of the clergy was the highest during the time of the Crusade. A time that inspired the tales of a Knight in shining armor and a time where a long distance relationship made a love spicier. It was this time that Knights were slaughtering each other in order to prove their valor and worth, nearly bringing them to extinction. The clergy needed to find a way to channel the burning spirits of the Knights, thus the great adventure of the Crusade began. It was a perfect way to not only boost the appeal of Christianity, but to increase the flow of funds as well as keeping themselves out of harms way of the consequently enthusiastic Knights.

There are even those who dislike all religion, especially both Christianity and Islam. Even though they have moral values, Christianity's trademark being about "love and compassion", they're shutting out gays, lesbians, transsexuals, and anything different, berating those who disapprove of their religion in the modern world. There is a great irony from this latest mentality of religion, because throughout ancient times, into the dark ages and even throughout the renaissance, the sexual preferences of people did little to concern religion. A mild concern perhaps, but not the main concern. There is no man that can better represent the zealous fortitude of a bloodthirsty knight to the cross AND as sexually deviant as none other than Richard the Lion Heart. I believe their encounter went something like this.

Richard: *He bursts into the holy city of Jerusalem, his steely armor bathed in blood. He bared his teeth from his scruffy face, a severed cooked Saracen head that he took a bite out of in one hand and a sword in the other, dulled out from the many lives it has claimed* BURAAHGUGRAGHRAAAUGH! *He bellowed at his opponent who stood before him, his Islamic yet more composed equivalent known as Saladin.*

Saladin: Whoa, whoa chill out man. *Said the man who was casually dressed. He looked like he just got finished humoring his harem with lipstick on his collar and a glazed look in his eyes that suggested he may have been smoking opium earlier, but regardless the dark haired man showed no fear as he addressed his current situation.* Why don't we just come to a peaceful conclusion to all this? We'll have to tax you for your different belief sure, but you don't have to go around killing shit.

Richard: GRAAUGH! NO! FUCK THE DEAL! WE'RE GONNA KILL EVERY ONE OF YOU HAIRY BASTARDS AND LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND. BITCH I EAT PEOPLE'S HEADS!

Saladin: Okay it looks like you haven't been laid in a while so how about we start the deal with a few nice girls, hm?

Richard: FUCK YOUR HOS, YOUR FAITH IS INFERIOR TO OURS AND IT IS OUR DESTINY AS THE KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS TO EXTINGUISH THE SCUM OF ANY OTHER RELIGION BUT OUR OOOOWWWWwwwnnn hold on I need to take this. *Richard's raging monologue was cut off from the sound of his cellphone ringing.* Hello?

King Charles: Richaaaarrrd, I'm hooorrrnyyyy~! When are you going to get back from your stupid little Crusade?

Richard: GODDAMN IT YOU FAGGOTY LITTLE BITCH IF YOU CALL ME ONE MORE TIME WHILE I'M TRYING TO DO GOD'S WORK OVER HERE WHEN I GET BACK OVER THERE I'M GOING TO SHOVE THE CROSS SO FAR UP YOUR ASS YOU'LL BE SCREAMING HAIL MARIES!

King Charles: Ahn~! I love it when you talk dirty. Bye~

Richard: *He ends the call* Now where we're we oh yeah-

Saladin: Wait, wait, who was that?

Richard: Oh it's just my stupid little boy toy.

Saladin: Huh I guess the harem deal wouldn't work… Okay look you can't go around killing everybody or… *He gave Richard a shrug and put it bluntly* I'm gonna have to go to war. We're gonna have to go to war.

Richard: Yeah! Lets go to war!

Saladin: You want to go to war!?

Richard: I WANT TO GO TO WAR AND SKULL FUCK THE SHIT OUT OF YOU SARACENS AND EAT YOUR HEADS!

Saladin: Then lets go! Come at me!

The past is not so different from the present when the factors of the systems used to govern and the technologies of trade are taken out of the equation, but the need to represent a purpose in life, something bigger than yourself is something that has always remained the same as long as humankind has been around. In this work of art there is a diagram of a racist interpretation of a middle-eastern Muslim on the left compared to a glorified, sexualized and masculine interpretation of the hero of Islam known as Saladin triumphantly riding his fearsome horse. In the form of an internet meme suited for the format of a website such as Tumblr, DeviantART or any social networking site that celebrates the process of sharing humorous images, it is the marriage of the cartoony pop culture references with the age old traditional pride of a religious faith.

It is here that I express the commentary of how many Muslims in the world feel. Although it appears exaggerated, it is not so far from the truth. It's actually sad and hilarious all at the same time. Sad that an exaggeration of this magnitude can still be taken so seriously and that people feel the figure on the left actually expresses their negative views on Islam. Yet hilarious that there ARE people that would actually believe in the figure on the left to be the face of Islam! These people dealt with by the other people who understood the humor of the Internet meme. Perhaps in this modern world, the interpretation of the books can also be applied for the Internet. I have done my best to formalize my work of art into a paper, but even then I am not sure if this is a proper narrative. Because everything I have said should be taken with a grain of salt, the way this work of art should.

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~Deathkiller01 Mar 31, 2013

true -.-

~Pristichampsus Mar 4, 2013 Professional General Artist

To use mythology based humor, it would be more awesome if the horse had a peacock tail and the face of a human.

~SosoSurprise Feb 27, 2013 Hobbyist

Saladin ftw!!!

~After--Life Jan 13, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

LOL SO BAD ASS LMAO!!

Also, remember one of the successors of Muhammad (saw)? Hazrat Ali (ra).

Watch this video of him, he is so EPIC! The Lion of Allah! (swt).

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=Earl-GreyXX Jan 14, 2013

Dude, isn't this from the movie "The Messenger"? I remember that 3-pointed blade anywhere, I watched that movie a lot as a kid. Thanks for linking me some nostalgia!

~After--Life Jan 15, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

You're welcome bro! Keep up the nice work.

~TheAcidRomance Oct 5, 2012

Juuuuuust for the record, I don't know a single Christian who's like that. In fact, he's prolly not Christian at all...or the worst Christian ever.

~LarissaFae Aug 22, 2012

I lol'd for real, then had to explain Saladin to my classmate.

Though you did forget that at one point, Richard the Lionheart lot his horse in battle and Saladin sent him a new one, with a note saying that leaders should have horses from which to guide their armies, or something.

*TomboyDessy Jun 10, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

=Earl-GreyXX Jun 10, 2012

Lol you actually only had to read the picture.

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