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Mohammad hair relic to be delivered to Moscow
2014-12-22
A strand of hair believed to be from Mohammad will be delivered to Moscow for the occasion of the anniversary of Mohammad's birthday on January 3. The hair is believed to be part of Muhammad's beard, which was shaved off by his favorite barber Salman after the prophet had died.

The relic will be transported to the capital from the republic of Dagestan. It will be escorted by Moscow Muslim Spiritual Department head Mufti Ildar Alyautdinov.
Posted by:ryuge

#11  Clone it and see what mental problems it had.
Posted by: gorb   2014-12-22 16:07  

#10  I believe they do for normal folks, ed. Plus the keeping and revering of human 'relics' is generally forbidden, too.

Apparently though, Muhammad is the only person who people can seek 'blessings' from, whether through his body, what touches his body or bodily fluids (eew).

Not real consistent in their beliefs, sort of like liberals.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2014-12-22 15:51  

#9  ...or from a woman.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2014-12-22 15:49  

#8  It would be funny if this were a fake and the hair turned out to be porcine.
Posted by: JohnQC   2014-12-22 12:17  

#7  If they clone him, would that count as the return of the Mahdi?
Posted by: KBK   2014-12-22 09:40  

#6  Simian DNA?
Posted by: AlanC   2014-12-22 07:50  

#5  I thought Moslems had religious rules against such things.
Posted by: ed in texas   2014-12-22 07:38  

#4  Was his beard short and curly?
Posted by: Super Hose   2014-12-22 01:05  

#3  unless the hair was somehow mummified, it is very difficult to believe it could be 14 centuries old
Posted by: lord garth   2014-12-22 00:47  

#2  Better idea: Hair spray and a cigarette lighter
Posted by: badanov   2014-12-22 00:24  

#1  DNA testing allowed?
Cloned Mohammad Spetznez on the horizon?
Posted by: 3dc   2014-12-22 00:15  

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