Controversy erupted on social media over Egyptian cleric Dr. Salem Abdel Galil’s remarks that the prophet Muhammad will marry the Virgin Mary, as well as Pharaoh’s wife Asiya and Moses’ sister Miriam in heaven.
Last week, Breitbart Jerusalem reported on the remarks by Galil, a theologian at Cairo’s prestigious Al Azhar Academy and a former director-general of the Ministry of Religion.
He said on his television program that “Allah, hallowed be his name, chose Mary of all the women, alongside Asiya, Pharaoh’s wife, Aisha and Khadija, prophet Muhammad’s wives, and Fatima, the prophet’s daughter. There are verses in the Quran that suggest that in heaven Muhammad will marry the Virgin Mary the mother of Jesus peace be upon him, as well as Asiya, Pharaoh’s wife and Kultum, the sister of Moses peace be upon him.”
“The Quran said: ‘Allah will give [the prophet] women preferable to his wives, Muslim, pious, pure women.’” One verse, he said, referred to Asiya and the other to Mary.
Arab social media users were enraged by Galil’s remarks.
The Butcher tweeted sarcastically: “You probably based your comments on what your mother told you after she got to heaven and came to you in your dream.”
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Egyptian journalist Hany Habib said the remarks represent yet another stage in Al Azhar’s staff collectively losing its mind.
النبى محمد سيتزوج السيدة مريم العذراء فى الجنة..آخر تخاريف الأزهريين!!:
— Hany Habib (@HanyHabib5) January 24, 2017
“It’s a disgrace that a cleric ventures into matchmaking,” Madon tweeted.
الشيخ عبد الجليل: سيدنا محمد سيتزوج من السيدة مريم " !!!!!!!.. زباله وعار لما يبقي رجل الدين "خاطبه"
— مدون حاليا (@hermas_12) January 23, 2017
Timo wrote: “Dear Sheikh, get off your pulpit and tell me what you drank for breakfast.”
وكيل الازهر : نبينا محمد سيتزوج السيدة مريم في الجنه
انزل يا مولانا من فوق الدولاب الاول وقولي انت شربت أيه الصبح 😂😂— timo timo (@nosiertomar) January 23, 2017
“Have you been invited to the wedding?” Sheikh Salem Ezeldin tweeted.
سالم عبدالجليل " وكيل وزارة الاوقاف " : الرسول محمد سيتزوج من السيدة مريم العذراء في الجنة .
وياترى يا شيخ سالم اتعزمت علي الفرح ولا لسة ؟
— عز الدين (@EzSaLeh) January 23, 2017
Ahmed Sami wrote: “Egyptian clerics drive people away from religion.”
سالم عبجليل:الرسول محمد سيتزوج من السيدة مريم العذراء في الجنة
رجال الدين مصرين يخرجوا الناس من الدين— Ahmed Sami (@ahmedsami76) January 23, 2017
Safwan bin Almuatei suggested a few more brides: “How about Kim Kardashian, Megan Fox and [Arab pop stars] Haifa Wahbe and Mariam Fares.”
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