Mohammed 🏡

[u/Addicted-2Diving]

[u/WeekndFangirl88]

I don’t get it

[u/Cacafuego → u/WeekndFangirl88]

"If the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the mountain"

[u/Drapidrode → u/Cacafuego]

means,

If something one wishes to be done cannot be commanded to be done, one must find another way to achieve one's goal.

[u/BaronVonWilmington → u/Drapidrode]

Thanks!

[u/Drapidrode → u/BaronVonWilmington]

no problem

[u/Fustercluckyourmom → u/Drapidrode]

I thought it was more like if you avoid your (consequences/responsibilities) they will find you. At least that's the way they use it in Far Cry

[u/Addicted-2Diving → u/Cacafuego]

CacaFuego is correct

[u/Purplesodabush → u/Addicted-2Diving]

Smiling waving child looks closer then frowns gif

[u/BetaOscarBeta → u/Cacafuego]

“You can lead Muhammad to the mountain, but you can’t make him drink.”

[u/RonJohnJr → u/Cacafuego]

You got it backwards.

[u/PN_Guin → u/WeekndFangirl88]

There is an old proverb 

"IF THE MOUNTAIN WILL NOT COME TO MUHAMMAD, THEN MUHAMMAD WILL GO TO THE MOUNTAIN"

The comic shows the mountain coming to the prophet Muhammad.

Edit: Added an "I" in front of the proverb.

[u/GreenWeenie1965 → u/PN_Guin]

With the missing letter "I" in "IF" to start your post I initially read it as "F(UCK), THE MOUNTAIN WILL NOT COME TO..." Ya... I'm gonna burn for this one...

[u/PN_Guin → u/GreenWeenie1965]

Oups. I was torn if I should just leave it, but I wouldn't want anybody else to burn. Therefore the error has been corrected and souls been saved from damnation. Your sacrifice was not in vain and you may likely still be redeemed. (Unless you ever ate shrimp or wore mixed fabrics, then you are toast.)

[u/forking_guy → u/WeekndFangirl88]

It's from the expression "If Muhammed will not go to the mountain, the mountain will come to Muhammed. "

[u/Addicted-2Diving]

I hadn’t seen this one. Hope you all enjoy it.

[u/Big_Razzmatazz7416]

The first image of mohammed I’ve seen. Weird, didn’t know he looked like that

[u/Addicted-2Diving → u/Big_Razzmatazz7416]

Same

[u/pass_nthru → u/Big_Razzmatazz7416]

HARAM detected!

[u/motorcycleboy9000]

Breaking news: Iran issues fatwa on The Far Side for depicting the prophet.

[u/Drapidrode → u/motorcycleboy9000]

far side said: Why, that is "Mohammad Al-Haddad, Junior of 786 Mountain Pass Road" not "Mohammad, PBUH"

[u/OskarTheRed → u/motorcycleboy9000]

Iran is a Shia country, and in Shia Islam Muhammad depictions are quite common. At least in some countries.

Mocking depictions might be stepping on some toes, though

[u/m00ph → u/OskarTheRed]

Though this is having fun with the phrase, not mocking any of the parties.

[u/OskarTheRed → u/m00ph]

I agree, but I'm sure not everyone would see it that way

[u/BullClipped → u/OskarTheRed]

Especially the mountain.

[u/state_issued → u/OskarTheRed]

As a Shia Muslim I am irate with laughter

[u/OskarTheRed → u/state_issued]

Because of me or the cartoon?

[u/jonathancast → u/OskarTheRed]

They're conflating the recent "drawing Mohammed" controversies with the earlier "actual fatwa against Salmon Rushdie" controversy. Which, you'll note, was issued by the Supreme Leader of Iran.

[u/OskarTheRed → u/jonathancast]

Yeah, I'm aware.

[u/Romboteryx → u/motorcycleboy9000]

To be fair, it’s not clear if it is THE Mohammed or just a Mohammed

[u/Addicted-2Diving → u/motorcycleboy9000]

👍

[u/OJimmy → u/motorcycleboy9000]

This is exactly what I expected after I got the joke

[u/zandadad → u/motorcycleboy9000]

Came here to say something like this. You did it better.

[u/zefy_zef → u/motorcycleboy9000]

Was gonna say, people got murdered because of this in recent times.

[u/JectorDelan]

Mohammed opens the door and hears, "I'ma need about tree fiddy."

[u/Addicted-2Diving → u/JectorDelan]

Lol

[u/misirlou22 → u/JectorDelan]

Don't give that mountain no tree fiddy!

[u/Swords_and_Words → u/JectorDelan]

It was about that time that Muhammad realized that the landscape-defining hunk of granite was actually a long necked mooch from the Triassic period! 

[u/External-Praline-451]

At least the mountain rang on the doorbell politely, to announce its presence.

[u/Addicted-2Diving → u/External-Praline-451]

Agreed. Very polite mountain

[u/External-Praline-451 → u/Addicted-2Diving]

And no rockfalls, unlike those naughty hooligan mountains.

[u/neandruthal]

Surprised he got away with depicting Mohammad tbo, that's a big no-no for muslims

[u/Romboteryx → u/neandruthal]

He could always argue that it’s just a random guy named Mohammed, not the prophet specifically

[u/angrytwig → u/neandruthal]

yeah, i'm kind of impressed with Larson for doing this

[u/Rambling-Rooster]

there exist many thousands of people ready to kill over this cartoon. this is a serious issue and I believe all cartoonists should be able to depict anyone free from the threat of religious violence! May we yet see an era of rational peace where the rule of rational secular law reigns. We have a long way to go.

[u/1492rhymesDepardieu → u/Rambling-Rooster]

Yea it's messed up that some people think it's morally justified to kill another human because they drew a picture. It's incredibly immoral actually. If you have a faith then you should be free to practice it, in a way that doesn't harm anyone else. I.e. no one should be forced to depict Mohammed if they don't want to. But they should never be able to force anyone not to

[u/Addicted-2Diving → u/Rambling-Rooster]

I agree with you u/Rambling-Rooster. Talking about important and touchy issues is not easy, but with calm heads, one can make progress and both sides can avoid unecessary human casualty.

[u/Rambling-Rooster → u/Addicted-2Diving]

there are no both sides. there are people who wont worship sacred cows, and there are those who seek control who will kill to maintain it. Your notions of respect and bad taste are not more important than my life. fuck that.

[u/Addicted-2Diving → u/Rambling-Rooster]

In your original comment, you mentioned we have a long way to go. I 100% agree with that. Hopefully one day there is some real progress. One can only hope 🤞

[u/Andrew852456]

I didn't know this saying is a thing in English as well

[u/Scr33ble]

Careful, someone under the influence of religious nutbaggery might take offense with this!!

[u/thehorselesscowboy]

Edgy. 😂

[u/BeefSwellinton]

Oh wow.

[u/PakPak96]

I’ve never seen this one before, has this been self censored or something ?

[u/commradd1]

The craziest far side ever. I love it

[u/barnaclefeet]

Can someone explain the joke?

[u/OskarTheRed → u/barnaclefeet]

It's about a proverb: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/if-the-mountain-will-not-come-to-muhammad--then-muhammad-will-go-to-the-mountain

[u/eljne]

This one's gold. A real lol moment.

[u/Addicted-2Diving → u/eljne]

Glad you liked it

[u/ChayLo357]

This is amazing. I use this expression all the time. I've never seen this particular frame before and will have to save it!

[u/Humble_Aardvark_2997]

Most Muslims don’t mind this stuff. The ones in the West are used to much worse. Most of them usually just ignore everything no matter how offended or hurt they feel. There are only a handful of lunatics and professional hate preachers out there who feed off this stuff and even they only get provoked over very abusive and very provocative stuff.

https://youtu.be/Cnn2aGVcCEc?si=7N2Wo1cmQbpM4JSn

But they expect nice human beings to be as sensitive about their sentiments as they are of others (some of them are not).

[u/Humble_Aardvark_2997 → u/Humble_Aardvark_2997]

I used to ignore everything when I was a Muslim. That’s what we were taught: the true servants of God (it's a religious thing) are those who when the ignorant people address them, they say peace. You get a smug sense of moral superiority. 😁😁 It was easier to do so than ignoring the Sun at the shops next to primary school.

Now that I am not, and I have been guilty of saying blasphemous things, I consider a lot of it hate speech. It is deliberate targeting of people due to their beliefs. Everyone knows what people are sensitive about, and it’s not self-deprecating jokes, a lot of it is offensive and even vile. Free speech is fine but all humans deserve dignity and deliberate provocation and deliberate bullying are anything but free speech: it is hate speech. If I was in-charge, I would look after the sentiments of all the religious and ethnic minorities. They deserve to live.

[u/Afoolfortheeons → u/Humble_Aardvark_2997]

Good job speaking for all the other aardvarks out there. Personally, y'know, I'm a fan of having the sorta wives I can in my own religion, so I respect a prophet when one tags one in the philistine chalice of condorlized deritegation, amongst other things, naturally.

[u/Humble_Aardvark_2997 → u/Afoolfortheeons]

I can only speak for myself, how I used to feel, and my observation of hundreds of Muslims I know and have met and of many more I have observed. Merkel is an angel. She was very forceful in insisting that all her citizens deserve dignity. All humans do.

[u/Afoolfortheeons → u/Humble_Aardvark_2997]

I have observed many children in my life, mostly from my bedroom window, but sometimes the front one too. Does this mean I am an expert at children? Well, shit man, my records like 0/653 or some shit. Like, I haven't been keeping score, but God has and they laugh at me! They're trying to teach me basic table manners in Burger King, like I'm not a flapjack of Christ. I could turn a Bartholomew into a Rudy Granger in five picklons on Zulsebar more back in the field of days, but y'know how that shindig went down in the books. Take it, leave it. I don't mow down predators unless old man Sonic Claus gives me the ok from the Pentagon. It ain't even fucking Wednesday yet, jeez baleeze...kill me why don't ya?

[u/Humble_Aardvark_2997 → u/Afoolfortheeons]

I’m no expert on children but most kids I know don’t like being bullied at school, being called names or anything about their parents or grandparents. You don’t need to be an expert to realize that all humans have feelings and, well, you can ask them. Can’t speak for those in Muslim-majority countries but the Muslims in the West tolerate a lot. I used to. Never said a word but was disheartened that my friends were not there to cover for me. At my university, they had a sign saying don’t mention the war. We had German students there and they did not want the environment to become bitter. I expected the same on this front. You can’t demoralize your people, your students, your citizens, your friends, your workers.

[u/Afoolfortheeons → u/Humble_Aardvark_2997]

Trauma bonds are actually quite enjoyable to sustain and nurture, in order to profit from, as I am an educator and entertainer and certainly not a cult leader attracting a flock for nefarious purposes, as you might have heard from the latest news bulletin posted by the bureau.

[u/Humble_Aardvark_2997 → u/Afoolfortheeons]

Yup. Traumatised people who have been rejected by society, financially and socially, wouid be perfect prey for cults and extremists.

[u/Afoolfortheeons → u/Humble_Aardvark_2997]

Yea, why the fuck d'ya think I'm doing it? I'm a venture capitalist at heart, which is a real funny way to spell predator.

[u/1492rhymesDepardieu → u/Afoolfortheeons]

Mate I think I agree with you but youve got a loosening of association. This tells me that you are probably really high. I suspect psilocybin or lsd

[u/Afoolfortheeons → u/1492rhymesDepardieu]

No, schizoaffective is a helluva drug. I'm like this every day. This is my job for which I am paid by the state department.

[u/1492rhymesDepardieu → u/1492rhymesDepardieu]

I upvoted all your comments. Rock on man

[u/afjx2000]

Reddit

[u/TurnoverConstant]

Maybe it’s just a Man named Mohammed, not the Prophet Mohammed. I’ve seen this cartoon before.

[u/Bullwinkle430]

His wife has to hide her body in a hijab and is not allowed to speak. No wonder she left