I was asked if Muslims believe Jesus (as) and Muhammed (saw) were both prophets. Why do Muslims only make noise when non-Muslims depict Muhammed (saw)?
I answered that Christians depicting Jesus (as) isn’t the same as a non-Muslim doing a disrespectful caricature of Muhammed (saw).
Then they said, there are countless disrespectful caricatures of Jesus (as) by people who hate religion. They said Charlie Hebdo has made much more disrespectful caricatures against Jesus (as) than Muhammed (saw). They’ve been disrespecting him regularly for 50 years. So why do Muslims not have the same energy? I’ve never heard of these caricatures so I went and looked it up and it was true. For your sake don’t look up Charlie Hebdo and Isa (as).
That question did get me thinking though. I understand we are Muhammed (saw)’s Ummah and that caricatures of Isa (as) are probably directed to Christians than Muslims but I can’t see the logic in having riots over one caricature and being mute over another. These caricatures not only disrespect Isa (as) but Yahya (as) and Maryam (as) too.
I answered that Christians depicting Jesus (as) isn’t the same as a non-Muslim doing a disrespectful caricature of Muhammed (saw).
Then they said, there are countless disrespectful caricatures of Jesus (as) by people who hate religion. They said Charlie Hebdo has made much more disrespectful caricatures against Jesus (as) than Muhammed (saw). They’ve been disrespecting him regularly for 50 years. So why do Muslims not have the same energy? I’ve never heard of these caricatures so I went and looked it up and it was true. For your sake don’t look up Charlie Hebdo and Isa (as).
That question did get me thinking though. I understand we are Muhammed (saw)’s Ummah and that caricatures of Isa (as) are probably directed to Christians than Muslims but I can’t see the logic in having riots over one caricature and being mute over another. These caricatures not only disrespect Isa (as) but Yahya (as) and Maryam (as) too.