Religious Ringtones Insulting to Islam

Local Egyptian media has reported that Egypt's grand mufti, Ali Gomaa, has deemed the use of Qur'anic verses as cellphone ringtones as insulting to Islam. Many local ringtone providers use the "real sound" capability of cellphones to have them play back recordings of people speaking verses from the Holy Book as a ringtone sound.

"Such a use is unacceptable because it trivialises the Holy Book," the cleric, the highest Egyptian authority on Islamic law, told students in Alexandria.

"Therefore it is haram", or prohibited by Islam, he added."

Posted to the site on 19th July 2005