About: Qu'ran   Sponge Permalink

An Entity of Type : owl:Thing, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

The Qu'ran or Koran is the sacred text of Islam, analogous to The Bible in connection with Christianity or the Tanakh with Judaism. The book builds on established Judeo-Christian stories, expanding on many of them. Additionally, some native mythology is also mixed in. For example, Djinns often take the place of demons in this book. The fall of Sheytan (the devil) is a bit different. What happened was that when Adam and Eve were created, he refused to bow down to the inferior creatures, and became the devil. Sheytan is also a genie instead of a fallen angel as in Christian mythology.

AttributesValues
rdfs:label
  • Qu'ran
rdfs:comment
  • The Qu'ran or Koran is the sacred text of Islam, analogous to The Bible in connection with Christianity or the Tanakh with Judaism. The book builds on established Judeo-Christian stories, expanding on many of them. Additionally, some native mythology is also mixed in. For example, Djinns often take the place of demons in this book. The fall of Sheytan (the devil) is a bit different. What happened was that when Adam and Eve were created, he refused to bow down to the inferior creatures, and became the devil. Sheytan is also a genie instead of a fallen angel as in Christian mythology.
  • Followers of the Qu'ran believe that it is better than the Bible because it is also a book of magic. By reciting the entire book from heart, a Muslim unleashes a potent magic spell, which gives him +20 fatwa bonus on all attacking dice rolls and an extra +10 on save rolls, both of which increase by 200% when facing infidel dogs. Masters of this magic have the rumored ability to mind-control their underlings and even the undead. The power of the Qu'ran magic differs on which version of Advanced Muslims and Infidels rules you are playing under. For example, AM&I version 4 (first produced in Iran, 1979) gives you the ability to create terrorists if your character is above a level 20 cleric, but AM&I version 2 (available throughout the Middle Ages) gave the ability to create 10 Mamelukes and a
dcterms:subject
dbkwik:turtledove/...iPageUsesTemplate
dbkwik:uncyclopedi...iPageUsesTemplate
abstract
  • Followers of the Qu'ran believe that it is better than the Bible because it is also a book of magic. By reciting the entire book from heart, a Muslim unleashes a potent magic spell, which gives him +20 fatwa bonus on all attacking dice rolls and an extra +10 on save rolls, both of which increase by 200% when facing infidel dogs. Masters of this magic have the rumored ability to mind-control their underlings and even the undead. The power of the Qu'ran magic differs on which version of Advanced Muslims and Infidels rules you are playing under. For example, AM&I version 4 (first produced in Iran, 1979) gives you the ability to create terrorists if your character is above a level 20 cleric, but AM&I version 2 (available throughout the Middle Ages) gave the ability to create 10 Mamelukes and a plagiarising philosopher if your character was above a level 30 caliph, while AM&I version 3 (released during the British and French occupation) went largely ignored. The Qu'ran may not be translated into any other language from the original Arabic. If translated, the Qu'ran loses its magical properties, and then you won't be able to score that huge fatwa bonus even if you memorize the whole book. Actually, reading the entire Qu'ran might be a bad idea, because about 37% of those who've done so have become terrorists. Those reading it have to weigh the odds into consideration. However, if you are a Republican, you are totally immune to the power of the Qu'ran. Critics of the Qu'ran question whether it belongs in the Judeo-Christian canon. They point out the numerous conflicting versions of the Abraham, Moses, and Jesus stories in the Qu'ran, panning it as more likely a collection of fanboy stories and fan fiction sequels rather than a proper sequel.
  • The Qu'ran or Koran is the sacred text of Islam, analogous to The Bible in connection with Christianity or the Tanakh with Judaism. The book builds on established Judeo-Christian stories, expanding on many of them. Additionally, some native mythology is also mixed in. For example, Djinns often take the place of demons in this book. The fall of Sheytan (the devil) is a bit different. What happened was that when Adam and Eve were created, he refused to bow down to the inferior creatures, and became the devil. Sheytan is also a genie instead of a fallen angel as in Christian mythology.
Alternative Linked Data Views: ODE     Raw Data in: CXML | CSV | RDF ( N-Triples N3/Turtle JSON XML ) | OData ( Atom JSON ) | Microdata ( JSON HTML) | JSON-LD    About   
This material is Open Knowledge   W3C Semantic Web Technology [RDF Data] Valid XHTML + RDFa
OpenLink Virtuoso version 07.20.3217, on Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu), Standard Edition
Data on this page belongs to its respective rights holders.
Virtuoso Faceted Browser Copyright © 2009-2012 OpenLink Software