The Ayatollah Khomeini said it: “Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.”
“Iranian Cleric Complains Of Too Much Joy, Amid Soaring Depression Rates,” Iran International, February 7, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
While a majority of Tehran’s population is grappling with depression, an Iranian cleric complains that the Islamic regime has gone to extremes in creating joyful and happy occasions for the population.
Reza Ezzat Zamani, Deputy of the Islamic Propagation Organization, said Wednesday that “In the Islamic Republic, not only have we not prohibited many joyful matters, but we have also gone to extremes.”
“We believe that many things that appear to be joyful, bring sadness and transient happiness, according to Westerners themselves” he added.
His comment comes as studies suggest a rise in depression in Iran, particularly among women and young people.
The Islamic government bans mingling of opposite sexes, drinking alcohol, enforces hijab on women and strictly monitors music, often banning concerts and other cultural events.
In September, a report from the reformist newspaper Ham-Mihan revealed that one out of every five prescriptions issued in Tehran is for antidepressants or sleep-inducing medications. Also, a comprehensive study conducted by the Tehran Studies and Planning Center in January disclosed that a significant 80.8% of Tehran residents reported a low quality of life….
Walter Sieruk says
Actually, there’s no room for dancing happiness fun or humor in Islam.
For example , Ayatollah Khomeini had declared “The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam . There can be no…joy in whatever is serious.” [1]
[1] THE ISLAM IN ISLAMIC TERRORISM by Ibn Warraq page 348.
Keith O says
Your forgetting something Walter, there is no love in Islam and their God is not a God of love nor compassion.
OLD GUY says
Vary Correct. Except the male islamist can and does enjoy his power over women including the rape of young children.
gravenimage says
All true–an arid and violent creed.
Transmaster says
Actually that is not true, there are the Sufi Mystics their music is beautiful, and in at least India their worship services welcome all, Christians, Hindus,Sikhs, etc. Of course they have been killed of most everywhere for being apostates, Only in Morocco, Alegeria, and India are the hanging on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEXbu2w5H1Q
SKA says
Well if they are counted as apostates how does their music and dancing count as being sanctioned by Islam?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Not quite. As Robert has pointed out, a lot of jihadists, particularly the Turkic ones, were Sufis. The Timurides – Timur and his descendants – were all Sufis, and most of them did all sorts of massacres – from towers of skulls to garden variety massacres. In fact, the difference b/w a Sufi jihadist and any other is that a Sufi jihadists will have songs & Dervish whirls associated w/ their acts of violence
gravenimage says
Transmaster, Sufis are considered heretics by orthodox Muslims, and are often oppressed and murdered.
Then, while Sufism may feature music, they do not actually reject Jihad terror, so a mixed bag at best.
FYI says
Shortly after khomeini.. {cuddles of allah and roses of muhammed be upon him}…said “there are no Jokes in islam” he was returning to his throne when he accidently slipped on a mischeviously placed banana peel which propelled him about 10 feet in the air and he landed on a couple of Islamic Revolutionary Guardsmen.
Nobody laughed.After all slapstick comedy in islam is haram.
That’s why Iran is a shite country.
And that’s why: Iran is a sh’ite country.
Keith O says
Now that is as funny as f*#k.
I had the mental pictures going.
tim gallagher says
Certain types of harmless activity seem to be banned in islam, but if you like killing and raping non-Muslims, if you enjoy marrying and raping child brides, and all the rest of the degenerate, totally immoral shit that islam says is just fine and dandy, then you can have endless “fun” being a Muslim. Anything that civilised human being find evil and immoral islam is bound to approve of, after all this creature Muhammad was nothing but a degenerate, evil piece of crap, far, far worse than the average human being. In islam, you have a vicious, evil god, allah, and it all rolls on from there. allah chooses a vicious, degenerate creature as its prophet and the whole vicious, satanically evil religious ideology called islam proceeds to poison the human race for 1400 years with its filth. It should have died out ages ago but instead it looks as if it could even win the war and dominate the world, a hideous prospect for decent, civilised people everywhere.
Keith O says
If Islam does win the war then an open season with no bag limit will happen, no doubt about it.
tim gallagher says
That is for sure, Keith O. To my mind, but obviously a lot of Australians and citizens of other non-Muslijm countries see things differently, it is absolutely pointless trying to get along with Muslims. That is why I believe, and I used to write to many politicians in our country trying to convince them that it is so, that it is idiotic to let Muslims into any non-Muslim country. Only the Hungarians, the Poles and a couple of other countries seem to understand this truth. Unfortunately, I think Muslims are winning this war, mainly through breeding at a very fast rate once they have been allowed to invade our non-Muslim countries.
Hudders. says
If you’re happy & you know it shout sharia!
But don’t clap your hands because they might get chopped off.
Why would we expect a death cult to be anything other than a joyless desrt dung pile of misery?
tim gallagher says
To me, islam is a pile totally barbaric shit, Hudders, but I think the Muslim scum, since they enjoy raping, torturing and murdering non-Muslims and islam tells them that that is perfectly OK, do enjoy themselves while carrying out these evil activities. Those Muslim rape gangs in the UK and elsewhere are enjoying their evil selves.I think that islam is so evil, and approves of so much evil, that it is kind of like a religious ideology that suits serial killers and other such complete degenerates. All I know is that we need to keep islam out of all non-Muslim countrties and that, if islam died out, the human race would be enormously improved.
Hudders. says
@Tim
Their joy is found only in other peoples despair.
That says it all.
tim gallagher says
That’s it, Hudders. islam is a vile religious ideology and produces evil monsters in huge numbers. It is a force for nothing but hatred and evil.
gravenimage says
Good exchange.
Aad says
“And so the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;”
(Luke 2:10, NASB20)
The gospel is great joy for all the people, because of the forgiveness of our sins and the love of God.
That is what i wish for Israel and the nations, including Iran and every moslim nation.
Goofy says
This is the perspective in which cutting necks and slitting throats become kind of fun …
gravenimage says
Islamic Republic of Iran: Muslim cleric complains that officials have ‘not prohibited many joyful matters’
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The only joys in Islam are wifebeating and raping and murdering Infidels…