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  • Bed direction
     OP - May 21, 2010, 03:26 PM
    Apparently according to boyfriend, in Islam, when sleeping, you are not supposed to sleep with your feet directing Mecca. Is this true?

    This is so superstitious if is so.
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #1 - May 21, 2010, 06:15 PM
    Never heard of it.
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #2 - May 21, 2010, 06:27 PM
    This is very true Lily.
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #3 - May 21, 2010, 06:28 PM
    Wouldnt surpise me - after all when you die they go to the effort of forcing your cold hard rigour-mortised head in the direction of Kaaba, whats the deal about shifting your pinky toes
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #4 - May 21, 2010, 06:32 PM
    It's because pointing your feet at someone is disrespectful, and the Kaaba in Mecca is to be revered highly.
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #5 - May 21, 2010, 06:33 PM
    I've heard this. It's a legit superstition. Legitt. Roll Eyes
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #6 - May 21, 2010, 07:13 PM
    weird shiz, he says it annoys him cos the (his) room would work better if the bed was there. But ahh dee well for superstitious parents.
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #7 - May 21, 2010, 07:28 PM
    Quote from: Lilyesque on May 21, 2010, 03:26 PM
    Apparently according to boyfriend, in Islam, when sleeping, you are not supposed to sleep with your feet directing Mecca. Is this true?


    Yep, some do that.
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #8 - May 21, 2010, 07:31 PM
    i've been told that many times.. also.. it's better to sleep on your right side.. feet away from Mecca and face facing Mecca .. just in case one happened to die in their sleep..

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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #9 - May 21, 2010, 09:18 PM
    Errrrrr, which ever direction you face your feet will point to Mecca. Isn't the earth round?  whistling2

    I told one of my Muslim friends who asked me once about the direction of the Kabba, that he can face any direction as the earth is round. I asked him, what direction a Muslim astronout will face if he wants to pray on his space ship, he did not have a clue!  Cheesy
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #10 - May 21, 2010, 09:22 PM
    Haha, it is true. I said to bf so whilst prostrating you are mooning the kaaba? And he said, yes I guess Muslims are. Anddd, the Kaaba is just a bunch of stones. Also, surely if inflexible you may be mooning god, sort of downward dog style.
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #11 - May 21, 2010, 09:31 PM

    What if you ejaculate in the direction of Mecca by accident (or on purpose) Huh?
    "we can smell traitors and country haters"


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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #12 - May 21, 2010, 09:38 PM
    Quote from: RIBS on May 21, 2010, 09:18 PM
    Errrrrr, which ever direction you face your feet will point to Mecca. Isn't the earth round?  whistling2


    That is of course true lol

    Obviously Muhammad was just thinking of where to face in relation to Arabia (and clearly appears to have thought the earth was flat despite modern claims about the Qur'an)

    Which way should people on the West Coast of the US face? Or the East Coast of China and Russia? Facing in the opposite direction would be just as much 'facing mecca' as would the traditional way -in fact it may make more sense?
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #13 - May 21, 2010, 09:48 PM
    Billy, that's funny... thanks for the laughs.
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #14 - May 21, 2010, 09:53 PM

    You're welcome katze  Afro

    It is a worrying issue though  Huh?
    "we can smell traitors and country haters"


    Quote from: arX on May 01, 2011, 03:33 AM
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #15 - May 21, 2010, 09:58 PM
    this reminds me of how the pharohs used to bury the death with their face towards the nile. I wonder how funny muslims will think this pharohnic ritual was
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #16 - May 21, 2010, 10:00 PM
    In our family, all our beds and sleeping positions were carefully positioned to avoid 'kicking' Kaaba.  My mum would tell us off if we slept in the wrong position.  In fact, such is the level of respect for Kaaba, that even sitting with one's feet facing Kaaba is frowned upon.  (Although, among arabs it didn't seem to be as much.)


    Quote from: kimo on May 21, 2010, 09:58 PM
    this reminds me of how the pharohs used to bury the death with their face towards the nile. I wonder how funny muslims will think this pharohnic ritual was

    Aha!  so this is where the tradition came from!!
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #17 - May 21, 2010, 10:02 PM
    Quote from: Hassan on May 21, 2010, 09:38 PM
    That is of course true lol

    Obviously Muhammad was just thinking of where to face in relation to Arabia (and clearly appears to have thought the earth was flat despite modern claims about the Qur'an)

    Which way should people on the West Coast of the US face? Or the East Coast of China and Russia? Facing in the opposite direction would be just as much 'facing mecca' as would the traditional way -in fact it may make more sense?


    I think Mohamed could have been more clever if he ignored the direction bit, and asked people to pray in any direction. Yes, the direction part of the prayers shows that they actually thought the earth was flat. It is important to remember that in all the verses that described the earth in Quran it says that it is flat.
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #18 - May 21, 2010, 10:05 PM
    good point RIBS
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #19 - May 21, 2010, 10:05 PM
    Quote from: Lilyesque on May 21, 2010, 03:26 PM
    Apparently according to boyfriend, in Islam, when sleeping, you are not supposed to sleep with your feet directing Mecca. Is this true?

    This is so superstitious if is so.

    It's not about superstition, it's respecting the Ka'ba and stuff.
    Is there a hadith that says the direction of the Ka'ba (when praying) is always northwest?
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #20 - May 21, 2010, 10:05 PM


    Its almost like idol worshipping.

    Is Allah sitting inside his house in Mecca, drinking a cup of tea? Better not have your feet in that direction, in case he gets upset.

    Oh no wait, its just a big black stone that Muslims are praying in the direction of, five times a day.

    "we can smell traitors and country haters"


    Quote from: arX on May 01, 2011, 03:33 AM
    God is Love.
    Love is Blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God.

  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #21 - May 21, 2010, 10:06 PM
    Quote from: billy on May 21, 2010, 09:53 PM
    You're welcome katze  Afro

    It is a worrying issue though  Huh?


    You'd be astonished at the absurdities discussed in the books of many Islamic Scholars in the past when defining endless minutiae and possible implications on Islamic Law.

    I bet if one searched long enough, one might actually find a reference to: "The Ruling on the legality of ejaculating towards the Ka'ba"

    With subsections dealing with: "The one who does this intentionally" and "The one who does this unintentionally"

    With sub-sub-sections regarding "The position of he who's intention was to ejaculate, but was distracted by someone coming up the stairs"

    And so on...
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #22 - May 21, 2010, 10:08 PM
     

    "The legality...." Grin

    Quote
    I bet if one searched long enough, one might actually find a reference to: "The Ruling on the legality of ejaculating towards the Ka'ba"

    With subsections dealing with: "The one who does this intentionally" and "The one who does this unintentionally"

    With sub-sub-sections regarding "The position of he who's intention was to ejaculate, but was distracted by someone coming up the stairs"


    genuine Laugh out Loud, Hass  Afro

    And a serious point too - double win.

    "we can smell traitors and country haters"


    Quote from: arX on May 01, 2011, 03:33 AM
    God is Love.
    Love is Blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God.

  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #23 - May 21, 2010, 10:09 PM
    Well then you should worry about ejaculating while lying on your back... 'cause that would be towards heavens, and you know who dwells in heaven... haha
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #24 - May 21, 2010, 10:12 PM
    Quote from: Lilyesque on May 21, 2010, 03:26 PM
    Apparently according to boyfriend, in Islam, when sleeping, you are not supposed to sleep with your feet directing Mecca. Is this true?

    Yes it is true.  Muslims take this into account when they arrange their bed and bedroom furniture.  Many of my relatives don't put their bed in the place that they would've preferred to, because their feet would've faced Mecca.

    Little things like this made me realise how stupid Islam is.  If you tell this to a non-Muslim they just wouldn't take it seriously, but it's true!
    .
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #25 - May 21, 2010, 10:15 PM
    I guess this will no longer be an issue once the Kaaba is hit by a meteor or destroyed in an earthquake. This will finally give Muslims a hint that the Kaaba is just a meaningless structure of stones, built before Islam to host idols of Arabian tribes and to bring them together to trade, enrich and empower the people of Mecca… not much of a spiritual significance, but definitely that of commerce.
  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #26 - May 21, 2010, 10:16 PM
    Quote from: katze on May 21, 2010, 10:09 PM
    Well then you should worry about ejaculating while lying on your back... 'cause that would be towards heavens, and you know who dwells in heaven... haha


    Good thinking  Afro

    However, when it makes a downward trajectory, that might be in a Mecca-ish direction, oh no  Huh?

    Also, what about sexual positions. If your or your partner has your face towards Mecca doing the deed, is that like arrogant, staring at the Holy of Holies as you do it Wholly in her Holey  Huh?

    But then if you do it the other way, and your bottom is facing Mecca during this lovemaking  Huh?

    Its just so fraught with anxiety.

    "we can smell traitors and country haters"


    Quote from: arX on May 01, 2011, 03:33 AM
    God is Love.
    Love is Blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God.

  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #27 - May 21, 2010, 10:19 PM
    In Saudi, the direction of the Ka'aba must also be taken into consideration when installing toilets.
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  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #28 - May 21, 2010, 10:20 PM

    On a related note, when I was at university, I went out with a girl from Malta for a while, and she would turn the picture of the Holy Mother Mary away from us to face the wall whenever we made love, she'd also take her small crucifix off her necklace too. She couldn't do any jiggy without taking these measures.



    "we can smell traitors and country haters"


    Quote from: arX on May 01, 2011, 03:33 AM
    God is Love.
    Love is Blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God.

  • Re: Bed direction
     Reply #29 - May 21, 2010, 10:21 PM
    Quote from: RIBS on May 21, 2010, 10:02 PM
    I think Mohamed could have been more clever if he ignored the direction bit, and asked people to pray in any direction. Yes, the direction part of the prayers shows that they actually thought the earth was flat. It is important to remember that in all the verses that described the earth in Quran it says that it is flat.

    I take it that the earth being spehrical and all that jazz, this also means my knob is always facing kaaba?
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