Quran & Camels

[tamborine]

Whats the connection between the Quran & camels ?

[Svejk]

I don't know, what is the connection between the Quran & camels ?

[tamborine]

http://youtu.be/mlTTgjYAFR0
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[hc4361]

Are you referring to the Bible's translation of a verse that states 'It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heave.

The Qur'an translates it as 'It is easier for twisted rope to pass through the eye of a needle'.

[tamborine]

theres a camel cull in Australia and this arab on Youtube says theyre revered in Quran - where/why ?

[jno]

http://sunnahonline.com/library/the-majestic-quran/426-camel-a-special-animal-in-the-service-of-mankind-the

[hc4361]

I do know that Muslims are allowed to eat camels but I didn't know that Muslims revered them.

[boxtops]

http://sunnahonline.com/library/the-majestic-quran/426-camel-a-special-animal-in-the-service-of-mankind-the

[boxtops]

snap, jno!

[boxtops]

http://corpus.quran.com/concept.jsp?id=camel

[baza]

I think it had something to do with Mohamid letting his camel wander and where it stopped he sat down and wrote the book, simplified but basically the story in the film of his life.

[ChillDoubt]

Whats the connection between the Quran & camels ?
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They use them for sex?


This general in the Foreign Legion is transferred to a new fort, and half way through his tour of the place, he spots a mangey old camel tied up at the back of the fort.
He turns to the corporal: "What in God's name do you use that for?", he asks.
The corporal replies "Well, sir, there are a lot of men, and now and then, they become, shall we say, horny...." "Ah, yes, yes, I understand. Fine, move on"
About 6 weeks later, the general wakes up feeling so horny, he'd get up on the crack of dawn and calls the corporal. "Bring me to the camel" says he.
The corporal does, and once at the camel, he makes it stand up, and places a stool behind it. With that, the general stands on the stool, takes out Mr Floppy and inserts it into the camel. He then proceeds to give it the ride of its life.
Having finished, he puts away his equipment, and looks proudly at the corporal. "Well", he says, "is that the way you men do it around here?"
"Er...no, sir", replies the corporal, "We normally just use the camel to ride to the nearest brothel."

[Svejk]

I can't watch the video (mobile) but I read once that there's more camels in Australia than any other country. Just from a few that escaped (outlived, I expect) their, explorer, owners.

[hc4361]

Camels are sacrificed in the same way as goats and other animals are to celebrate Eid, so I don't believe they are revered.

[ChillDoubt]

And my personal favourite:

A new lieutenent in the French Foreign Legion arrives at an isolated base in Algeria.
As a corporal shows him is quarters, he asks the corporal, "The base is rather isolated, what do the men do for female companionship?"
The corporal replies, "On Fridays, they let us use the camels."The lieutenent can't beleive it. On Friday, he stands around the camel pen to see what happens. Suddenly, he hears the camp bugler blow a charge on his horn.The ensuing chaos was amazing... men from all over the camp decended on the camel pens like huns attacking a village. Out of the swarm of men, the lieutenent sees the same corporal he met on his first day. He grabs the man by the arm.
The corporal shouts, "Let me go! Let me go!""Good God man," said the lieutenent. "There are 200 men here and 500 camels. What's your hurry?"

The corporal replied, "I don't want to get stuck with an ugly one!"

[tamborine]

very enlightening, thanx

wash your mind out Chill ;)