What Does Allah Look Like?

Allah is the name given to a stone. That stone was worshiped as a moon deity for generations in a shrine with no roof (along with 300 other idols) when Mohammed was born. He made up a religion that put Allah as the supreme deity, equivalent to the Jews' Yaweh. If you want to read the story from the pages of Islam's holy books, with insightful commentary, click on the page with this title, at this link: Islam in Muhammad's Own Words

In the heart of modern-day Mecca, there is a huge black box. It is sacred to the Muslims of the world. Only muslim men are allowed into the courtyard around it to pray. You have to be somebody to get inside to see the stone itself. Somebody like the President of Pakistan. Or his photographer. This is Allah:


(the black thing in the middle of the vaguely vagina-looking silvery bit)

Perhaps you can't tell from that shot, so let the President give you a sense of perspective. Here you can see just how truly impressive is the massive size, the unimaginable dimensions of Allah:



So there, that's what all the fuss is about. A little black stone with a penchant for torturing non-muslims in hell. Click the first link and read all about it before you get upset at me.

A big ol' hat tip to synthstuff.