Cairo: With thousands of Egyptians choosing Quranic verses as their mobile ringtones, the Grand Mufti of Egypt has condemned the practice terming it as "improper" as it compromises the sacredness of the religious scriptures.
"Using the Quran as ringtones is improper because it compromises the sacredness of the verse," Grand Mufti of Egypt Ali Jumah said on Wednesday.
Quranic verses are used as ringtones by young Egyptians as a declaration of identity and by the old Egyptians as a respectful tone far from pop songs.
The other expected reaction on the issue is by a cultural elite who believe he should be issuing religious points of view on more important topics such as corruption or embezzlement.
But for the time being those who are really worried about how many will buy into the fatwa are those making millions of pounds from selling ring tones to devoted Muslims. —PTI
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Moderate Islamist here
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