![]() ![]() I think the disrespect to Islam is that the book implies the Qu'ran is not divinely inspired and instead a work of mere mortals. The part of the book that many Muslims find offensive is in one of the dream sequences when Mohammed receives the revelations from Allah through Gabriel which involve a compromise allowing the worship of 3 female goddesses with the hopes that more people would accept Islam if these 3 goddesses were given a place in the religion. ![]() The story continues through dream sequences, flashbacks and bizarre magical realism scenes to describe what happens to each of them as they safely land in London. As they cling to each other while tumbling to the earth, they transform and Gibreel Farishta becomes the angel Gabriel and Saladin Chamcha morphs into Satan. The story is about two Indian Muslim men who fall from the sky when their airplane explodes in a hijacking attempt. The Satanic Verses is probably best known for the controversy it sparked when Ayahtollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death after the publication of this book. unless you are an author, in which case it just might launch your book onto the bestseller lists. ![]()
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