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I'm aware that many Muslims have issues playing games with Christian or other modern day influences or actions. It can be a sensitive subject. Or even games that involve things their religion prohibits. Like drinking alcohol. 

 

So my question is. What do Muslims think of games that feature ancient Greek,  Egyptian,  norse gods etc. Are they comfortable getting into the world of rival gods or do they have a distaste. 

 

Genuinely curious. 



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Muslims who are very religious don't play video games.



Flilix said:
Muslims who are very religious don't play video games.

Why?



Kerotan said:
Flilix said:
Muslims who are very religious don't play video games.

Why?

They do not only have a problem with things like Christianity or alcohol, but they probably think games are too Western in general.

I suppose that Muslims who play video games are more moderate, and don't have issues with these things being shown in video games.



Flilix said:
Kerotan said:

Why?

They do not only have a problem with things like Christianity or alcohol, but they probably think games are too Western in general.

I suppose that Muslims who play video games are more moderate, and don't have issues with these things being shown in video games.

Good point.  I've never encountered a Muslim online who wasn't nice to me.  they are very peaceful and fun. 



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Kerotan said:

 Like drinking alcohol. 

 

Its apparently not all types of alcohol.

The koran names the drinks of alcohol and what their made from, as being banned (its litteral for each exemption).

Alcohol made from such and such = banned.

 

But the prophet never "thought" of alcohol made from Honey.

Muslims are allowed to drink "mead" (like the old beer's vikings drank, made on honey), because its not named anywhere that they cant drink it.

 

Also alot of stuff dont make sense today in the Koran.

They are not allowed to eat "pig" because its filthy.

Back in old days, they had problems with parasites in pigs, so not eating pig could keep you from getting infected.

So the koran says dont eat pig (in the old days, to keep people free from parasites).

Today you can buy bacon in the super markets, and its without parasites, and there are no issues with eating it.

 

Muslims are missing out man, Bacon is amasing.



This greatly depends on your bias about generalizing Muslims and the reality of a great variance in beliefs and practices similar to any other of the major world religions.

In many cases, the answer has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with local custom and prosperity. For instance many Middle Eastern nations have prohibitions on any entertainment that has sexuality, alcohol, anti-Middle Eastern suggestions or religions connotations of any kind. That doesn't mean the average Joe doesn't use software to get around the blocks and enjoy that entertainment, additionally some games/movies are edited to conform with these prohibitions.

To be clear NOTHING in the Qur'an is against this type of entertainment. The only things that legitimately could be extrapolated to prohibit some forms of entertainment would be things even a devout Christian/Jew/etc would decide to do without with exception that the Qur'an does tell believers to not create imagery of religions figures. The intended purpose is to prevent worship (accidental of otherwise) of anything alongside of God. Some take this strictly which is why Muslim art has always been more abstract and geometric than the rest of the world. Though many take this to be a guideline focused on the intent of not worshiping others.

As someone who has studied world religions at a university level intently, has people of no faith, Christian and Muslim in his family circle (and friends of course), has actually labelled himself Muslim for over a decade at one point before focusing on the UU view of the world... I see your question as very limited and bias.

The real question is how to the devoutly religious people of the world take on playing games based on mythology or modern religious ideas. I would say that would depend on 1) the religion portrayed 2) how it is portrayed. A game like Civilization is likely a non-issue for anyone. A game about war that shows holy sites and people of their personal religious identity being trounced on or ridiculed is likely to be avoided and upsetting.



JRPGfan said:
Kerotan said:

 Like drinking alcohol. 

 

Its apparently not all types of alcohol.

The koran names the drinks of alcohol and what their made from, as being banned (its litteral for each exemption).

Alcohol made from such and such = banned.

 

But the prophet never "thought" of alcohol made from Honey.

Muslims are allowed to drink "mead" (like the old beer's vikings drank, made on honey), because its not named anywhere that they cant drink it.

 

Also alot of stuff dont make sense today in the Koran.

They are not allowed to eat "pig" because its filthy.

Back in old days, they had problems with parasites in pigs, so not eating pig could keep you from getting infected.

So the koran says dont eat pig (in the old days, to keep people free from parasites).

Today you can buy bacon in the super markets, and its without parasites, and there are no issues with eating it.

 

Muslims are missing out man, Bacon is amasing.

Where did you get your information on the Qur'an and what it says? 

Qur'an does forbade all intoxicants (really this includes drugs as well) and very similar dietary constraints as Jews; including pork. Don't read in the the filthy terms as being infections. Those are all modern day attempts to reason why it is forbidden. The context has always (Jewish and Muslim) to be unclean religiously for some reason.

Here is a good set of quotes/translations and opinions on the context of intoxicants in the Qur'an if you are curious.
https://www.quora.com/What-verse-in-the-Quran-clearly-states-that-drinking-alcohol-is-strictly-forbidden



Not sure if any of this is accurate. I know Imams that play any video game. In fact I can't think of a single Muslim that's refused to play a video game due to alcohol etc.



JRPGfan said:
Kerotan said:

 Like drinking alcohol. 

 

Its apparently not all types of alcohol.

The koran names the drinks of alcohol and what their made from, as being banned (its litteral for each exemption).

Alcohol made from such and such = banned.

 

But the prophet never "thought" of alcohol made from Honey.

Muslims are allowed to drink "mead" (like the old beer's vikings drank, made on honey), because its not named anywhere that they cant drink it.

 

Also alot of stuff dont make sense today in the Koran.

They are not allowed to eat "pig" because its filthy.

Back in old days, they had problems with parasites in pigs, so not eating pig could keep you from getting infected.

So the koran says dont eat pig (in the old days, to keep people free from parasites).

Today you can buy bacon in the super markets, and its without parasites, and there are no issues with eating it.

 

Muslims are missing out man, Bacon is amasing.

There is a lot you have wrong there. There is a difference in reading the rules and understanding them by cross referencing with hadith and quran.

 

The alcohol rule for example is extended to toxicants that are injested. Then there is the theology and psychology behind it. Alcohol wasn't outright banned, it was considered to be something which should be refrained from or controlled. However, due to ongoing issues with people getting drunk and starting arguments it was banned completely. 

 

Even with the pig, it's not just as simple as it being a filthy animal.