Riyadh, January 04: The Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) Academy of the Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL) has rejected the Iranian TV series Yousuf Al Seddiq (Joseph the Honest) being aired by some Arab TV satellite channels.
The academy said the ban was made on grounds that the series violates an earlier fatwa issued by the academy prohibiting impersonation of all prophets including the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and his family.
During its concluding meeting of its 20th session, the academy also decided that the series runs contrary to Islamic rules and principles. Advertisements, publicity and ownership of the series is prohibited.
Fatwa
The Fiqh Academy statement, carried by the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday, was based on a previous fatwa issued by the Academy during its eighth session in 1984 which prohibited impersonation of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and all other Prophets before him as well as the Prophet Mohammad’s (PBUH) companions.
Yousuf Al Seddiq TV series was produced in 2008 by the Iranian company Sima Film. Starring as the young Yousuf is Hussain Jaafar. In adulthood Yousuf is portrayed by Iranian actor Mustafa Zamani. It tells the story of Yousuf in the palace of the king of Egypt when the king’s wife sought to seduce him to do an evil act.
The Centre for Islamic Research (CIR) has called for the halt of the Iranian series Yousuf Al Seddiq aired on Melody Drama on the Egyptian satellite Nilsat.
-Agencies