Video game recalled over lines from Qur'ran

Ghoulish Delight · 10-17-2008, 01:50 PM

Story

So a video game has a bit of background music, and this music has lyrics in Arabic that turn out to be 2 lines from the Qur'ran, both of which translate to roughly the same meaning. Essentially, "All life eventually dies".

What I can't figure out is, who's offended?

Non-Muslims offended that there'd be lines from Qur'ran in a video game?

Muslims offended that the Qur'ran is being used in a commercial product?

And are either of those offenses worth acknowledgment in the form of a recall? Would a reference to "John 3:16" in a video game backing track result in a recall?

10-17-2008, 01:50 PM	#1
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Video game recalled over lines from Qur'ran Story So a video game has a bit of background music, and this music has lyrics in Arabic that turn out to be 2 lines from the Qur'ran, both of which translate to roughly the same meaning. Essentially, "All life eventually dies". What I can't figure out is, who's offended? Non-Muslims offended that there'd be lines from Qur'ran in a video game? Muslims offended that the Qur'ran is being used in a commercial product? And are either of those offenses worth acknowledgment in the form of a recall? Would a reference to "John 3:16" in a video game backing track result in a recall? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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