Quest
26-01-07, 12:44 AM
I found this funny-thought u would like it to
Back ten centuries ago, the Pope decided that all the Muslims had to
leave Jerusalem. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Muslim
community. So the Pope made a deal. He would have a religious debate with a
member of the Muslim community. If the Muslim won the debate, all the
Muslims could stay. If the Pope won, all the Muslims would have to leave.
The Muslims realised that they had no choice. They looked around for a
champion who could defend their faith, but no one wanted to volunteer.
It was too risky. But they finally picked their representative, an old
Mullah who unknowingly agreed without knowing what he was getting
himself into. He agreed only on the condition that neither side be allowed
to talk but communicate by miming. The pope agreed.
The day of the great debate came. The Mullah and the Pope sat opposite
each other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed
three fingers. The Mullah looked back at him and raised his middle
finger..
The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head. Mullah
Nasruddin pointed to the ground and stamped his foot.
The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine. Mullah pulled out an
apple. The Pope stood up and said, 'I give up. This man is too good. The
Muslims can stay.'
An hour later, the cardinals were all around the Pope asking him what
happened. The Pope said: "First I held up three fingers to represent the
Trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there
was still one God common to both our religions. Then I waved my finger
around me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by
pointing to the ground and stamping on it, showing that God was also right
here with us. I pulled out the wine and the wafer to show that God
absolves us from our sins. He pulled out an apple, reminding me of the first
sin. He had an answer for everything. What could I do?"
Meanwhile, the Muslim community had crowded around the Mullah in total
astonishmen. "What happened?" they asked. "Well,"said the Mullah,
"First he said to me that we Muslims had three days to leave Jerusalem. I
told him no. Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared
of Muslims. I said none of us are leaving this land!"
"And then?" asked a woman.
"I dunno, he took out his lunch and I took out mine," said the Mullah.
lol the last part abt the mullah and the lady i didnt get! any1?
Back ten centuries ago, the Pope decided that all the Muslims had to
leave Jerusalem. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Muslim
community. So the Pope made a deal. He would have a religious debate with a
member of the Muslim community. If the Muslim won the debate, all the
Muslims could stay. If the Pope won, all the Muslims would have to leave.
The Muslims realised that they had no choice. They looked around for a
champion who could defend their faith, but no one wanted to volunteer.
It was too risky. But they finally picked their representative, an old
Mullah who unknowingly agreed without knowing what he was getting
himself into. He agreed only on the condition that neither side be allowed
to talk but communicate by miming. The pope agreed.
The day of the great debate came. The Mullah and the Pope sat opposite
each other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed
three fingers. The Mullah looked back at him and raised his middle
finger..
The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head. Mullah
Nasruddin pointed to the ground and stamped his foot.
The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine. Mullah pulled out an
apple. The Pope stood up and said, 'I give up. This man is too good. The
Muslims can stay.'
An hour later, the cardinals were all around the Pope asking him what
happened. The Pope said: "First I held up three fingers to represent the
Trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there
was still one God common to both our religions. Then I waved my finger
around me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by
pointing to the ground and stamping on it, showing that God was also right
here with us. I pulled out the wine and the wafer to show that God
absolves us from our sins. He pulled out an apple, reminding me of the first
sin. He had an answer for everything. What could I do?"
Meanwhile, the Muslim community had crowded around the Mullah in total
astonishmen. "What happened?" they asked. "Well,"said the Mullah,
"First he said to me that we Muslims had three days to leave Jerusalem. I
told him no. Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared
of Muslims. I said none of us are leaving this land!"
"And then?" asked a woman.
"I dunno, he took out his lunch and I took out mine," said the Mullah.
lol the last part abt the mullah and the lady i didnt get! any1?