What US Army says about handling the Quran

Thanks “Rules of Engagement US Military” for posting this very informative information.

(M)(ba) “There were codes written in these Korans (“desecrated”) so the PROPER way to deal with this was to BURN IT according to their own religion!”

Clearly, there was information and codes written to other Afghans – the Afghans DESECRATED their own Korans! Karzai knows this and so does Obama! Another outrageous example of how our troops are being used as PAWNS.

This week’s protests in Kabul, sparked by rumors that the US Army planned to burn Qurans, have raised questions about what US military teaches its soldiers about respecting Islam.

By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer / February 22, 2012

Unidentified foreign military personnel keep watch outside their base after protesters were pushed back by Afghan police in Kabul on Wednesday. Gunfire wounded at least 26 people during fresh protests in several cities across Afghanistan over the burning of copies of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, at NATO’s main base in Afghanistan.

Ahmad Masood/Reuters

(The Monitor has obtained a digital version of this training manual.)

Handling the Qur’an

 Anyone who touches the Qur’an must have clean hands.

 Keep Qur’ans out of latrines.

 Keep the Qur’ans off the floor.

 Use a cloth or plastic dustcover for the Qur’an when not in use.

 Muslims will keep Qur’an texts on the highest bookcase shelf.

 Place nothing on top of the Qur’an.

 Prior to reading the Qur’an, Muslims will often recite the following, “I seek refuge in God from Satan, the rejected enemy [of mankind].”

 When reading while sitting on the floor Muslims, place the text on a book rest or

holder. If no holder is available, hold the Qur’an above the lap or waist.

Fallout from the current Quran-burning controversy has led a number of Islamic scholars, including the University of North Carolina’s Omid Safi, to come forward with insights into what the US military should have done with all those Qurans.
Unfortunately, the 2006 training manual does not offer specific guidance about how to dispose of Qurans. But given the manual’s comments on respect for Islamic culture, and its acknowledgement of the importance of honor and shame in Islamic countries, it’s curious that no one at Bagram seemed to think that burning Qurans in a garbage dump might be a bad idea.

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