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Sphinx destruction ordered by Egyptian jihadistTop News | November 13, 2012 | By: Tracey PareceThe Sphinx destruction ordered by Egyptian jihadist Murgan Salem al-Gohary is causing concern in Egypt. According to an unnamed source in the Egyptian Interior Ministry, authorities are taking measures to prevent the destruction of the Sphinx, the pyramids and other archaeological sites that may be in danger. According to The Huffington Post, Murgan Salem al-Gohary appeared on television on Sat., Nov. 10, 2012. During the televised interview on Egypt's Dream TV, he called for the “destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt" by Muslims.
Citing his time spent as a member of the Taliban, Murgan Salem al-Gohary said, "God ordered Prophet Mohammed to destroy idols. When I was with the Taliban we destroyed the statue of Buddha, something the government failed to do. All Muslims are charged with applying the teachings of Islam to remove such idols, as we did in Afghanistan when we destroyed the Buddha statues."
The Sphinx destruction that the Egyptian jihadist seeks was challenged by vice president of Tunisia’s Ennahda Party, Sheikh Abdel Fattah Moro, who pointed out, "The Prophet destroyed the idols because people worshiped them, but the Sphinx and the Pyramids are not worshiped." In other words, Murgan Salem al-Gohary's logic behind wanting the destruction of the Sphinx and Giza pyramids is flawed. He cites Prophet Mohammed's directive from God to destroy false idols, but these particular archeological structures do not qualify as idols because people do not worship them.
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a statue constructed from limestone that portrays a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. It was built during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafra (c. 2558–2532 BCE). Although its original purpose has been hotly debated, it is not generally considered an object of worship. Likewise, the three Giza pyramids were not designed as objects of worship but as tombs.
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