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Laughter, fun, and joking are permissible in Islam provided guidelines from the Quran and hadith are followed. For humour to be in accordance with Islam, the joke should not be blasphemous and should be within the limits of adab (manners). [1]
Shifting from humour expressions in the Muslim world to comedy by Muslims in North America, Jaclyn Michael explores the boldly uninhibited female Muslim stand-up acts in America, analyzing their take on gender, sexuality, and race.
We trust that this collection of timely essays on Muslims and humour in Islamicate and Western contexts, albeit not exhaustive, will close a significant knowledge gap in the existing literature by offering both fresh theoretical perspectives and original examples of humour practices.
While successfully refuting the contention that Muslims are humourless, much scholarly literature on Islam and humour draws on ḥadīth and sunnah.
13 paź 2022 · If humour is a universal human attribute, then why is there no apparent consensus among Muslims about the permissibility of humour? The Qur’an confirms that it is God who gifted humankind with the ability to laugh.
This contribution presents a fascinating product of Arabic-Islamic scholarly traditions, namely a bilingual Arabic– English anthology of the ḥadīths (sayings and deeds) of Muḥammad, focusing exclusively on contexts in which the Prophet of Islam is depicted as laughing.
13 paź 2022 · Theoretical Perspectives on Islam and Humour; Edited by Bernard Schweizer, Long Island University, New York, Lina Molokotos-Liederman, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden, Yasmin Amin; Book: Muslims and Humour; Online publication: 13 October 2022
