Disco Continue Using Name Makkah Muslim Spain Received Criticism

AGUILAS (Arrahmah.com)

A discotheque in Spain, using the name of Mecca, Muslims angered. Disco is located in the town of Aguilas, Murcia, southern Spain, is named La Meca and architecture of the building was similar to the mosque.
Features of buildings considered to attack the Muslims, like the dome with a crescent moon shape on it and there are the verses of the Qur'an in it.

"This is an insult," said Mohammed Reda e-Qady, Secretary of the Union of Islamic Communities Murcia, told northjersey.com.

Immigrant communities who wish to perform their prayers could also be fooled by the shape of the building.


The existence of this discotheque continue to come under fire from Muslim Spain since the first use. Criticism this time coming from the Chairman of the Federation of Muslim groups in Spain, Mohamed Ali.

He said the owner of the discotheque as if to insult Muslims by giving the name diskotiknya like that. La Meca for Muslims Spain means Mecca.

"Muslims pray facing the Kaaba in Mecca and that's where Prophet Muhammad received the holy Koran. The discotheque is the place for drinks and dancing, dancing. discotheque name it as if to ignore the feelings of Muslims,''denounces Mohamed Ali , as written Andalus Press.

Mohamed Ali again reminded that Mecca is the most sacred area of Muslims from around the world. Name of Makkah also condemned a man of Moroccan who works in the discotheque was when he learned the name of entertainment was changed to Makkah.

As is known, initially, discotheques are not named like that. But after 10 years of renovation, the old disco suddenly be named Mecca. Inauguration of the discotheque was actually already done on June 18, 2010, but only a few days terakhirlah, Muslims in Spain simultaneous protest. (haninmazaya / trbn / arrahmah.com)