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Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful or permitted.
International Business Times
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/saudi-arabia-halal-sex-shops-exclusively-muslims-mecca-629933
Saudi Arabia – Halal Sex Shops Will Sell “Islamically Approved” Adult Toys for Muslims
By Johnlee Varghese – April 21, 2015
A
halal sex shop that will sell "Islamically approved" adult products
exclusively to Muslims will be opened in the Saudi city of Mecca.
A woman in hijab walks
past a lingerie ad. Contrary to its usual prudish image,a Halal sex shop that
caters to Muslims will be opening soon in Mecca, Saudia Arabia Reuters File
According
to a report published in Alyaoum24, an Arabic news portal, the shops will
"strictly cater to Muslim customers in Mecca" and are being opened
after due consultation with Saudi clerics, who have approved it as 'halal'.
Abdelaziz
Aouragh, who is the owner of a Dutch halal sex shop called El Asira, will
open the halal sex shop in Mecca. El Asira is famous for its sensual oils.
Aouragh,
a Moroccan Muslim, told AFP that he was told by a Saudi Arabian cleric that
opening of a "halal" sex shop would lead to "the improvement of
the sexual relationship between husband and wife".
German
company Beate Uhse will also be working with El Asira with regard to the adult
store in Mecca. Beate Uhse is listed among the largest providers of
"sexciting" products in Europe, and Aouragh would be selling the 18
"Islamically approved" toys in his store.
The
store will, however, not be selling vibrators as they are not approved by
Islam.
"Our
products do include items that increase feelings of sensuality and improve the
atmosphere between the couple in the sexual relationship between them,"
Aouragh said.
Contrary
to popular assumptions that Islam is repressive about sex, there are ample
dictates in Quran and hadith (a record of the sayings of the Prophet
Mohammad and his companions) that encourage sex within the confines of
marriage, Hamza Yusuf, an American Islamic scholar and co-founder of
Zaytuna College in Berkeley, told Foreign Policy.
There
are also instances in Quran where Prophet Mohammad tells men not to leave their
wives for more than six months so as to avoid sexual neglect, and there are
even some well-known references to foreplay in the hadith, he added.
The
first halal sex shop in a predominantly Muslim country opened in Turkey in
2013.