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Zoya Khan asked this question about The Satanic Verses:
why the satanic verses was banned ??
Forked Radish Al-Lat (Alnitak), Al-'Uzza (Alnilam), and Manat (Mintaka); the three stars in the Belt of Orion, believed to be goddesses by the pagan Arabs, are name…moreAl-Lat (Alnitak), Al-'Uzza (Alnilam), and Manat (Mintaka); the three stars in the Belt of Orion, believed to be goddesses by the pagan Arabs, are named by Muhammad in surah, 53: 19-20:
"Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza
And Manat, the third, the other?" (Pickthall)
Then Muhammad allegedly said:
"These are the exalted gharāniq*, whose intercession is hoped for." (unattested)
Which has subsequently be redacted by Muslim scholars as apocryphal or allegedly satanic... But I believe that Muhammad was actually ridiculing the pagan Arabs for their beliefs and the line should be re-inserted in the Qur'an. However, "these" should be italicized and the period replaced with a question mark to make the statement clearly satirical and rhetorical viz. These are the exalted gharāniq, whose intercession is hoped for?
*cranes, high flying birds, or flying goddesses(less)
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