Many myths are scattered in every cat life ranging from having 9 lives as gods incarnate. As it happened during the Pharaoh dynasty 3000 years ago, cats are respected for being considered gods. Elsewhere in Egypt as well as in Europe, this ordinary cat is regarded as a demonic magic or a catastrophe. Inevitably, during the dark ages there was a massive extermination of these funny animals, spreading to North Africa. In fact, the epidemic considered by the public as a curse is a type of outbreak caused by a population explosion of rats and a reduced cats population as predators.
The story of Prophet Muhammad and his cat.
In the development of Islamic civilization, cats are present as true friends in every breath and stretching the Islamic development movement.
Told in a story, Prophet Muhammad SAW has a cat named Mueeza. One day, when the prophet was about to take his robe, at a meeting, Mueeza slept peacefully in his cloak. Not wanting to disturb his beloved animal, the Prophet cut off his arm so Mueeza fell asleep from his robe. When the Prophet returned home, Muezza awoke and ducked prostrate to his master. In return, the prophet expressed his affection by caressing gently into the body of a small cat 3 times.
In other activities, whenever the Prophet receives a guest in his home, the prophet always holds the mueeza and puts his finger on it. One of Mueeza's favorite prophetic qualities is that she always meows when she hears the call to prayer, and as if her voice sounds like following the voice of a call to prayer.
To his colleagues, the prophet advised to love the pet cat, as if to sing their own family
The punishment for those who hurt this cute animal is very serious, in a hadith al-Bukhari, narrated about a woman who never feeds her cat, or let her cat feed herself, the Prophet also explained that the punishment for this woman is the torture of hell.
Not only the Prophet, the Prophet's own wife, Aisha bint Abu Bakr Ash Shiddiq loves cats, and feels very lost when abandoned by a cat. A friend who is also an expert in hadith, Abdurrahman bin Sakhr Al Azdi is given the nickname of Abu Hurairah (male cat father), for his passion in caring for and maintaining various cats in his home.
The reverence of Islamic leaders to the cat after the Prophet's death.
In a book entitled Cats of Cairo, during the mamluk dynasty, baybars al-zahir, a sultan who was also a front-line hero in the crusade, purposely built a special garden for cats and provided various kinds of food in it. This tradition has become a habit in many major cities in an Islamic country. Until now, from Damascus, istanbul to Cairo, we can still find cats that roam the corners of the old mosque with a variety of food provided by the locals.
The Influence of Cats in Islamic Art.
In the 13th century, as a manifestation of Islamic society awards, the likeness of cats was made as a carving of the caliph's rings, including porcelain, statue to currency. Even in the literary world, poets do not hesitate to make poetry for their pet cats that have been instrumental in protecting their books from rat bites and other insects.
A cat that inspires Sufi.
A famous Sufi named ibn bashad who lived in the tenth century remembers, one day he and his friends sat relaxed relaxing on the roof of the Cairo mosque while enjoying dinner. When a cat passes, Ibn Bashad gives a piece of meat to a cat, but soon the cat returns, after giving him a second piece, Ibn Bashad secretly follows the cat away, until finally he reaches the roof of the slums, and he finds the cat offers a piece of meat Ibn Bashad gave to another cat who blinded both eyes. This incident deeply touched his heart until he became Sufi until his death in 1067.
There is also the story of a Sufi in Iraq called Shibli, he dreams of his sins being forgiven after saving a cat's life from danger.
In addition, the Sufis also believe that the snoring of a cat's breath has the same rhythm as the dhikr of God's calling.
This story is used as a sauri tauladan
One pretty fantastic story is about a pet cat that a man trusts, to take care of his infant son while he is away for a while. Like a soldier guarding his master, the cat is always wary of the baby. Soon a dangerous snake rushed toward the tiny baby. The cat quickly attacked the snake to death with spilled blood.
At night when the man came home, he was surprised to see so much blood in his baby bed. His prejudice whispered, the cat had killed his beloved child! Needless to say, he took a knife and cut the innocent cat's neck.
Immediately, he was surprised to see his son awake, with the wreckage of a crushed snake behind his son's back. Seeing that, the man cried and regretted his actions after realizing that he had killed his pet cat who risked his life to keep his son safe. This story is a reflection of the Islamic community in the Middle East that is not misled by anyone.
Are there cat benefits to the world of science?
One of the famous books written by early Muslim scholars is al-hayaawan's life book that has inspired the development of today's zoological world. One of the contents of medical science, many of the early Muslim doctors who made cats as medical therapy for bone healing, through snoring sound equivalent to 50 hz waves. Snoring becomes the optimal frequency in stimulating bone recovery.
Not just science, the western nation also brought many types of cats from the middle east, until finally the extinction of cats because mythical tools in the west of magic can be saved.