(WARNING: WALL-O-TEXT, if you can‘t be bothered reading, no worries, go play video games, they awesome, really freaking awesome)


Hi there guys, I wasn’t planning on writing a 'serious' blog today, rather I was preparing to become a regular EU FNF hoster after a very long absence and enjoy gaming with my fellow Dtoiders once again. However in light of recent events, and the subsequent confusion among the community, I thought why not do this wonderful site a service and, hopefully lessen the anger, hate and frustration my fellow gamers are feeling right now, probably towards Muslims.


Let's address the main issue, the lyrics, quite frankly, it's absurd. Yes, it's true that the Qur’an says that teachings and sayings from it can't be used in media, however, this only applies to the context/type of media it's used in. An example:

I'm a porn producer, I want to make a porno, but different. To separate myself from the pack, I decide to commission a song, consisting of teachings from the Qur’an , and decide to put it my ‘film‘ as a backing tune. It works, and I get a ton of money , a ton of publicity, but also even more hassle.

According to Islam, what I’ve done is wrong, why? Well because I’m using the teachings in a derogatory manner. Simply, using verses or teachings in immoral stuff like Porn, movies which can be classed as offensive or something like a ‘pop’ song is wrong. Now though I agree with the porno example, the dilemma facing me and other modern, moderate Muslims is, what exactly is an offensive movie, and what can be seen as a pop song? Sadly, there is not any definitive answers, that’s why you see so much unneeded hate in the Muslim world, where the loudest, brashest and most hateful group , in recent times, have become the most listened to and most popular. We, as a collective, are sheep, blindly following religious zealots, due to the failure of our so-called religious leaders in providing an up to date interpretation of the Qur’an. Next time you see your Muslim friend in a dilemma linked to what I said above, blame our crappy leaders, who even say video games are evil. The laughable bit? There is nothing in the Qur’an itself about games, in fact, according to it, we as Muslims should actively seek out experiences that enrich our lives and do not cross the boundaries Islam sets, gaming has enriched my life beyond reason, and I hope it has done the same for you.

The beautiful thing about gaming is that it has given me the chance to lead a thousand different lives, visit a thousand different worlds and learn a thousand different things, all within the boundaries of the religion I believe in. So don’t believe Muslims when they ‘hate’ on gaming, they are wrong. Gaming has made me a better person, a better Muslim, a better Dtoider.

Back to the issue of the song/lyrics , let me point you to in the direction of Sami Yusuf. This artist does use material from the Qur’an in his songs, however he uses them in a fashion that can be interpreted as showing Islam in a positive light. In this case the context he is using the Qur’an in is okay, as he is not slating it, nor can he be seen as exploiting it. In fact according to my sister, he has a very good understanding of modern Muslim life. But as usual in the ’wonderful’ Muslim community, a lot of people hate him for using music to put out a message they fail at delivering on a constant basis, Islam really is a religion of peace. In the LBP case, this should be the very same situation, as a Muslim, I cannot see where a game, that promotes teamwork, has an active system to filter out and if necessary, ban levels that can be deemed offensive, uses a visual style that SCREAMS child-friendly, cuteness and focuses on creativity can possibly use the Qur’an in a negative fashion. I even listened to the song, it doesn’t exploit the Qur’an.

I can see the situation where an idiot decides to purposefully create an ‘offensive’ level and uses the song to get a rise out of Muslims, but isn’t that what the reporting feature is for? If I stumbled across the level, instead of suing Sony and making an ass out of myself, I’d just use the reporting feature, or if needed e-mail Media Molecule, who I thank for making such an amazing game. Sony is to blame for this situation, I’m sorry but they are a multi-billion dollar company, they should have known better and cut the song out, or a better situation, edit the damn song, heck I could do that in a matter of hours on my laptop. The game has been through multiple testing stages, and this whole situation stinks of a ploy to get more publicity, nothing else.

If you want to say ’fuck Islam‘, please don’t, instead, say ’fuck religious leaders’, they are the ones failing religion, and more importantly, failing us.

I hope this blog has been helpful, Destructiod community, any further questions, put them in the boxes below.

Ciao, for now.


p.s. sorry for the absolute lack of pictures.