'God shoes' forbidden

Gulfnews:

The Customer Protection Section at the emirate's Department of Economic Development recently seized shoes with the name of God printed on them.

The department announced that the shop that was selling the shoes was in direct violation of Islamic rules and regulations and the department could not tolerate it. Njoud Ahmad Al Mutawaa, acting head of the Customer Protection Section, said that the department's inspectors acted swiftly following a report from one of the customers.

She said the department investigated the report on the spot and concluded that the complaint was genuine, and the inspectors were instructed to act immediately.

The inspectors raided the shop and seized huge quantities of the shoes and summoned the shop owner to the premises of the Department of Economic Development. He was ordered to sign a pledge never to import that type of shoes in the future. The shop was issued an official warning, a copy of which was kept in the shop's file.

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I am pretty sure I have never seen shoes with God's name on them. As a marketing idea, I don't think infidels would have much interest and doubt there would be any interest in a Muslim country, which makes me question why a store would have "huge quantities" in its inventory.

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