Introducing Abdullah The Ghetto Puppet
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My wife has been wanting to do a kids show for a while. I naturally took the business approach and started doing reserach, industry analysis and looking up case studies to develop this into a potential profit project for the Muslim market.
Out of sheer fun she took the initiative to start doing some sketches of potential characters. I decided I’d join in on the fun. We came up with the following.
Yesterday she decided to go out purchase some supplies to make a puppet. Keep in mind, we had never made a puppet and just wanted to play around with the idea. Turns out my wife really liked the middle sketch – mine is the crazy chibi on the left.
After we got all the supplies from the store, I took a much need nap and few hrs later woke up to this:
Update & Notice:
Just a reminder – comments, advice and feedback are welcome and appreciated, however this isn’t a forum for fiqh discussion. If certain Islamic issues and principles come up and you feel strongly about it, its best to discuss it in a respectful manner in the appropriate setting (ie AlMaghrib Forums).
Rizak Says: 04.12.09 at 10:59 am
L O LI had to pause it halfway through to breath!
hakim Says: 04.12.09 at 11:38 am
Asalamualaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhuMy dear brother , with all due respect akhi , please dont get angry over what i am going to ay next. but isn’t it haram to draw pictures, if it is not then alhamdullillah i love the idea. Plus the vid is very very amusing mashallah.
Adiljan Says: 04.12.09 at 12:01 pm
Hmmm…
AlBaraa Says: 04.12.09 at 1:44 pm
@Hakim -
Walaikum asalaam wr wb and jazakallahu khairun for the comment and the heads up about the pictures. I appreciate it.
I’ve consulted my teachers on the pictures issue and couple points were addressed to me: (1) Pictures shouldn’t have the intention of glorifying the subject. (2) The image that is drawn shouldn’t have the likeness for the creation of Allah-swt.
For example, the real human head isn’t shaped like a football and the real human head isn’t the size of the entire human body, nor do real humans have four fingers. – I’ve been taught: If the likeness is removed, it’s okay insha Allah
Also, to have a puppet put together either by a professional or yourself, you need sketches to follow
Allahu alam
If ever in the future you find yourself in a similar situation, don’t take my word for it. Seek out your teachers and read up on the issue inshaAllah
Shirien Says: 04.12.09 at 1:55 pm
lol I made that puppet to see how well I could make one without having to pay an arm and a leg for one professionally done.
We have to do 2-D or 3-D drawings at first if we want to digitize them, then send them to the puppet makers to replicate. then the pictures are destroyed.
I love my ghetto puppet. it took me 3 hours to make him. lol
Nahyan Says: 04.12.09 at 3:25 pm
yo that was freakin hilarious!
Jawaad Ahmad Khan Says: 04.12.09 at 7:09 pm
purely funny. I see him being the next Baba Ali, this is season 1 : Reminding you just in case you forgot: GET A LIFE!
B Says: 05.12.09 at 3:22 am
This is a really good idea. I hope you guys can take it further, I think you should spend more time in character development, and assess how your audience will (psychologically) respond to the character.
Hakim Says: 05.12.09 at 10:04 am
asalamualaykum warahmatullah
okay subhanallah, i never knew about that , thats real interesting mashallah. Thank you for being real humble about it bro and not getting angry. Your reward is with Allah (swt).
asalamualaykum warahmatullah
AlBaraa Says: 06.12.09 at 3:06 am
After a number of emails (some nice and some not so nice), I decided to alter the middle image – the one that was used for the template to make the “ghetto Abdullah” puppet.
Jazakallahu khairun to those who were nice about the advice
Just a friendly reminder: Having the right approach and manner is ehsaan in akhlaaq. This is part of the sunnah of our beloved RasulAllah-saw.
I speak to myself before I speak to others about this. May Allah-swt make us people of the best of character. Ameen.
SweetPakiPrincess86 Says: 15.12.09 at 1:44 pm
(1) Pictures shouldn’t have the intention of glorifying the subject. (2) The image that is drawn shouldn’t have the likeness for the creation of Allah-swt.
I think point #1 is obvious.
But point #2, you must be kidding me. You really think that if this doll had 10 fingers and a round head, it would be haram? Even though this doll resembles a bearded “Smeagol” and not really a human, would it be imitating Allah’s creation? Do you realize your scholars were against creating anything with eyes, not too long ago. So I guess eyes are halal now, conveniently. You scholars thought printing a picture on an ephemeral piece of paper was haram, and lets not even mention photographs.
No matter how skilled an artist, they can never make anything with the likeliness of Allah’s creation. But if you want to talk about scientific methods, that’s where I can see the ruling applied.