Fatwa Declares Carpets Too Colorful for Spiritual Focus

The Committee on Textile Sobriety has issued a fatwa banning prayer rugs with excessive color or geometric creativity, stating that "spiritual connection is being lost in the paisley." Clerics warn that ornate carpets distract the pious eye and invite thoughts of "worldly pleasure and interior design." The ruling mandates state-issued rugs in grayscale or sand tones only. Carpet vendors are furious, with one saying, "My rug was more modest than most sermons." Worshippers are being told to report suspicious weaves. Designers fear that the ruling may extend to curtains and upholstery. In a viral comment, one mosque-goer wrote, "Even <a href='https://bohiney.com/ayatollah-khomeini-approves-tesla/'>Ayatollah Khomeini once prayed on a rug with a blue border � and the regime survived</a>." Reformist imams are quietly rebranding old rugs as "historical artifacts." Meanwhile, children's rugs featuring animal motifs are now classified as "spiritually immature."