These “satanic verses,” which seemingly call upon the faithful to honor three pagan female deities, are not accepted in the canonic text. Rushdie went into hiding, and at least one attempt to assassinate him was in process in late 1989 when the would-be assassin’s bomb blew up prematurely. The Satanic Verses were withdrawn on the grounds that the devil had sent them to trick Muhammad into thinking they came from God, and devout Muslims deny that these verses ever existed.On the surface, Salman Rushdie’s 1988 novel The Satanic Verses is about two highly controversial verses that may or may not have been in Qur’an.Ĭertainly, that’s what got Rushdie in trouble at the time with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran.Īccusing Rushdie of blaspheming Islam, the cleric issued a fatwā calling for Muslims to find a way to kill the writer and his publishers or to help others do so. These verses permitted prayer to three pre-Islamic Meccan goddesses, which is a stark violation of Islamic monotheism.
The novel's title refers to the Satanic Verses, a group of verses from the Qur'an that Muhammad - who is meant to be morally infallible - allegedly mistook for divine revelation. "The Satanic Verses" was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, whom Rushdie renames "Mahound" - a derogatory term used by the English during the Crusades. The book explores themes of dislocation, the nature of good and evil, doubt, and the loss of religious faith. As they fall from the sky, one of the actors is transformed into the archangel Gabriel, while the other morphs into the devil. Published in 1988, "The Satanic Verses" follows two Indian Muslim actors who magically survive a plane hijacking. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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