The following email messages tell you how ignorant Muslims are. They pass on messages without checking their veracity. If Muhammad PBUH were around he would have slapped these people very hard and would have said, "You idiots! You do all this in my name. You are my greatest enemy, STUPID."

First email message, being circulated in Muslim mail groups.

> Assalamualaikum
>
> You all heard what that magazine in Denmark has published. It's making fun of our beloved PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) by drawing pictures of him and describing him as a terrorist.
> Moreover they refused to apologize because they considered it a practice of freedom and democracy. I ask you all to put your hands with other MUSLIMS and boycott the Denmark 's products. 1.6 billion Muslim could really slap the economy in Denmark .
> I got very good tip for identifying the products to boycott. Every bar Coded product in the market contains its country code included in barcode digits. Please check the barcode of any product before you buy.
> Check the first 3 digits from the LEFT.
> Example, an Israeli product will have barcode like: 729 3453459070
> The following list is given according the priority as the worst at top and then second worst is next.
> 729 Israel
> 570 - 579 Denmark (i.e. 570, 571... 579)
> 870 - 879 Netherlands (i.e. 870,871... 879)
> 300 - 379 France
> 700 - 709 Norway
> 400 - 440 German
> Please copy this text and forward this text to as many Muslims as possible Via Email via SMS Via Scrap.....I ask all of u, Muslims...Cant u spare one hour in order to spread this message among Muslims ...ASAP?
> REMEMBER THE PROPHET (PBUH) MIGHT ASK YOU ONE DAY WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN THEY MADE FUN OF ME? HOW DID YOU DEFEND ME???
>
> Allah Hafiz

And a second message. This one even has the name and tel number of a bozo.

> > Dear All
> >
> > Please read it care fully and forward to all the Muslims.
> >
> > You heard what that magazine in Denmark has published. It's making fun of our beloved PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW) by drawing pictures of him and describing him as a terrorist. Moreover they refused to apologize because they considered it a practice of freedom and democracy. I ask you all to put your hands with other MUSLIMS and boycott the Denmark's products. 1.6 billion Muslims could really slap the economy in Denmark.
> >
> > Please copy this text and forward this text to as many Muslims as possible Via Email via SMS Via Scrap..... I ask u,as a Muslims... Can't u spare 15 minutes in order to spread this message among Muslims ...ASAP? REMEMBER THE PROPHET (SAW) MIGHT ASK YOU ONE DAY,' WHAT YOU DID WHEN THEY MADE FUN OF ME? HOW DID YOU DEFEND ME?????'
> >
> > 7up drinks-LEGO -cadburry chocolates -Hall Chewgums any product with barcode no. start with 57 plz convince all Muslims to do so..
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Muhammad Jahanzaib
> > 03463602220
> > 03332956471

----------------PLEASE DON'T FORWARD SPAM--------------------

Whoever started this spam, and others who are blindly forwarding it to others, never bothered to compare UPC barcodes of a couple of products--and they are too busy making runs to mosques to have time to read, or do any research.

PLEASE CAREFULLY LOOK AT THE BARCODE SHOWN ON TOP.

The barcode has 12 digits. The first one, to the very left, small in size, tells you the nature of the product. For example, all grocery items start with digit '0'. The next three digits tell you the name of the company AND NOT THE COUNTRY of origin. For example, all 'Post' brand cereals (owned by Kraft Foods Company) would have digits '430' after the first '0' designating it as a food item.

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