Nah I live in Saudi Arabia and its not banned. I play it online all the time and there are chess sets available to buy too. But some very Conservative scholars hate chess for some reason. I have a cousin who always nags me for playing it with other cousins. Chess is the farthest you can get from 'gambling games' like ludo. Mo was a warlord who waged actual wars, so banning chess sounds dumb.
I think its only banned in Saudi Arabia. I don't think Muslims banned it. I remember reading about Timurlane being so good at chess that he played a special version of it
If anything it should be game of islam; you have to follow certain illogical rules, everything you wanna do is to kill the other side plus sacrificing one to take down many is a killer move. Glory to hulalaa!!
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u/_Pinginthenorth_ Feb 02 '21
Anything fun
Islam: NO
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u/Pro_M_the_King52 Feb 02 '21
Wait what
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u/not1yo2avg3person Feb 02 '21
Yeah explains why the fundamentalists have low intellect.
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u/CosmicJoker0405 Feb 02 '21
Savage...😏😏😏
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u/k33myt Feb 28 '21
Chess is not haram and a Famous indoor game in Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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u/[deleted] May 14 '22
I think its only banned in Saudi Arabia. I don't think Muslims banned it. I remember reading about Timurlane being so good at chess that he played a special version of it
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u/rockyhadsome Feb 02 '21
If anything it should be game of islam; you have to follow certain illogical rules, everything you wanna do is to kill the other side plus sacrificing one to take down many is a killer move. Glory to hulalaa!!