Muezza

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Muezza ( Arabic معزة, DMG Muʿizza ) was, according to tradition, the cat of the Islamic religious founder Mohammed .

There are some legends about them : In order not to wake the animal sleeping in his arms, Mohammed is said to have cut off the sleeve of his robe without hesitation when he was called to prayer. It is also said that all cats fall to the ground with four paws because Muhammad patted the back of his favorite cat three times after returning from this prayer and gave it this gift, or according to another version, because he always stroked her tenderly. However, this legend is not mentioned in the Koran or in the hadiths .

literature

  • Georgie Anne Geyer: When Cats Reigned Like Kings: On the Trail of the Sacred Cats , Andrews McMeel Publishing, (2004), ISBN 0-7407-4697-9 .