haram police

/həˈɹɑːm.pəˈliːs/

noun

A group or organization of hardline or fundamentalist Muslims who frequently and aggressively point out sins.

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Meanings

nounharam police (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamA group or organization of hardline or fundamentalist Muslims who frequently and aggressively point out sins.

    He was the haram police

    2014, Alia Bano, Shades, page 8
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    The care of the mataf [the paved area round the Ka'ba] is the peculiar duty of a corps of fifty black eunuches, who also act as the Haram police.

    1994, Francis E. Peters, Mecca, A Literary History of the Muslim Holy Land, page 275

    Consequendy, litde cultivation of artistic talent has been developed, and it almost seems that only mediocrity is accepted as squeaking past the harsh gaze of the halal/haram police

    2008, Kate Zebiri, British Muslim Converts, page 126

    During one MJD presentation to explain her point, Somaya refers to the film clip 'the Haram police' on 'Ummah Films', suggesting that the others 'check out' this funny—and even attractive—guy called 'Baba Ali'.

    2013, Robert Hefner, Religions in Movement, page 223
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