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Muslim meme

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ115736276
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Muslim memes, also called Islamic memes or Halal memes, are one type of Internet meme which usually contain calls for adherence to Islamic religious teachings.

Most Muslim memes contain calls to adhere to Islamic teachings, or to stay away from prohibitions in Islam. In their presentation, it is not uncommon for Muslim memes to offend their readers in order to remind them of their religious duties.

Origin and development

It is not known where the first Islamic memes were introduced. However, there are several types of Muslim memes that are known to have emerged earlier than others.

"Stay Halal Brother"

One of the earliest representations of Islamic memes is the phrase "Stay halal brother" which is usually combined with a poster of the Indian Muslim preacher Zakir Naik or the starfish character Patrick Star.

Some memes are made using Islamic words against the background of the animated film characters SpongeBob SquarePants. Trends like this can usually be found in Indonesia.

Tung Tung Tung Sahur

In early 2025, Italian brainrot memes became viral on TikTok. Italian brainrot featured animals mixed with objects.

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The public source identifies “Muslim meme” as internet meme. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Muslim, meme and Internet.

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This entry incorporates text from Muslim meme” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.