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Muslim memes, aka Islamic memes or Halal memes are one type of Internet meme which usually contain calls for adherence to Islamic religious teachings. [1]
Most Muslim memes contain calls to adhere to Islamic teachings, or to stay away from prohibitions in Islam. [2] In their presentation, it is not uncommon for Muslim memes to offend their readers in order to remind them of their religious duties. [3]
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.
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. [4] [5]
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.[ citation needed ]
During the early 2025, along with the AI boom, the use of AI to create strange hybrid animal characters began in Italy, later called "Italian brainrot", famous examples being Tralalero Tralala and Bombardiro Crocodilo. [6] This trend quickly spread to various countries, including Indonesia, which started their trend with the Tung Tung Tung Sahur anomaly, which was first posted by @noxaasht in February 2025. [7] [8] Tung Tung Tung Sahur is depicted as a slit drum-shaped anomaly that will punish anyone who refuses to accept the invitation to eat suhur (also spelled sahoor) with a club in its hand. Tung Tung Tung Sahur soon became popular throughout the world, and subsequent anomalies related to Ramadan began to emerge. [9] [10] [11]
Islamic memes can be found widely on social media such as Instagram, [2] YouTube, WhatsApp, and others. [3]
The majority of Muslims generally accept the use of Islamic memes as a means of introducing Islam to the world. [12] Some information experts from Indonesia regard Islamic memes as a means of preaching religion in a practical and easy way. [13]
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