Description of pilgrimage worship in metaverse from Diyanet

With the spread of crypto money, metaverse and NFT technologies, their religious significance is also a matter of debate. President of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş attended A Haber yesterday and made a statement on these issues.

Is pilgrimage done in the Metaverse?

Prof. Dr. Asked Ali Erbaş, “Is there a pilgrimage to the metaverse?” question was posed.

Ali Erbaş replied as follows:

“There are certain conditions and certain visits to be made during the pilgrimage. They need to be done. Metaverse only meets the needs of people visually, but it is not done as a worship. You must be in Arafat. You have to circumcise. It is necessary to fulfill all the conditions of the pilgrimage there. The Metaverse will enter our lives, but it cannot replace worship. No matter how much it develops, a worship is not a virtual worship. Prayer and pilgrimage cannot be done virtually.”

For the question about Metaverse, you can wrap it to 5 minutes 10 seconds.

Is crypto money permissible?

Also, stating that cryptocurrencies are not permissible as of now, Ali Erbaş used the following expressions:

It cannot be said that it is permissible at the moment, since the possibility of harming a human being has not disappeared yet. We cannot say it is permissible because it is unreliable and open to abuse. We gave this to one of our assistant experts as a thesis topic. One of our professors is preparing this as a thesis. But as of now, it cannot be said that it is permissible for cryptocurrencies. High Council of Religious Affairs is working on this issue”