Pokemon means "I'm Jewish". Thus the broadcast circulating on WhatsApp and social media, along with the excitement of the Pokemon Go game. According to the broadcast, pokemon comes from the Syriac or Syriac language which means "I am Jewish". While Pikachu is said to mean "be a Jew". Actually, the polemic about the meaning of Pokemon has emerged since 2001, when Saudi Arabian clerics banned Pokemon because it was considered to be campaigning for the theory of evolution and considered Jewish propaganda to keep Muslim children away from their religion. Soon after, Pokemon comics and toys were taken to store shelves and orders were cancelled. Pokemon haram fatwas were also issued by scholars in Qatar, Dubai, Jordan and Egypt. Mohammed Abu Laila, a professor at Egypt's Al Azhar University, found no evidence that Pokemon originated in Syriac and means "I'm Jewish". Nor is there any valid evidence that pikachu means "be a Jew." However, he agrees that Pokemon games spread atheist ideas and distance themselves from God.
"From a parent's point of view, this game drives children away from God, and spreads atheist ideas," he was quoted as saying by the Los Angeles Times on April 24, 2001.