![]() ![]() This cute, yet completely fictional myth has done the rounds for many years. If it had been though, this would have been pretty useful, as individuals would have been able to quickly identify cats from the Maine Coon breed. It’s not true, the ‘M’ on forehead stand for only Maine Coon. The most distinctive and defining feature of a tabby cat is the “M” on their forehead. The colors include brown, grey (also called blue), silver, black, ginger, plus white or cream. The tabby coat pattern is common to many cat breeds, and there are different colors too. ![]() Tabby Cat Facts and the Mystery of the “M” The ‘M’ mark show the relationship between cat’s eyes and the moon. In fact, Egyptians took this occurrence to mean that there was a actual link between a cats luminous eyes and the moon. Mark Of The Moonĭo you know your cat’s eyes reflecting the daytime light and almost looking luminous during night time? If you have, you are not alone. Ra decrees that all tabby cats should have the letter M on their forehead to commemorate Mother’s kindness. The story tells of a cat named Mother who is visited by Bast, beloved cat of sun goddess Ra. The other story of how tabby cats came to have an M on their forehead comes from writer and animal welfare advocate Jim Willis, in his story ‘Beloved of Bast’. This ‘m’ represented her own initial, and is thought to have been her way of ensuring that humanity would forever remember that a tabby cat had been the savior of baby Jesus. As she stroked the cat, she moved the fur on its brow to make the shape of an ‘m’. Mary thanked the tabby cat for it’s help, by stroking its forehead. As a sign of her gratitude, Mary stroked the cat’s head, and her gentle touch left behind the initial M on the cat’s forehead. In Christian folklore, a tabby cat curled up alongside baby Jesus in the manger keeping him warm with the heat of his body. The cat was sleeping on Muhammad’s (ﷺ) robe, so rather than waking his cat, he cut off the sleeve of his robe, so he could go and pray! Mary It is thought that his love was so great, that on one occasion when he was called to prayer, he didn’t want to wake his cat ‘Muezza’. He is also thought to have given cats the skill of landing on their feet (rather than their backs) in thanks to his cat for it’s act of kindness (source).Ģ) The second story tell how Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) passionately loved cats. As a mark of respect for Muezza, Muhammad (ﷺ) drew an ‘M’ marking on his cat’s forehead, to show the world how much he loved cats. 1) The cat of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) his name was s’Muezza’ kill a poisonous snake that had slithered into the prophets sleeve unnoticed. ![]()
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