Actually that was the prophet Mohammed. He respected cats so much because a cat once saved his life. A poisonous snake was sneaking up behind him while he was praying and a cat killed it. That‘s why cats are allowed in mosques and why islamic countries like turkey take good care of street cats, lots of people go out everyday and feed them.
There is a nice movie „Kedi“ about how people live together with street cats in Istanbul. This is a little excerpt:
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IwrBfcv0EhE
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lKq7UqplcL8
Thanks for sharing, I will definitely have a look!
I was researching Turkish Angoras because the father of one of our kitties looks like he is of this beautiful breed. The kitty is white and odd-eyed (and quite an adorable character) and I read that Mohammed's cat was Angora and odd-eyed too. I never saw a cat with such eyes here in Europe before, but in Islamic countries they seem to appreciate the trait.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAK4TmuFpME