Islamists snub Pakistani skipper Babar Azam for hoping on Diwali

On Thursday (November 4), the captain of the Pakistan cricket staff, Babar Azam, was abused by Islamists for wishing individuals on the event of Diwali.
In a tweet, Babar Azam said, “To those celebrating, #Happy Diwali. Wish you enough light, peace and love.” The Pakistani skipper had shared an image of him with the background of burning firecrackers. He was nevertheless cautious to make it a generalised assertion and keep away from the point out of the phrase ‘Hindu.’ Despite this, he was slammed by Islamists in Pakistan for committing the sin of idolatry (Shirk).
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One Islamist wrote, “We are Muslims and our religion is Islam. Therefore, we cannot congratulate people, belonging to an inappropriate (Munasib) religion.”
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Another Islamist made it clear that it was not the responsibility of a practising Muslim to want disbelievers (Kafir) on their competition.
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Another Islamist named Junaid Ahmed parroted comparable strains and warned in opposition to wishing non-Muslims. To substantiate his claims in mild of Islam. he had additionally shared a video by Islamic cleric Mufti Tariq Masood.
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One Faraz Chisti cautioned that it was not permissible to endorse polytheistic beliefs. “Congratulating non-Muslims on religious festivals seems to support their point of view. Religious festivals of non-Muslims are based on polytheistic beliefs while as Muslims it is necessary for us to show detachment and detachment from polytheism,” he remarked.
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Another Islamist named Muhammad Irshad wished that Allah information Babar Azam in the precise course (Deen) and supply him with the braveness to turn into a real believer. “‘Don’t grow astray in this world,” he added.
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One Ali Khan Lodhi cautioned, “No bro, we are Muslim and we can’t celebrate Diwali.” It should be talked about that Babar Azam didn’t take part within the rituals of the Hindu festivals and merely tweeted a generalised greeting with out the specific point out of Hindus.
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Earlier, Bazid Khan, Pakistani commentator and former cricketer had rejoiced ‘Kufr’s defeat’ after India misplaced to Pakistan in its first ‘super 12’ sport of the T20 World Cup. Khan whereas interviewing the profitable captain Babar Azam, in a post-match presentation ceremony remarked, “Lekin kufr to toot gaya,” to which Babar Azam replied, “All because of Allah.” The utilization of the time period ‘kufr’ by an International Cricket Council (ICC) presenter at an official ceremony had led to an outrage.