Pakistan: Woman offered as ‘Hoor’ at Eid Milad-un-Nabi procession

A ‘hoor’ was placed on show on the event of Milad ul Nabi, the celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad in Multan in Pakistan. The video of a lady presenting as a ‘Hoor’ within the procession of twelfth Rabi ul Awal went viral on social media.

According to Islamic perception, the ‘hoors’ are virgin girls in heaven who will accompany trustworthy Muslims there after their dying. Quoting the Quran, it’s believed that religious Muslims are given 72 hoors or houris in Jannat.
The Pakistani tableau exhibiting ‘hoor’ on show invoked criticism and mock on the social media platform.
Deen ok sath esa mazak kon se loug kr rhe han kya ho gya ha Pakistanio..kya moun dekao gae Allaha kohttps://t.co/jDDbMpAToF#لبیک_ناموس_رسالت_مارچ— Dr MUSA kashmiri (@LifafaSafi) October 22, 2021
A movement of adjournment has been filed within the Punjab Assembly in opposition to the maiden, by presenting herself as a ‘Hoor’ within the procession of twelfth Rabi ul Awal, Multan. The adjournment movement was filed by PTI member Punjab Assembly Simabia Tahir.#PTIGovernment pic.twitter.com/HOuCwN5mnt— Kehkashan Bukhari (@kehkashan_) October 22, 2021

Bringing lady as a hoor in Milad jaloos in Multan is a shameful act .Authorities ought to take strict motion in opposition to accountable peoples.— Ch Qadeer Harya (@its__Chaudhary) October 22, 2021
Reportedly, PTI member in Punjab Assembly Simabia Tahir has filed an adjournment movement within the Punjab Assembly in opposition to the lady for showcasing herself as a ‘hoor’ in the course of the procession of twelfth Rabi ul Awal.
The ‘hoor’ on show within the procession additionally triggered an outrage from one Salafi cleric who referred to as upon the Muslim Ulema to take motion in opposition to the video circulating on the social media,

He mentioned, ‘Where are those people and the Ulema who issue Fatwa on simple things ? Here a girl is being paraded as a ‘hoor’ in Multan on the procession of twelfth Rabi ul Awal.’ The Moulana objected to the very fact the lady posing as a ‘hoor’ was and not using a Hijab in public. He mentioned, ‘During this auspicious occasion women are dancing, people are doing Bhangras, and the girl sits there without Hijab.’ The Mullah additionally claimed that shameful movies like these have been viral on social media and requested the Ulema if these weren’t ‘Haram’.
The cleric additionally slammed the Muslim clerics and authorities for his or her silence over the matter and mentioned, ‘In the name of religion, you have taken out the funeral of religion.’