Pakistani Maulana Viral Video: Pakistan's Maulana Mufti Tariq Masood recently gave a statement regarding eating sweets on Diwali and participating in non-Muslim festivals, which has become a cause of controversy. He said that participating in non-Muslim festivals is not appropriate in Islam. Pakistani Maulana has said that eating sweets on Diwali is prohibited in Islam.
According to Mufti Masood, the Quran orders good behavior with non-Muslims, but involvement in religious matters is prohibited. He reiterated that Islam enjoins Muslims to maintain their religious identity and attending non-Muslim festivals may impact their identity. He said that it is permissible to have good relations with non-Muslims, but it is not appropriate to participate in religious rituals.
'Allah has given special festivals to Muslims'
Mufti Tariq Masood said that Muslims have got two special festivals – Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha. Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has instructed Muslims to stay away from festivals of other religions, so that they can maintain their religious identity. Describing it as a dual policy, he said that on the one hand, Muslims believe in the truth of their religion, while on the other hand, it is not right to participate in non-Muslim religious matters.
Protest in India on the statement
This statement is being protested in India. Many social organizations and leaders have described this as a statement promoting communalism. Critics say that participation in festivals of many religions promotes goodwill and brotherhood.
This statement is against the social fabric in a diverse country like India, where people promote brotherhood by participating in each other's festivals. There is anger among the people regarding this statement of Mufti Masood. He believes that such statements increase distance between people and promote communalism.
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