Statement of Pakistan's Maulana Tariq Masood goes viral...?
Statement of Pakistan's Maulana Tariq Masood goes viral...?Pakistan's Maulana Mufti Tariq Masood recently made a statement about eating sweets on diwali and participating in non-Muslim festivals, which has become the 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 has ordered Muslims to maintain their religious identity and participating in non-Muslim festivals can affect 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 Muslims special festivals'Mufti Tariq Masood said that Muslims have got two special festivals - Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has instructed Muslims to stay away from festivals of other religions so that they can maintain their religious identity. He called it a double policy and said that on the one hand Muslims believe in the truth of their religion, on the other hand, it is not right to participate in non-Muslim religious matters.Protest in india on the statementThere is protest in india on this statement. Many social organizations and leaders have called it a statement promoting communalism. Critics say that participation in festivals of many religions promotes goodwill and brotherhood. In a diverse country like india, this statement is against the social fabric, where people promote brotherhood by participating in each other's festivals. People are angry about this statement of Mufti Masood. They believe that such statements increase the distance between people and promote communalism.