Fatwa against Salman for attending puja
21 Sep 2007, TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES
NEW DELHI: A Muslim organisation has issued a fatwa against Salman Khan for attending a Ganesh puja.
On Tuesday night, the actor was present at the aarti performed by singer Sonu Nigam at the Lalbaugcha Raja mandal, Mumbai's most iconic sarvajanik Ganesh mandal.
His visit was widely publicised on television.
Stating that Islam prohibits idol worship, the Bareilly-based Daarul-Ifta-Manjar-e-Islam has said that unless Salman reads the kalmas all over again, he will not be considered Muslim.
The kalmas are the Islamic credo, constituting a declaration of belief that God is one and Mohammed is his prophet.
Salman, who is out on bail in the Chinkara poaching case, also celebrated Ganesh mahostav with his family in Bandra.
The Khan family brought home a Ganesh idol for one-and-a-half days. Matching steps with step-mom Helen, and with his nephew hoisted over his shoulders, the actor was among the group who danced in the procession en route to immersing the idol.
Salam's father Salim Khan reacted strongly to the news of the fatwa: "If these are Muslims then I don't want to be called a Muslim. I want to know how these people are qualified to issue a fatwa against my son. I don't think people who have issued a fatwa against Salman have anything to do with Islam; they don't even know their religion well. Don't they know that the Koran says ' sab ka khuda ek '?
"My family is a cosmopolitan family with members from practically every religion living under one roof. What has my son done? He has gone for an aarti which is not wrong at all. Such issues don't even come up for discussion in our house. All I can say is that a fanatic Hindu and a fanatic Muslim only thrive and live on hatred and it is their hatred towards us that they express through such fatwas.''
Zeenat Shaukat Ali, who teaches Islamic studies at St Xavier's College in Mumbai, dismissed the controversy as
a "non-issue''. "What Salman did was his personal choice,'' she said.
"The Koran clearly says two things: you to your religion and me to mine; and secondly, there is no compulsion in religion. Therefore, the fatwa is the Bareilly maulvi's personal opinion and Muslims are not bound to follow it.'
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Salman & Sonu attend Ganpati pooja
20 Sep 2007, 0000 hrs IST
Tuesday evening’s aarti at the huge and popular Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati Mandal had starry participation. Bollywood macho man Salman Khan and singer Sonu Niigaam, both guests of The Times of India Moorti Sanman, showed up for the aarti and paid obeisance to the Ganpati idol that legend has it is blessed with miraculous powers.
The first miracle was that Salman reached Lalbaug at 8.25 pm for the aarti that was to start at 9. Bollywood stars are notorious for running behind time, but here he was nice and early. Braving heavy showers of rain, chaotic traffic, and a surge of over six lakh devotees (every single one of them a fan), Salman stood patiently in a corner waiting for the prayers to start.
His arrival, however, hastened the pace. The mandal authorities, fearing a stampede by the restless crowd, started the aarti soon.
After the aarti Salman had left. Then a brightly-attired Sonu Niigaam, who had arrived by then, enthusiastically and fervently participated in it, clapping his hands in time to the music with head bowed and eyes closed in reverence. Sonu did the honours, singing in Marathi, to the pride of the sea of delighted devotees.
Salman is a Ganpati bhakt, his love for Mumbai’s favourite God coming from his mother Salma’s (a Maharashtrian Hindu) devotion to Lord Ganesh. “We practice all religions at home.
We have a place of worship for every God. My parents have inculcated the values of all faiths in us,” Salman told BT, adding, “Religion is a personal thing. I love all Gods, but I practice what I want within the four walls of my home.”
And it is true, if there is an iftaar being held at sundown at the Khan residence in Bandra west to break Ramzan’s roza, then there are also prayers being offered to Lord Ganesh. “God is one,” said Salman, “We call him by various names.”
Salman & Sonu attend Ganpati pooja
20 Sep 2007, 0000 hrs IST
Tuesday evening’s aarti at the huge and popular Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati Mandal had starry participation. Bollywood macho man Salman Khan and singer Sonu Niigaam, both guests of The Times of India Moorti Sanman, showed up for the aarti and paid obeisance to the Ganpati idol that legend has it is blessed with miraculous powers.
The first miracle was that Salman reached Lalbaug at 8.25 pm for the aarti that was to start at 9. Bollywood stars are notorious for running behind time, but here he was nice and early. Braving heavy showers of rain, chaotic traffic, and a surge of over six lakh devotees (every single one of them a fan), Salman stood patiently in a corner waiting for the prayers to start.
His arrival, however, hastened the pace. The mandal authorities, fearing a stampede by the restless crowd, started the aarti soon.
After the aarti Salman had left. Then a brightly-attired Sonu Niigaam, who had arrived by then, enthusiastically and fervently participated in it, clapping his hands in time to the music with head bowed and eyes closed in reverence. Sonu did the honours, singing in Marathi, to the pride of the sea of delighted devotees.
Salman is a Ganpati bhakt, his love for Mumbai’s favourite God coming from his mother Salma’s (a Maharashtrian Hindu) devotion to Lord Ganesh. “We practice all religions at home.
We have a place of worship for every God. My parents have inculcated the values of all faiths in us,” Salman told BT, adding, “Religion is a personal thing. I love all Gods, but I practice what I want within the four walls of my home.”
And it is true, if there is an iftaar being held at sundown at the Khan residence in Bandra west to break Ramzan’s roza, then there are also prayers being offered to Lord Ganesh. “God is one,” said Salman, “We call him by various names.”