மெழுகுப்பொம்மைக்கு எதிராக இஸ்லாமிய பத்வா!

சல்மானுக்கு மேடம் டுஸ்ஸாட் காட்சியகத்தில் மெழுகுப்பொம்மை வைத்திருக்கிறார்கள். இது சல்மான் ருஷ்டி அல்ல சல்மான் கான். இந்திய திரைப்பட நடிகர்.

இவருக்கு மெழுகுப்பொம்மை வைத்தது இஸ்லாமிய இமாம்களின் கோபத்தை தூண்டியுள்ளது.

இஸ்லாமிய ஷாரியாவின் படி, உருவச்சிலைகள் வைக்கக்கூடாதாம். அதனால், இந்த மெழுகுப்பொம்மைக்கு எதிராக பத்வா கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

ஷாருக்க்கானுக்கும் மேடம் டுஸ்ஸாடில் மெழுகுப்பொம்மை உள்ளது. அது தெரிந்திருந்தால், அதற்கும் பத்வா கொடுத்திருப்பேன் என்று கூறியுள்ளார் இந்த பட்வா மன்னர்.

Fatwa against Salman for Tussauds statue
Dehradun, January 22, 2008
First Published: 15:13 IST(22/1/2008)
Last Updated: 17:36 IST(22/1/2008)

Controversies and Salman Khan are never far apart. The Bollywood superstar who is known for his antics on and off the screen has found himself in another problem less than a week after unveiling his wax statue at Madame Tussaud's in London.

A fatwa has been issued against the actor by Dehradun-based Mufti Darul Ifta Salim Ahmad Kasmi for going against provisions of Shariat, which terms installation of statue of a living person as haram or forbidden.

The ruling was given on a query by Dehradun resident Dr Sakhawat Khan, who asked for directions whether Islamic laws, which forbids idol worship, allows creation of a statue of Salman and installing it for public viewing.

"I came to know about the wax statue of the actor at Madame Tussauds after seeing newspaper reports. As Islam doesn't allow idol worship, I wanted to know if Salman had done the right thing by agreeing to the London firm's offer," said Khan.

On Sunday, five days after the actor unveiled his statue, Mufti Kasmi issued the fatwa citing the Shariat and Hadis and clarified that Islam forbids construction and demonstration of statues or paintings of living beings.

It is worth noting that apart from Salman, the popular museum also has wax figures of other Bollywood biggies like his former girlfriend Aishwarya Rai, fellow Muslim Shahrukh Khan and superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

"I had no idea that Shahrukh Khan's statue is also present at Madame Tussauds. If I had known it, I would have also included his name along with Salman's in my query to the Mufti," said Dr Khan.

In September last year, Bareilly-based Darul Ifta Manzar-e-Islam had issued fatwa against Salman for attending a Ganesh puja at the Lalbaugcha Raja Mandal in Mumbai where singer Sonu Nigam had performed aarti.

The fatwa had said that unless Salman reads the kalmas all over again, he would not be considered Muslim. The kalmas are the Islamic credo, constituting a declaration of belief that God is one and Mohammed is his prophet.