SRINAGAR, May 31:Former
actress Zaira Wasim, who quit the Bollywood last year, has received
support from renowned Islamic scholar Dr Zakir Naik who said she should
not be “bothered about attacks on her by right-wing media”.
Zaira
recently quoted a verse from the holy Quran about Allah’s punishment on
people. Many media organizations and people claimed that she justifies
the locust attacks in various Indian states, which led her to deactivate
both her Twitter and Instagram accounts.
But on Saturday, she resumed her accounts.
Reacting
to this Dr Zakir Naik said Zaira had posted a Quranic verse on social
media. “She did not mention any thing about India. But the right-wing
media supporting BJP-RSS government took some information and tried to
malign her saying she is talking about India. They went to allege that
she said Allah has sent punishment to India by sending locust. Locust
attack is there in Africa, Pakistan and India,” he said in his video
message as per news agency Kashmir Indepth News Service (KINS).
He
claimed that media did same with him in 2016 when a terrorist attack
took place in Dhaka. “One of the attackers had said he was Zakir Naik
fan. What does that mean I have millions of followers,” he said.
He
said Zaira Wasim post is relevant today. “Calamities take place and
falling on both good and bad people. For bad people it is a punishment
while for good people it is a test for them. She should continue to
study Quran and not bothered about people who are problem to society and
create Fitna. Successful people and those who speak the truth are bound
to have enemies. Even Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon Him) had highest
number of enemies. We should not be disheartened when enemies are
attacking us.”
He also congratulated
and supported Zaira for leaving Bollywood. “Most part of Bollywood is
not appropriate for a practicing Muslim. It takes a lot of courage for a
person who is famous in the Bollywood to quit this industry. Allah will
give her multiple rewards for leaving the Bollywood,” he added.(KINS)
