LAHORE – Imran Khan has clarified his position over his ‘controversial’action at a Sufi shrine in Punjab, following a religio-political storm thathas gripped the social media since last night.
“Sufism speaks about removing the “mein” the ego in an individual, peoplesee these things superficially and declare fatwas without knowing thereligion, without even knowing the facts whether it was a kiss or sajda,”the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) told the host of a show onDunya TV.
“Sajda is only for Allah, I only kissed the floor of the mazar (shrine) outof my respect for the great individual that he was, for his services toIslam. This makes you more humble and removes your ego.
“Anyone who believes in the kalma, in the oneness of God, can never shareanyone with Allah,” he added.
The images and videos of Imran and his wife Bushra Maneka showing themallegedly ‘performing sajda’ at the point of entry to the tomb of BabaFarid Ganjshakar, in Pakpattan, were well noted by social media, withpolitical commentator, Gul Bukhari equating the move with a Sajda(prostration only done before Allah Almighty by the Muslims).
Completely upset by Imran’s action, some including his former wife RehamKhan even accused him of ‘Shirk.’
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