Renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil has clarified remarks, which he had made during the Prime Minister’s Telethon on April 23, and has apologized to those ‘inadvertently hurt’.
On a social media website Twitter, Tariq Jamil said: “My aim was to point out that we are all to blame for our current state”.
Recently I made some comments that I wish to clarify
My aim was to point out that WE are all to blame for our current state. It was meant to be a general remark not targeting any specific men, women, persons or gender, but as a reminder to get closer to what Allah teaches us.— Tariq Jamil (@TariqJamilOFCL) April 27, 2020
He further wrote, “It was meant to be a general remark not targeting any specific men, women, persons or gender, but as a reminder to get closer to what Allah teaches us.”
In a series of tweets apologizing and clearing his stance on the recent events and the criticism that followed. Posted at 03:53 am on 28th April, the tweets quickly caught the attention of the people who had been against him and his comments since his dua.
He insisted that he only meant to remind us of the spiritual and apologised to “anyone who may have been inadvertently hurt”.
In his speech, Maulana Tariq Jameel had stressed the need of spirituality, faith, and rationality in order to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Maulana Tariq Jameel also spoke about his dissatisfaction with morality in our country. He displayed his dismay over the clothing choices of women and their desire to dance.
