Mullahs victimise SRK with fatwa

Shah Rukh Khan seemed headed for trouble after he was sued for making statements that he has denied.

A Mumbai-based businessmen has, on the basis of an interview published in a magazine, filed a case claiming that SRK had said things derogatory to Islam's prophet. The magazine has since apologised and corroborated Shah Rukh's statement that it was at fault.

However, this has not stopped the fatwas from being pronounced. After a police case, Khan faces a series of fatwas from Maulvis in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, who have apostatised him and have threatened to have his marriage to Gauri annulled. "It is a publicity stunt from these clergymen," said one cleric, "Nobody can be condemned to punishment on the basis of hearsay."

"If this was someone else other than Shah Rukh, they would not bother," said Shams-ur-Rahman Usmani, a cleric from Deoband. "This is a good way for Mullahs to get themselves on TV channels," said Usmani, "What they are doing is un-Islamic and it is victimisation of a good man who is not only a good citizen but has always shown his respect to religion."
The magazine that is causing Khan trouble is has alleged that Shah Rukh Khan is Time n Style.

Over the weekend, Shah Rukh has left no stone unturned to clarify that the comment was a mistake on the part of the reporter or a "writing error". He said that he had named Prophet Mohammad the greatest, most impressive personalities in history. SRK said that as a Muslim, it is his most important agenda to stand up for the tenets of Islam. He thinks Prophet Mohammad is the most important positive figure in history and Islam. The magazine also published a corrigendum on Thursday accepting the error.