Renowned scholar Tariq Jamil apologises to all ‘inadvertently’ hurt

LAHORE: Renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil has clarified remarks, which he had made during the Prime Minister’s Telethon on April 23, and has apologised 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”.

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.”

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

The cleric had come under scrutiny for his remarks on women and the media during the broadcast. On Friday he had apologised to the latter.

For which I sincerely apologize to anyone who may been inadvertently hurt.
I pray that Allah accept our good deeds and forgive our shortcomings.#tariqjamil

— Tariq Jamil (@TariqJamilOFCL) April 27, 2020

Meanwhile, Human rights minister Shireen Mazari on Tuesday thanked Maulana Tariq Jamil after he said he sincerely apologises for remarks which might have inadvertently hurt people.

Mazari noted with appreciation the clarification presented by Jamil. “You have many followers and this will send a clear message to any who seek to misinterpret your words to target women,” she said.

Thank you for the clarification. Really appreciate it. You have many followers & this will send a clear message to any who seek to misinterpret your words to target women. In the same spirit, even though my tweet on the issue of women being targeted did not mention you, https://t.co/M8FBjrbMo5

— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) April 28, 2020

On April 23, Tariq Jameel was invited to the Ehsaas Telethon to initiate a collective prayer for the general public and also to guide people on how to take protective steps amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

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.

He went on to blame the pandemic on women and young people being indecent, prevalence of dishonesty and betrayals in society, and earning through fraudulent means.

Addressing all the anchors sitting alongside the prime minister, he said: “We lie so much, we are a lying nation.”