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Prophet comment controversy: SRK says 'writing error'

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Posted: Jun 19, 2009 at 1017 hrs IST
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Bhopal The Bandra police has filed a case against Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for allegedly making comments about Prophet Mohammad but the actor said it is a writing error and not a thought or view that he believes in.

"We have registered an FIR against Shah Rukh Khan after we received an application from an advocate who alleged that the actor made some statements hurting the sentiments of Muslims," said senior police inspector of Bandra police station, Prakash George.

The complaint was registered against Shah Rukh and the publisher of the magazine in which the purported remarks were published.

Complainant Khalid Babu Querishi alleged that in the July issue of the ‘Time and Style’ magazine, Shah Rukh had used objectionable language against the Prophet which is unacceptable," George said.

The case was registered under section 295-a (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious sentiments) and 34 (acts done by several persons with common interest) of IPC.

In a message, the actor who is currently abroad shooting for Karan Johar's "My Name is Khan", said that there is no more important figure in history than Prophet Mohammad. "Being a Muslim and standing up for the tenets of Islam is my most important agenda," he said.

The actor's response came a day after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against him.

Referring to protests on the issue, Shah Rukh said, "If they have seen my interviews about Islam and the Prophet, they should know that it is a writing error and not a thought or view I believe in."

He said, "for all practical purposes... Prophet Mohammad is the most important positive figure in Islam". Khan's statement will be recorded on his return from the US.

SRK effigy beaten with shoes

A large number of protesters put a garland of shoes round an effigy of film star, Shah Rukh Khan here to protest against his alleged "derogatory" remarks against Prophet Mohammed.

The protestors, gathered at Jehangirabad square after Friday prayers, beat up Shah Rukh's effigy with footwear to vent their anger with film star.

Later, they dispersed peacefully at the end of the protest which lasted about 30 minutes.

Shah Rukh in an interview to a magazine compared Prophet Mohammed with Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.

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SRK comment by Farhana Rana on 23 Jun 2009

Salam...As SRK said dat itz a printing error

There is no compulsion in religion, but no one should insult by suralisheikh on 23 Jun 2009

Many readers commenting here totally misunderstand the issue. It is not a question of tolerance or freedom of speech. Take a hard core, real fundamentalist Marxist Communist( Jyoti Basu, Anil Biswan and Buddhadeb have not fully reached that distinction, more than these leaders) and if he says the free market economy without any Govt. intervention is the best, what would you think of him. He is a lunatic, he is a traitor, has renounced the association of Communism. Same thing. Islam is an Association and it has its God given constitution called the Qur’an. It is up to Shahrukh or any Muslim to declare the formula and accept the principles at least in theory or leave the Association and declare that he is a free thinker, or an atheist or Communist or a Hindu (if Hinduism allows what some of the readers say) or whatever. We do not want Shahrukh and his ilk to keep the cake and eat it too.The choice is his. The Qur’an says “There is no compulsion in religion”

skr statement by khushiali on 22 Jun 2009

shame on yourself shahrukh khan just a bloody acter you r

SRK IS NOT MUSLIM by ALI on 22 Jun 2009

U R NOT KAHN U R NOT MUSLIM U R NOTHING

MUHAMMAD(PBUH) by naeem on 22 Jun 2009

SRK HAVE NO RIGHTS TO SAY WRONG ABOUT MUHAMMAD(PBUH) MAIN SRK KO LIKE KARTA THA AS ACTOR BUT NOW I HATE 2 MUCH WITH SHARUKH IF U SAID WRONG ABOUT OUR PROPHET IN THIS CAUSE U R NOT MUSLIM U SHOULD SAY SORRY 2 OUR PROPHET AND 2 OUR ALLAHA THEN MAY B ALLAHA AND MUHAMMAD (PBUH) MAY FORGIVE U AND RRK U SHOULD DOBARA ISLAAM JOIN KARO

SRK STATEMENT by Mohammed on 22 Jun 2009

Sharukh have no rights to talk about Islam or the prophet because He doesn’t follow the Islam and the Prophet He is Just an Actor. If he told this words of comparison about Prophet means he has to pay for it in this world and after the death as well but if he didn’t say any thing bad but someone make the rumors means they have to keep in there mind one thing our prophet Mohammed Mustafa (Sallallahu Alaihi wasallam) is after Allah JallaJalalahu and know one in this world on universe to compare with him. And some want to say some unreligious people says something about the Islam or the Prophet means they are splitting on the sky and the result they know.

prophet muhammad(p.b.u.h) by usman on 22 Jun 2009

if he has said that then he is absolutely wrong and should not have done this

Consensus of Muslims by Abdullah on 22 Jun 2009

If he has made such comment deliberately or undeliberately then according to consensus he has disbelieved

Shahrukh Can not have the cake and eat it too by suralisheikh on 22 Jun 2009

Many readers commenting here totally misunderstand the issue. It is not a question of tolerance or freedom of speech. Take a hard core, real fundamentalist Marxist Communist( Jyoti Basu, Anil Biswan and Buddhadeb have not fully reached that distinction, more than these leaders) and if he says the free market economy without any Govt. intervention is the best, what would you think of him. He is a lunatic, he is a traitor, has renounced the association of Communism. Same thing. Islam is an Association and it has its God given constitution called the Qur’an. It is up to Shahrukhan or any Muslim to declare the formula and accept the principles at least in theory or leave the Association and declare that he is a free thinker, or an atheist or Communist or a Hindu (if Hinduism allows what some of the readers say) or whatever. We do not want Shahrukhan and his ilk to keep the cake and eat it too.The choice is his. The Qur’an says “There is no compulsion in religion”

Apologise Tone !! by Hidayat Khan on 22 Jun 2009

If Shahrukh himself admitting that he has not said anything and his recent statement about Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H) that “there is no more important figure in history than Prophet Mohammad, Being a Muslim and standing up for the tenets of Islam is my most important agenda" should stop all controversies. I think Indian muslims are now mature enough to judge what shall hurt religious sentiments.

Regious Comment Controversy of Shah Rukh Khan by Rameshwar Singh on 22 Jun 2009

Indian law against 'the hate speech' goes too far and severely restricts the freedom of speech. People who may make truthful statement on a religion they will be charged. For example, if two quotations are offered from Quran, which show contradiction is punishable under the Indian law. This is against the spirit of democracy. It should be amemded.

y so serious!!? by tayana on 22 Jun 2009

The dude is an ACTOR...stop taking him so seriously! SRK has always said that he is no scholar on religion. His practices might not be in line with straight-laced hindus or muslims, but what is it to you what he practices? That's up to him and God alone. In any case, he is always advocating for respect for all beliefs, regardless of what your faith may be. I think that's a great thing, and a great message to take home whoever you are.

CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST,CARDIFF,UK by SAVITRI NIRAJANUJ on 21 Jun 2009

I READ COMMENTS BY NAYAN.HE IS SATYAVAN.TODAY IS FATHER'S DAY AND TRUE FATHER IN ANY RELIGION IS GOD-EXTENSION OF BRAHMA AT DIFFERENT TIME/NAME/PLACE(ALL IN ASIA-4 IN INDIA WITHOUT SWORD).OUR OWN BEATTLES-GEORGE HARRISON AND GANG-IN UK CAME TO INDIA AND UNDERSTOOD THE DEPTH,COMPEXITY WITH UTTER SIMPLICITY OF HINDUISM AND WROTE THIS SONG.......'WE WANT TO SEE YOU,IT TAKES SO LONG TIME.HARE RAAMAAA,HARE KRISHNA.......GURU BRAHMA,GURU VISHNU,GURU DEVO MAHESHVARA.I WILL LISTEN TO BEATTLES CD 'GURU BRAHMA' ON FATHER'S(ALL GODS) DAY WITH MY TWO SONS NIRAJ/ANUJ BORN ON GOKUL ASHTAMI/RAM NAVMI.TRUST ME THAT BATTLES DID NOT WRITE AND SANG THIS SONG UNDER THREAT OF SWORD.ALL GODS ARE GREAT.TO ERR IS DIVINE AND TO FORGIVE IS HUMAN.GOD CREATED (IN ERROR) FOLLOWERS OF GOD WHO ARE NOT AS PERFECT AS GOD AND THATS WHY WE HAVE RXTREMISTS IN ALL RELIGIONS-REPEAT-ALL RELIGIONS.ANY WHERE EXTREMISTS ARE IN LARGE NUMBERS INSTEAD OF EXCEPTION ARE DANGEROUS NEANDERTHALS/DODOS

CONSULTANT AMEURASIA/INDIA by NAYAN M.DESAI on 21 Jun 2009

NEANDARTHAL MET THE FATE OF DODO OF MADAGASCAR.THAT WAS THE FIRST SAMPLE-HUMAN LIKE-DECENDED FROM OUR PRIMATE FOREFATHERS.HOMO ERECTUS CAME UPON THE SCENE(EVE/ADAM?)LATER ON WHO HAD MORE INTELLIGENCE TO SURVIVE THAN NEANDERTHALS.THEN THEY SPREAD OUT IN WORLD FROM HIGHLANDS OF ETHIOPIA AND GREAT RIFT VALLEY OF KENYA AND BECAME WHITE,BLACK,BROWN,YELLOW RACE.MOST INTELLIGENT TRIBE SETTLED IN HINDUS(INDUS) RIVER VALLEY/PUNJAB-5 RIVERS- AND GANGETIC PLAIN. A CLASSICAL HINDU VEDIC CIVILISATION TOOK ROOTS WHICH IS 75% OF INDIA'S POPULATION.HINDUISM,BUDHDHISM,JAINISM,SIKHISM NEVER SPREAD ON SWORDS.MANTRA-SHLOK APTLY DESCRIBES FIRST MOST IMPORTANT GOD OF CIVILISED HUMANS WHEN WORLD WAS BACKWARD.'GURU BRAHMA,GURU VISHNU,GURU DEVO MAHESHVARA,..'EVERY ONE KNOWS..YADA YADA HI DHARMASYA...ABHYUHANAM DHAMASYA TADA ATMANAM SRUJAMYAM. MOST IMPORTANT GOD BRAHMA CAME BACK AS GOD OF ALL RELIGIONS .ALL GODS TRUE, BUT FOLLOWERS WITH SWORDS ARE NEANDERTHALS.GODISNOWHERE..BREAK UP WITH NOW/NO.

NO MIND by SMAMG on 21 Jun 2009

JUST YOU KEEP MUSLIM NAME DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE MUSLIM AND SHAHRUKH KAHN IS NOT MUSLIM. LIKE MANY HINDU WOMEN WEAR BURKHA AND DO BAD THINGS TO SPOIL THE NAME.. YES MR ROHIT IS RIGHT WE SHOULD WHIPPED , LASHED

shahrukh's rude language by jaffer on 21 Jun 2009

shshrukh is noy worthy of speeking about the religion that he doesn't profess in practice.He is much far from the teachings of islam or any other religion.He is just a hypocrite and worships the fame and vanity.

Prophet comment controversy: SRK says 'writing error' by John Slanders on 21 Jun 2009

He has got to have his head read.Jesus Christ is way beyond his thinking. Just compare his thinking to Mathma Gandhi and he will feel foolish, humiliated and destroyed. Not only that, even the Hindu Gods, the Buddhist Gods and the Shinto Gods and ANY God, will look at him as a fool. He IS one.

SRK-ISALM-PROPHET............... by shekhar on 21 Jun 2009

Guys why whenever there is a relegious issue, all chat sites, and article comments sites, get filled with filthy relegious banter and cross talks. Though I admit, there are good discussions and points which comes accross, but always there is the usual spikes against relegions. For me I am still steadfast in believing SRK did not say anything against the prophet. Yes he probably had his mind thinking faster than his words were coming out, and in trying to keep up he mentioned the prophet's name in the same breath. However that does not make him anti muslim, perharps a bit careless, which should be treated differently. As for the rest of us, stick to the point, talk abt the matter, and dont go over or under board,and put relegion in the firing line. One love, One India, relegious unity, and Truth prosperity

What about Sonia? by Arvind on 21 Jun 2009

Congress Government submitted an affidavit in Supreme Court questioning the exitence of Ram. Our hindu population overwhelmingly voted for them. Looks like hindus do not have respect for their prophets.

Nuisance! by am on 21 Jun 2009

What is this nuisance going on? If he believes in something, it is his right to believe. If other (protesters) believe in something else, it is their right to believe in whatever. Why is hurting sentiments come over here? Why such a nuisance?

Prophet comment controversy by N.V.SANKARAN on 21 Jun 2009

This is not surprising in India. India is the first country in the world to ban Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses" and has found nothing wrong in M.F.Hussain's vulgar nude paintings of Hindu goddesses and Bharat Mata. When Hindus objected to Hussain's controversial paintings, even the courts pronounced that it was his artistic freedom of expression.

Reply to NRI Engineer by V.Ramachandra Reddy on 21 Jun 2009

Mr. NRI Engineers comments reflect his uncivilized nature. He accuses Hindu pilgrims as prostitutes. Well done Mr.Engineer, that is why you covered your women in burqahs so that they look like ghosts. You raised the issue of Sati. Hindu women started practicing Sati to protect themselves from Islamic rapist invaders in the middle ages. Have u read about any Sati incidents after Roop Kanwar's case? You even wrote about equality by raising the issue of Shankaracharya. Yes in your religion there is so much of equality. Look at pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq- all are equal, but see how they are satisfying their blood lust by exterminating each other. Let me quote from Koran.Koran 9:29: "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."

ALL RELIGIONS TEACH TOLERATION AND GOOD BEHAVIOUR. by B S GANESH on 21 Jun 2009

ALL RELIGIONS ARE INANIMATE OBJECTS TEACHING TOLERATION, GOOD BEHAVIOUR, DISCIPLINE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE. BUT ONLY THOSE WHO PROFESS THEY ARE THE PROTECTORS OF RELIGION HAVE TO GET REFORMED TO ACCEPT THE PREACHINGS OF THE RELIGION. DESTRUCTION OF LIVES AND PROPERTY IN TBE NAME OF PROTECTING RELIGION IS BAD AND SUCH PEOPLE REQUIRE GOOD SERMONS.B S GANESH

Reply to Younus Bashoeb. Know about your religion. by V.Ramachandra Reddy on 21 Jun 2009

Koran 9:29: "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued." "The women of these disobedient infidels would be enslaved and raped according to [an Islamic ritual] Mut’a," "Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war...When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these, you also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and desist from fighting against them....If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them."(Sahih Muslim 4294)

Reply to Younus Bashoeb :Know about your religion first! by V.Ramachandra Reddy on 21 Jun 2009

Younus accused me of lacking the knowledge of History. Leave about India where Hindus had the advantage of overwhelming numbers and even Akbar befriended Hindus to rule the country as he realized the imp. of their support. But Aurangazed imposed Jizya and tore down scores of Temples. What happend to 10%of Hindus in Pakistan after partition? Religious cleasing! What is happening to Sikhs in Pak and Afghan border? Leave or pay Jizya otherwise get ready to die -exactly how it was stated in Hadith. Younus also accused me of misquoting. Let me do some more quoting for his benifit.Volume 1, Book 2, Number 24:Allah's Apostle said: "I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle, and offer the prayers perfectly and give the obligatory charity, so if they perform at that, then they save their lives and property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning....

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