The Christmas message by Mo Salah has generated a lot of outbursts in social media as Muslim followers criticised the Egyptian striker for his actions.
Salah, a Muslim, posted a photograph of a Christmas tree and included a caption in which he talks about the battle involving Israel and Palestine earlier than wishing his followers a ‘Merry Christmas’.
Muslims don’t historically rejoice Christmas. Nevertheless, some do partake within the festivities in the course of the Christian vacation.
Salah was criticised by followers on social media final yr after taking an image of him, his spouse Magi, and daughters Makka and Kayan posing in matching pyjamas in entrance of a Christmas tree.
The Liverpool striker took to his X (previously Twitter) account to share a message alongside a Christmas tree the place he facilitated with households in Gaza.
“Christmas is a time when households get collectively and rejoice, ” Salah wrote on his Twitter account.
“With the brutal struggle occurring within the Center East, particularly the loss of life and destruction in Gaza, this yr we get to Christmas with very heavy hearts, and we share the ache of these households who’re grieving the lack of their family members.
“Please don’t forget them and don’t get used to their struggling. Merry Christmas.”
He has once more confronted criticism from Muslim followers for his conventional Christmas submit.
One Twitter fan Xavier Palfreman @xavierjp__ wrote that Salah is a Muslim and has no enterprise sending a Christmas message
“While it’s good that you’re talking about Gaza. We can’t flip a blind eye to the transgression of celebrating Christmas. The prophet didn’t rejoice Christmas, so that you and I, as Muslims, shouldn’t both. That is much more necessary given the affect you will have.”
One other fan recognized as 𝐕𝐀𝐑 @Ziyechman mentioned, “Mo Salah dissatisfied quite a lot of people on the market.”
Majid Freeman @Majstar7 additionally joined different Muslims to sentence Salah for his Christmas submit: “Appears like you will have rather more to say in your Xmas msg than you probably did to your Gaza video the place you seemed such as you had been being held hostage. Don’t overlook your roots, Egyptian ‘king’ @MoSalah.”
One other supporter Jahboi @jah_boy01 mentioned Salah’s Christmas message is a humiliation to the Muslim world.
“You’re a Muslim. Why are you doing this? You don’t want this as Islam doesn’t settle for this kind of factor…it’s haram.”
@ABroNextDoor wrote: “Equally, it’s forbidden for the Muslims to mimic the unbelievers by holding events on these events, or exchanging items, or distributing sweets or different meals, or taking break day work and so forth as a result of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned: “Whoever imitates a individuals is one in every of them.”
