The Christmas message by Mo Salah has generated numerous 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 have a good time Christmas. Nevertheless, some do partake within the festivities through the Christian vacation.
Salah was criticised by followers on social media final 12 months 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 have a good time, ” Salah wrote on his Twitter account.
“With the brutal conflict occurring within the Center East, particularly the dying and destruction in Gaza, this 12 months 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 have a good time Christmas, so that you and I, as Muslims, shouldn’t both. That is much more necessary given the affect you could have.”
One other fan recognized as 𝐕𝐀𝐑 @Ziyechman stated, “Mo Salah disenchanted a whole lot of people on the market.”
Majid Freeman @Majstar7 additionally joined different Muslims to sentence Salah for his Christmas submit: “Appears to be like like you could have rather more to say in your Xmas msg than you probably did in your Gaza video the place you appeared such as you had been being held hostage. Don’t neglect your roots, Egyptian ‘king’ @MoSalah.”
One other supporter Jahboi @jah_boy01 stated 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 one of these 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 day off work and so forth as a result of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) stated: “Whoever imitates a folks is certainly one of them.”