Social media users have been left shocked and appalled after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson and former prime minister Imran Khan made some comments insinuating that dissenting PTI lawmakers had committed 'shirk' (polytheism).
He made these remarks during an address on Wednesday night, which was part of the ‘thanksgiving day’ being celebrated by the PTI in regards to the Supreme Court verdict on Tuesday that declared PTI-ally and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Parvez Elahi the chief minister of Punjab.
During the address, the party chief said, "When you sell your conscience because of greed over money, just like our people got bought off recently like sheep, that is also shirk."
Social media users have been left perplexed at this stretched interpretation of Islam, as 'shirk' typically refers to associating others with Allah, and are questioning how going against the wishes of Imran Khan is considered shirk.
https://twitter.com/Shehzad89/status/1552381790295408640
https://twitter.com/mahnurrrrrrrr/status/1552536296807362560
https://twitter.com/Beentherella/status/1552392251053117441
Others questioned if he was trying to start his own religion perhaps.
https://twitter.com/AsadSultan18/status/1552446496368652288
https://twitter.com/bloachi_99pk/status/1552551464932884481
https://twitter.com/HashUrTag/status/1552430891754037248
https://twitter.com/mubash_x3/status/1552518459321352192
Some people reiterated that using religion to obtain political goals is a terribly dangerous and irresponsible move.
https://twitter.com/HuzaifahSehgal/status/1552659423365017600
https://twitter.com/HinaandKiriyama/status/1552698967032532995
Other still just trolled along.
https://twitter.com/NidaKirmani/status/1552545843831574530
https://twitter.com/AnayaNKhan/status/1552396238166925316
https://twitter.com/HamzaAzhrSalam/status/1552397713685323776
https://twitter.com/ayat_rizvii/status/1552649809911156737
He made these remarks during an address on Wednesday night, which was part of the ‘thanksgiving day’ being celebrated by the PTI in regards to the Supreme Court verdict on Tuesday that declared PTI-ally and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Parvez Elahi the chief minister of Punjab.
During the address, the party chief said, "When you sell your conscience because of greed over money, just like our people got bought off recently like sheep, that is also shirk."
Social media users have been left perplexed at this stretched interpretation of Islam, as 'shirk' typically refers to associating others with Allah, and are questioning how going against the wishes of Imran Khan is considered shirk.
https://twitter.com/Shehzad89/status/1552381790295408640
https://twitter.com/mahnurrrrrrrr/status/1552536296807362560
https://twitter.com/Beentherella/status/1552392251053117441
Others questioned if he was trying to start his own religion perhaps.
https://twitter.com/AsadSultan18/status/1552446496368652288
https://twitter.com/bloachi_99pk/status/1552551464932884481
https://twitter.com/HashUrTag/status/1552430891754037248
https://twitter.com/mubash_x3/status/1552518459321352192
Some people reiterated that using religion to obtain political goals is a terribly dangerous and irresponsible move.
https://twitter.com/HuzaifahSehgal/status/1552659423365017600
https://twitter.com/HinaandKiriyama/status/1552698967032532995
Other still just trolled along.
https://twitter.com/NidaKirmani/status/1552545843831574530
https://twitter.com/AnayaNKhan/status/1552396238166925316
https://twitter.com/HamzaAzhrSalam/status/1552397713685323776
https://twitter.com/ayat_rizvii/status/1552649809911156737