'Our Religion Does Not Permit,' Singer Farmani Naaz Criticised For Singing Lord Shiva Bhajan

Former Indian Idol contestant?Farmani Naaz is facing criticism for singing a Hindi devotional song. Naaz who took up singing to support her ailing son sang a bhajan on Lord Shiva titled Har Har Shambhu. The?Muzaffarnagar singer's song became so popular that it was extensively played during Kawar Yatra. However, Muslim clerics in?Deoband are not happy with this.?

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While no Fatwa has been issued against her, many of them have criticised Farmaani Naaz for singing "bhajan for other religions."

Maulana Ishaq Gora, as quoted by the Times Of India, said, "We are living in a democracy and everyone has the right to do his work. Farmani Naaz is a singer who can sing who is stopping her, there is no Fatwa issued against her. But I would like to say that our religion does not permit bhajans for other religions. This is against Shariat as well as tenets of Islam".

Another Deoband-based?Mufti Asad Qasmi, said, "According to Islam, every kind of song is not allowed. If any Muslim does so, it's a big sin. Muslims should stay away from singing such songs. Despite being a Muslim, Farmani Naaz is singing bhajans. She should stay away from this and ask forgiveness from God."

Hitting back at the criticism, Farmani Naaz told Times Now, "Even Mohammed Rafi sang many devotional songs. We also see Master Saleem singing such songs, which are highly popular among people".

Furthermore, she said that she is an artiste, and an artiste has no religion. "An artist has no religion. I sing devotional songs as well as qawwali...?An artist does not perform by seeing Hindu-Muslim. When we sing, we do not think if it is a Hindu song or not. We sing because it is our profession," she told the channel.

Naaz had gotten married in 2017 to Imran Ahmad from Meerut. The man turned out to be unfaithful to her. Her newborn son had throat related problems after which her in-laws demanded her to get some additional money home. That's when Farmani Naaz started singing, a childhood dream that remained suppressed because her parents didn't allow her to sing. In no time, she had 3.84 million followers and subscribers on social media.

Her mother now supports her and says she sings all kinds of songs to support her son.?

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