In A Viral Post, Pakistani Actress Slams Hypocrites Who Pretend To Be 'Holy' During Ramzan

The holy month of Ramzan, is when believers of Islam fast for a period of 30 days and detach from worldly pleasures to focus on one¡¯s prayers and it all ends with the festival of Eid.

But it's also the time when religious hypocrisy is at it's peak. Pakistani actress and TV Host, Ushna Shah, spells it out in the most apt way possible.

Facebook/Ushna Shah

She hits out at the hypocrisy prevalent in Pakistani showbiz industry and writes, " ¡°If you¡¯re a di*k [sic] before Ramadan and if you¡¯re a di*k [sic] after Ramadan, please don¡¯t send me those ¡®Ramzan Mubarak¡¯ graphics captioned with speeches about how auspicious the month is and how holy you feel and how you seek forgiveness from Allah and send me the holiest of greetings.¡±

Shah points out the hypocrisy of directors who ill-treated her and refused her role, but send her ¡°warm Ramzan Mubarak greetings¡± and after a month of 'pretending' get back to being their ¡®not-so-holy¡¯ selves.

¡°For some, this is a holy month of prayer, discipline, and ablution. *For others, it¡¯s the month of selling Islam and being a shameless hypocrite.*¡± she wrote.

She goes on to clarify that her post is not to disrespect those who follow the faith but to hit out against those who under the garb of being religious make money out of it.

Shah writes, ¡°Many people will pretend to be someone they are not for a mere 30 days to cash in on this holy month, I may not keep all my fasts or say all my prayers, but I sure as hell won¡¯t disrespect Islam and the millions of people fasting and truly abiding by the faith by pretending to do so just to gain the respect and the money I do not deserve.¡±

Her post might sound crass, but it paints a clear picture of religious hypocrisy. And it takes guts to speak the truth.

Read the full post below:

¡°I¡¯ll jump on the ¡®Ramzan Mubarak¡¯ status bandwagon and leave my two cents here:

(Note: this does not apply to everyone, but it applies to a LOT of people we all know).

If you¡¯re a di*k before Ramadan and if you¡¯re a di*k after Ramadan, please don¡¯t send me those ¡®Ramzan Mubarak¡¯ graphics captioned with speeches about how auspicious the month is and how holy you feel and how you seek forgiveness from Allah and send me the holiest of greetings.

You¡¯re going back to being a di*k after eid and you know it!

It¡¯s the same people every year.

The same directors who have hit on me and not given me work because some other actress gave in. The same people who have spread disgusting lies about me or exaggerated truths to blacken my name. The same jealous people who have gone out of their way to wish ill for me. The same people I have seen hurt myself and/or others for personal gains or even for no reason at all. The same people that will be bystanders as our minorities are tormented on a daily basis. The same people that could give zero effs about the plight of the voiceless in this country; be it the poor, be it animals, be it minorities, be it anyone.

You¡¯d be surprised at how many people do this, and they do this every year! Every. Year

For some, this is a holy month of prayer, discipline and ablution. *For others, it¡¯s the month of selling Islam and being a shameless hypocrite.* And ladies (you know who you are) You can wear your white veils, put on the most angelic makeup with the lightest glowing highlighter, pronounce your Arabic vowels from deep within your esophagus, pretend to be descended straight from above (especially some of my favourite television personalities), but your souls will remain rotten and ugly as long as your behaviour is the same for every other month. You¡¯ll go back to lying, spreading malicious gossip, being cruel, selling yourselves to get ahead, screwing people over etc etc..

I¡¯m not very religious, that is obvious, but I will take being a bystander and being deemed whatever the hell they deem me, over exploiting our religion any day! I have zero respect for the veil dawning Virgin Marys who make millions off Ramzam transmission by preaching the word of God on Iftar shows and become tutti fruitties a month later.

Many people will pretend to be someone they are not for a mere 30 days to cash in on this holy month, I may not keep all my fasts or say all my prayers, but I sure as hell won¡¯t disrespect Islam and the millions of people fasting and truly abiding by the faith by pretending to do so just to gain the respect and the money I do not deserve.

Ramzan Mubarak :-)

Note: before you criticize, read this post carefully and try to understand that I am not targeting people who truly believe in the spirit of Islam, I¡¯m targeting the hypocrites fake it every year for either pseudo respect or money.¡±