A while back, we saw a picture of Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed making rounds on the internet. Both were holding hands inside a mosque. People were speculating whether they got nikkahfied. But no, it was a still from their new music video titled ‘Qabool Hai.’
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As soon as people got to know that the duo shot a music video inside a mosque, they started to bash them heavily
They reasoned that a mosque is a holy place, so no one should be allowed to dance or play music.
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#SabaQamar@s_qamarzaman Shame on you how you can humiliate the dignity of Masjid shame on you. Curse on you. You disrespect the house of Allah by shooting a song shame on you.
— Haris Khalil (@HarisKhalil10) August 8, 2020
People even demanded the government take serious action against them
We all know masajids are "house of Allah" ,place for worship, saba qamar and Bilal saeed must be punished strictly for this act and govt should take serious action about shooting of a song in masjid. #SabaQamar #BilalSaeed 😡😡 pic.twitter.com/EYpDNa64qB
— Usama Altaf (@UsamaaKarlal) August 8, 2020
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The Masjid authorities were also ridiculed for permitting such an offense in the premises
A document was being shared on social media that permitted the crew to shoot the video
Just for 30000 govt has allowed them to do such kinds of shameful acts inside the mosque. At the first place why this permission was granted. What righteousness was this govt expecting from shooting a song inside a mosque. #SabaQamar #BilalSaeed #masjidwazirkhan pic.twitter.com/y7ygUFq1r2
— Muhammad Usman (@Usmantalks) August 8, 2020
How the hell they gave permission?#SabaQamar#BilalSaeed pic.twitter.com/kJDWY8oFtq
— Saad Mehmood (@iamsaadMehmood) August 8, 2020
The bashing became so intense that Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed became top trends in Pakistan
Saba Qamar took to her Instagram to respond to all the criticism regarding her new music video
She posted a teaser of her upcoming video while explaining what actually went down.
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Saba explained that the nikkah sequence did not feature any sort of music and neither was it edited with any music
Even in the teaser, we can see that the music starts afterward. Saba also went on to explain that the BTS twirl video that’s circulating on the internet was just an attempt to capture the perfect shot for the poster of the video. So, this explains the fact that there was no music or even dancing involved.
Saba further goes on that being a decent human being, she has never wanted to disrespect a holy place or offend anyone’s religious sentiments. She is still ready to apologize if she has hurt anyone unintentionally.
Saba also said that we have to wait around for the entire video to come before we jump to any conclusions.
Bilal Saeed also posted the same teaser on his Instagram and explained it in detail for the people offended
He also said that the Nikkah sequence was the introductory part, shot without any playback music. The administration of Masjid Wazir Khan was also present and they are a witness that nothing offensive happened there.
Bilal further says that being Muslims, they cannot even think to disrespect a holy place.
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Furthermore, the Government of Punjab has already ordered DG Auqaf to conduct an inquiry on the matter
Secretary Aquaf Govt of Punjab has already ordered DG Auqaf to conduct inquiry of the #MasjidWazirKhan matter where Private Company shooting #SabaQamar #BilalSaeed video violated terms of NOC, agreed with administration
Strict action will be taken against ppl involved incl Admin
— Azhar Mashwani (@MashwaniAzhar) August 8, 2020
What are your thoughts on this entire controversy? Do you think that Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed are right? Let us know in the comments!
Cover image via @sabaqamarzaman/ @bilalsaeed_music via Instagram
