Indian Idol Contestant Nahid Afrin's Reply To The Fatwa: I Will Not Quit Music
In an exclusive interview with SpotboyE.com, the 15-year-old Nahid has spoken about the fatwa sent by the 42 Muslim clerics & the trauma she and her family are currently going through. Read on...
Nahid Afrin, the participant of the reality show Indian
Idol Junior(2015), is in the headlines for the wrong reason since last night.
42 Muslim clerics have issued a fatwa against the
15-year-old in Assam for the singer is scheduled to perform in Udali Sonai Bibi
College, which is a few yards away from the mosque and a graveyard on March 25.
In an exclusive chat with SpotboyE.com, the brave girl narrates the traumatic
incident but also assures fighting it out.
Excerpts:
When did you get to know about the entire incident?
Last night, my father switched on one of the locals news
channels and this news was being flashed as ‘breaking news’. When I saw that, I
was in tears and began sobbing. Even my parents were crying looking at the
news. Music is a harmless thing but I never knew my interest in it will get me
such negative reactions. (Pauses)
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...But then I thought that I should not bow down to
anything. I thought about these legendary singers like Rafi sahab, Rahat Fateh
Ali Khan sahab and many more. That gave me a lot of strength. Also, a lot of
artistes called me up and encouraged me.
Who were the ones to call you up?
Vishal Dadlani sir called me and said he is willing to
help me under any circumstances. Also, a lot of Assamese artistes like Zubeen
Garg texted me and said that they were with me. Our Chief Minister Sarbanda
Sonwal called me up personally and said that Assam Government is always with
me. This is not the first time that he has backed me though. He has always been the first person to lend
his support.
How did your parents react to the fatwa issued against
you?
As I said, we all broke down on watching the news but
later we composed ourselves. My father said that I should stand strong and
fight this out. He asked me to be brave.
This has given me the strength and I will not quit music. In fact, I have
become more determined.
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A lot of celebs including Sania Mirza have been slapped
with these kind of fatwas. How fair is this according to you?
Yes, a lot of them have gone through this ordeal. I am
just 15, so I am not in the right age to comment. But I would just say music
connects me to Allah. I consider music divine.
So you will perform on March 25 at the Udali Sonai Bibi
College?
Oh yes! But I won’t deny that I am a little hesitant
because I feel a few people from the ones who issued the fatwa could be present
in the crowd.
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