Maulana Tariq Jamil just apologized to women by saying they misunderstood his comments

Maulana Tariq Jamil, famous Pakistani religious scholar who is widely loved and followed by many was recently involved in a controversy after his remarks regarding behayai causing coronavirus. Many had understood his comments specifically targeting women for causing this behayai and had expressed their displeasure at his misogynistic remarks during a national telecast of his bayaan. He has now finally addressed his comments and their effect on the women.

Maulana Tariq Jamil just made a statement addressing women and all the other affected by his comments where he said he was clarifying his stance

In a series of tweets apologizing and clearing his stance on the recent events and the criticism that followed. Posted at 03:53 am on 28th April, the tweets quickly caught the attention of the people who had been against him and his comments since his infamous dua.

Recently I made some comments that I wish to clarify
My aim was to point out that WE are all to blame for our current state. It was meant to be a general remark not targeting any specific men, women, persons or gender, but as a reminder to get closer to what Allah teaches us.

— Tariq Jamil (@TariqJamilOFCL) April 27, 2020

Referring to the Ehsaas Telethon and the dua he made that was aired and highly criticized, he clarifies that what he meant was that not any specific gender or person is responsible for our current state but us collectively as a state. This comes in light of the recent attack on him for his words during the dua, where many took them as targeting the female gender and suggesting they’re responsible for corona.

He went on to point out that his only goal was to remind people to get closer to Allah’s teachings

My goal was to remind us all to focus on the spiritual and away from our desires and the materialistic.
I am the first to admit as I have taught over the years, that there is no excuse for making any hurtful comments about anyone or making anyone feel uncomfortable.

— Tariq Jamil (@TariqJamilOFCL) April 27, 2020

He says that he is the first to admit his mistakes since he has taught the same over the years and that there is no excuse for hurting or making someone uncomfortable.

And finally Maulana Tariq Jamil apologized to women and all those he deemed may have been inadvertently hurt by his comments

For which I sincerely apologize to anyone who may been inadvertently hurt.
I pray that Allah accept our good deeds and forgive our shortcomings.#tariqjamil

— Tariq Jamil (@TariqJamilOFCL) April 27, 2020

Quite a few people are delighted at Maulana Tariq Jamil offering an apology to women, saying that it shows his ability to start to understand those hurt by words

Good to see the apology from Tariq Jameel. It's definitely a start.
Hopefully this will serve as a lesson for all the ulemas that they no longer will be able to get away these kinds of comments.

— Ali (@Bhuut_) April 28, 2020

Thank you for the clarification. Really appreciate it. You have many followers & this will send a clear message to any who seek to misinterpret your words to target women. In the same spirit, even though my tweet on the issue of women being targeted did not mention you, https://t.co/M8FBjrbMo5

— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) April 28, 2020

There are also those who think he didn’t even need to offer this apology in the first place

No matter what you shouldn't have apologised to the Crooks. I'm not a great fan of yours BUT I stand with you in this case. I condemn @HamidMirPAK & @MalickViews for insulting you in their show. They should apologise to you. IMO, 99.99% of the population is with you. We hate them https://t.co/ZG6keNDAei

— JB (@badnocs) April 28, 2020

And there are those who feel like those defending his earlier comments were at fault because Maulana Tariq Jamil apologizing to women shows that he realizes he did make negative comments

But why did he apologise if he was right? https://t.co/DpgFIr92La

— Marvi Sirmed (@marvisirmed) April 28, 2020

Tariq Jamil Supporters be like:

He didn’t say that. And if he did, he didn’t mean that. And if he did, you didn’t understand it. And if you did, it’s not a big deal. And if it is, others have said worse.

— Sarfraz Rahmdil (@SarfrazRahmdil) April 28, 2020

All of this comes after certain quotes from his PM Ehsaas Telethon particularly mentioning women were picked up and heavily discussed in the media and masses alike. Maulana came under heavy attack by the Pakistani left for these comments. This puts into perspective his apology and the support his fans and followers are showing him.

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