{"id":27284,"date":"2020-06-11T23:04:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T17:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/pakistani-singer-atif-aslam-to-soon-quit-music-for-islam\/"},"modified":"2020-06-11T23:04:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T17:34:34","slug":"pakistani-singer-atif-aslam-to-soon-quit-music-for-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=27284","title":{"rendered":"Rumours | Pakistani singer Atif Aslam to soon quit music for Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s iconic singer Atif Aslam has put speculation to rest, about him bidding adieu to the music industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During an interview with Hamid Mir on Geo News\u2019&nbsp;<em>Capital Talk<\/em>, the 37-year-old addressed the rumours going rife about his exit from Pakistan\u2019s music scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2020-06-10\/292508_7982338_updates.jpg\" alt=\"an image\"\/><figcaption><em>Atif Aslam addressed the rumours going rife about his exit from Pakistan\u2019s music scene<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe topic of leaving the music industry is one that\u2019s quite personal. But I want to keep myself attached to my religion while still being part of the world. I won\u2019t say I will be giving up on music entirely, but I want to highlight important aspects of religion like the 99 names of Allah and\u00a0<em>Tajdar-e-Haram<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel happy knowing that there are youngsters who are not just listening to my music but are also getting inclined towards these things. But I am still not quitting music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the recitation of Azaan that recently took the internet by storm after the coronavirus broke out in Pakistan, Atif said he had a longstanding wish of reciting the Azaan at the Holy Ka&#8217;bah in Mecca, which is where the idea stems from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ur\" dir=\"rtl\">\u06af\u0644\u0648\u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u0639\u0627\u0637\u0641 \u0627\u0633\u0644\u0645 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsaadee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@itsaadee<\/a> \u06a9\u06cc \u062e\u0648\u0627\u06c1\u06cc\u0634 \u06c1\u06d2 \u06a9\u06c1 \u0627\u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u062e\u0627\u0646\u06c1 \u06a9\u0639\u0628\u06c1 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u0630\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u06cc\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u06cc \u0633\u0639\u0627\u062f\u062a \u0645\u0644 \u062c\u0627\u0626\u06d2 \u06c1\u0645 \u0633\u0628 \u062f\u0639\u0627 \u06a9\u0631\u062a\u06d2 \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u06a9\u06c1 \u0639\u0627\u0637\u0641 \u0627\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u06a9\u06cc \u06cc\u06c1 \u062f\u0639\u0627 \u062c\u0644\u062f \u0627\u0632 \u062c\u0644\u062f \u0642\u0628\u0648\u0644 \u06c1\u0648 \u062c\u0627\u0626\u06d2 \u0622\u0645\u06cc\u0646 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AtifAslam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AtifAslam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mCp4z2AZF8\">pic.twitter.com\/mCp4z2AZF8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hamid Mir \u062d\u0627\u0645\u062f \u0645\u06cc\u0631 (@HamidMirPAK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamidMirPAK\/status\/1270749875341348866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had heard that during the times of our Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), people used to go up to their roofs to recite the Azaan. That\u2019s where the idea came from and I just went with it without a second thought,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A day before recording it, I couldn\u2019t sleep at night and couldn\u2019t hold my eagerness. The feeling was beyond words. I never thought I\u2019d be blessed enough to get a chance like this,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further shed light on his recent Coke Studio performance of Asma-ul-Husna [the 99 names of Allah], which received massive acclaim from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn life, we do a lot of things, some are virtuous some are sins. I was lucky enough to have performed Tajdar-e-Haram, and I consider myself very lucky to have gotten a chance to perform Asma-ul-Husna. I can\u2019t explain the feeling I got while I was reciting the names.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>With inputs from <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/amp\/292508-atif-aslam-addresses-rumours-of-him-quitting-the-music-industry\">Geo News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Except for the headlines, this story has not been edited by Kashmir Today staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s iconic singer Atif Aslam has put speculation to rest, about him bidding adieu to the music industry. During an interview with Hamid Mir on Geo News\u2019&nbsp;Capital Talk, the 37-year-old addressed the rumours going rife about his exit from Pakistan\u2019s music scene. \u201cThe topic of leaving the music industry is one that\u2019s quite personal. 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