Tahir Ashrafi Criticized for Silence Over Alleged Karbala Mosque Bombing

Karbala Bombed, Mosques Destroyed, Worshippers Martyred, Muhammad bin Salman’s “Protégé” Tahir Ashrafi Remains Silent

Shiite News: When the House of Saud and American imperialism allegedly joined hands to bomb mosques near the holy city of Karbala during the sacred occasion of Arbaeen, desecrated the Holy Quran, and martyred worshippers, Pakistan’s well-known Saudi-backed cleric Tahir Ashrafi did not utter a single word.

This is the same Tahir Ashrafi who quickly issues statements on every small and major issue and is always seen speaking before the media. Yet, when a mosque near the holy city of Karbala was allegedly destroyed in a bombing carried out on the orders of Mohammed bin Salman, he remained completely silent. Why? Because, according to the article, he is financially tied to Saudi Arabia and, like a loyal servant, would never speak against his patron.

This is not the first time Tahir Ashrafi has remained silent over alleged Saudi actions. According to the article, he also stayed silent during the war in Yemen, over the presence of American and Israeli military forces in Saudi Arabia, and over the demolition of Jannat al-Baqi and other holy sites.

The people of Pakistan are asked: Does a religious scholar who speaks not for Islam but for Saudi money, whose voice falls silent over the alleged bombing of Karbala, and who cannot condemn an alleged attack on the land of the Prophet’s grandson during Arbaeen, deserve to be regarded as a representative of Pakistani Muslims?

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According to the article, Tahir Ashrafi’s silence demonstrates that his version of Islam serves the Saudi royal court rather than the wider Muslim Ummah.