Mumbai: A number of his Muslim fans slammed England cricketer Moeen Ali on Twitter, for drawing a portrait of West Indies cricket legend Sir Vivian Richards.
Moeen, who is one of the few well-known Muslim British celebrities, had posted a picture of himself drawing a portrait of Sri Viv Richards, a tweet in which he urged his fans to bid for the portrait. The money raised from the auctions are set to go towards charity.
Please do support @CricketUnited and bid on my drawing of Sir Viv to support @PCA @Chance2Shine @LordsTaverners https://t.co/EB2pbSjufX pic.twitter.com/apaQ80PAoG
— Moeen Ali (@MoeenAli) July 26, 2017
However, certain section of his fan base were not amused by this development, as they seem to believe that a devout Muslim should not draw pictures.
This is a major sin! Those drawing this are the most severely punished on the Day of Judgement. https://t.co/tfyVXU31Pr
— Assim Alhakeem (@Assimalhakeem) August 2, 2017
Bro painting is not allowed in Islam. U can try something else to raise funds. Ur intentions r clean but avoid haraam ways 4 noble causes
— mohammad umair (@umairdotansari) July 31, 2017
dont u know brother, to draw such paintings/drawings is NOT allowed in Islam? as per my little knowledge.
— EngrMuhammad Zeeshan (@engr_zeeshi) July 26, 2017
The 30-year-old has been instrumental for the England cricket team over the last few years, both with bat and ball. In the latest development, he got a hattrick against South Africa, helping England notch up a 239-run victory against South Africa at the Kennington Oval, in London, on Monday.
