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NRL and All Blacks large Sonny Bill Williams has kickstarted a statement astir Muslim covering simply by posting a photograph of his household to societal media.
The footy prima turned boxer marked the extremity of Ramadan by posting a photograph connected X of himself with woman Alana and kids Zaid, Aisha, Imaan, Essa and Mohammed - on with the words, 'Eid Mubarak from the Williams'.
That station by Williams - who converted to Islam successful 2009 - was picked up by Ali Al-Hadhrami, who re-posted it with the comment, 'Refreshing to spot converts formal similar Malaysians alternatively of Arabs for once.'
Williams past reposted Al-Hadhrami's comment, which refers to the erstwhile Bulldogs and Roosters prima wearing a Baju Melayu apical and songkok cap, similar his sons, with his woman donning a tudong caput covering.
Those pieces of covering are accepted successful Malay culture, and Williams has adjacent ties to Malaysia present that he is the pro chancellor of Albukhary International University, which is located successful the metropolis of Alor Setar, northbound of the nationalist superior of Kuala Lumpur.
Al-Hadhrami's remark acceptable disconnected a wide scope of reactions connected X, with immoderate commenters taking it arsenic an insult to Muslims who deterioration Arab-style clothing.
Williams posted this photograph of him with woman Alana and their children Zaid, Aisha, Imaan, Essa and Mohammed to people the extremity of the beatified period of Ramadan
The erstwhile NRL star's tweet attracted this remark astir the apparel the household were wearing
A statement soon followed arsenic immoderate commenters believed the Arab benignant of formal was coming nether attack
'What's your point? What's the occupation if they deterioration Arab clothes? No 1 sees a taste erasure occupation if they deterioration jeans oregon a suit, but erstwhile it comes to Arabs, everything is different,' 1 wrote.
'What’s non-arabs beef with arabs? Always hating erstwhile converts effort to marque it evident that they’ve converted by wearing modern moslem covering similar thobes and abayas. Are you jealous of arabs oregon consciousness inferior due to the fact that ppl take to formal similar them? Wallahi it’s getting ridiculous,' different commenter said.
'It is simply a taste erasure, due to the fact that I americium Malaysian, and I cognize it is existent ! We tin beryllium Muslims but we tin deterioration thing we like, but the obsession with Arab apparel to amusement that they are Muslims, a nary no !' added another.
'Arab hatred is truthful forced,' wrote a third, with different commenting 'Non Arab covering is haram', referring to an Arabic connection meaning forbidden.
The reactions prompted Al-Hadhrami to clarify his connection by writing, 'Some radical look to deliberation this tweet is anti-"converts wearing arabian clothing." nary it's not, anybody tin deterioration immoderate they privation idc, halt trying to work betwixt the lines and instrumentality this tweet astatine look value.'
Other commenters connected the station brought up Williams' ties to Malaysia, with 1 pointing retired that helium has been successful the authorities of Johor during the beatified period of Ramadan astatine the invitation of the area's sultan.
Williams has go a devout Muslim since adopting the religion portion helium was playing rugby national successful France.
Last twelvemonth helium admitted helium tried to unit his woman to deterioration a hijab during the aboriginal days of their relationship.
The commenter who acceptable disconnected the statement tried to clarify what helium meant with this tweet
Williams, who has been a devout Muslim since converting to Islam successful 2009, has a apical occupation with a Malaysian assemblage and had been staying successful the state (pictured) during Ramadan
He joined Alana successful August 2013 aft a four-week whirlwind romance contempt admitting they were not successful emotion astatine the clip but joined successful adherence to Islamic tradition.
'Straight distant we said we’re going to bash it Islamically correct, truthful adjacent successful that archetypal 4 weeks I wasn’t with her by myself, we ever had a chaperone,' helium antecedently admitted.
Williams was named the impermanent talker astatine the archetypal of a bid of Faith Events’ Islamic acquisition events for 2024 successful Malaysia and was speaking with Shaykh Wael Ibrahim erstwhile helium was asked astir his wife's caput scarf.
The erstwhile NRL premiership victor and New Zealand All Black World Cup victor admitted that helium tried to unit Alana into wearing the hijab aboriginal successful their narration arsenic helium began his travel into Islamic faith.
'When I started getting religious, started learning more, due to the fact that I was connected this journey, I expected those adjacent to me, I started expecting them to beryllium connected the aforesaid journey,' helium said.
'So I started putting unit connected my woman astatine a time, you request to enactment the caput scarf on.'
At the time, Alana was having nary of it.
'My woman being the feisty Cape Malay [Muslim assemblage successful South Africa] that she is, she told maine 'look, this is my journey, you interest astir yourself and halt pointing the finger',' Williams said.
'So Subhanallah [Glory beryllium to Allāh] I conscionable went connected my ain travel and I recognize I americium the shepherd of my family.
'I had to pb by my actions and that's what I've ever done arsenic a rugby player.
'So I started starring by my actions.'
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