Fri 30 October 2020:
Newly retired Mixed Martial Arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov on Friday harshly criticized French President Emmanuel Macron over his anti-Islam remarks.
“May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature [Macron] and all its followers, who, under the slogan of freedom of speech, offend the feelings of more than one and a half billion Muslim believers,” Nurmagomedov from Russia said on Instagram.
The 32-year-old said that the Muslims love their Prophet Muhammad more than anyone, including their mothers, fathers, children and wives.
“Believe me, these provocations will come back to them,” he added.
The former MMA star also shared a verse from the holy Quran.
“Surely the ones who hurt Allah and His Messenger, Allah has cursed them in the present (life) and the Hereafter, and He has prepared for them a degrading torment,” the Surah Al-Ahzab verse 57 says.
Nurmagomedov’s post also featured a boot print on Macron’s face.
Arsenal player Mesut Ozil is speaking out against slurs against Islam
A picture tweeted by the German-born Turkish midfielder showing him in the holy city of Mecca along with a quote from the Quran has been retweeted by thousands of users.
Terrorism has no place in Islam ❌❌❌ pic.twitter.com/Vclh5VVSwl
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) October 30, 2020
Alongside his figure, the photo bears the words in English: “God says in Quran: ‘Whosoever kills an innocent human being, it shall be as is he has killed all mankind and whoever saves the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind…’”
Above the photo, Ozil wrote: “Terrorism has no place in Islam.”
Macron attacks Islam
Earlier this month, Macron described Islam as a religion “in crisis”, and announced plans for tougher laws to tackle what he called “Islamist separatism” in France.
