With soulful performances and recitations of Azaan and Asma-ul-Husna (the 99 names of Allah), fans of the artist thought that he is about to set on a religious journey and might bid farewell to the music industry once and for all. But now, Atif Aslam has finally put speculations about his exit from the music industry to rest.
But is it true? Let’s hear him out first.
“The topic of leaving the music industry is one that’s quite personal. But I want to keep myself attached to my religion while still being part of the world. I won’t 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 Tajdar-e-Haram,” he said in an interview with Hamid Mir.
گلوکار عاطف اسلم @itsaadee کی خواہیش ہے کہ انہیں خانہ کعبہ میں اذان دینے کی سعادت مل جائے ہم سب دعا کرتے ہیں کہ عاطف اسلم کی یہ دعا جلد از جلد قبول ہو جائے آمین #AtifAslam pic.twitter.com/mCp4z2AZF8
— Hamid Mir حامد میر (@HamidMirPAK) June 10, 2020
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Will he bid adieu to music?
“I 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.”
Speaking about the recitation of Azaan that recently took the internet by storm, Atif said he had a lifelong wish of reciting Azaan at the Holy Kaaba in Mecca, where the idea originally came from.
“I 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’s where the idea came from and I just went with it without a second thought.
He said that he feels blessed to get a chance like this.
He also talked about his recent Coke Studio performance of Asma-ul-Husna, which received massive acclaim from around the world during the month of Ramazan.
“In 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’t explain the feeling I got while I was reciting the names.”
So what do you think of Atif Aslam and his decision?
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