It seems not even a day can go by till we have a colorful nugget about a popular celebrity surfacing and creating a stir. Just a few days back, pop-sensation Atif Aslam announced the arrival of the latest addition to his family, which took social media by storm. One particular Indian website called ‘DesiMartini’ decided to create a splash with the following headline: ‘Atif Aslam And Wife Welcome Their Second Child, Names (sic) Him Alhamdulilah.’
So, how did this happen?
Needless to say, the story created quite a stir for unintended reasons. Naming a baby Alhamdulilah is well, rather unheard of, and many were curious about the source of the story, and that is where things get even crazier. Turns out Atif took to Instagram and posted a picture with a short message about his baby’s arrival. “Ladies and gentlemen our new arrival Alhamdulilah,” the Hona Tha Pyaar singer wrote, adding a health update about his wife and the newborn baby: “Both mother and baby are fine. Keep us in your prayers and don’t forget to say Mashallah.”
Well, all we have to say is such politically incorrect blunders are not too unheard of across the border, especially when it comes to their media.
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All of this did not go ignored in the Twittersphere. Unsurprisingly, social media users had a field day roasting the story which to us screamed of unintended idiocy. One twitterati said “The writer of the article clearly needs to go back to English class,” while another one quipped “And Atif aslam said: Astagfirullah.”
Meanwhile, Atif and Sara’s five-year-old son Ahad keeps making frequent appearances on the singer’s Instagram. On Ahad’s birthday this year, Atif wrote this heartfelt note: “Happy birthday son – you are my superstar and your happiness means the world to mummy and daddy. Allah apko sehatmand zindagi day.”
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Back to our original story, the website which made this glaring gaffe has since updated their piece with the error corrected. Their twitter account even posted an apology.
An error in our copy on #AtifAslam claiming the name of his child wrong has been fixed. We sincerely apologise for the error and any misunderstanding or misinterpretation it may have caused.
— Desimartini (@DMmovies) December 24, 2019
All we can say is, Amen to that and Subhanallah!
