What transpired between Fatwa and Salman Rushdie? The Attack Was Caused By His Religion And Belief

What happened between Fatwa and Salman Rushdie? The attack was caused by his religion and belief

Salman Rushdie, a famous novelist and the personification of free speech, was attacked on August 12 and shocked the whole world.

During his speech at Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, he was stabbed in the neck and abdomen. Such an unexpected and perhaps fatal attack on a well-known celebrity is highly questionable.

The Satanic Verses, Rushdie’s fourth book, published in 1988, is the source of the attack. Critics praised it, but there was also backlash, especially from the Muslim community.

After 13 years in hiding, the Fatwa against Salman Rushdie became a reality.

The majority of Muslims accused Rushdie and his book of blasphemy or impiety regarding the novel.

As a result, Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in 1989 calling on Muslims to kill Rushdie. The perpetrator supported his stabbing on the author on August 12 by submitting to the fatwa.

A fatwa is a decision on Islamic law made by a respected figure.

The suspect has been confirmed to be Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old New Jersey resident of Fairview. The author, who was detained the same day, has been charged with attempted murder.

A man who was on stage with Rushdie at the time of the attack and suffered a facial injury is also charged with assaulting Matar.

Prior to many other assassination attempts on Rushdie, he had been in hiding for more than a decade to avoid the fatwa and religious animosity against him.

Rushdie had only begun to appear in public and interact with the media in recent years.

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Blasphemy from Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses was responsible for the August 12 attack

The fatwa against Rushdie was issued and supported by the then Iranian government until 1998.

When Mohammad Khatami became president in 1998, he said the country no longer supported Rushdie’s assassination.

However, a fatwa cannot be reversed under Islamic law, which is why the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, said the fatwa was still in effect in 2017 and 2019.

The expression ‘The Satanic Verses’, which refers to a mohammedan legend, quickly attracted criticism.

Salman Rushdie received a fatwa for his novel.

Salman Rushdie has received a fatwa for his novel ‘The Satanic Verses’.

In addition, the internal contents of the book, in which Muhammad allegedly spoke the so-called Satanic verses, sparked hostility and protests against the author.

Iran, India, Sudan, Bangladesh, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Kenya, Thailand, Tanzania, Indonesia, Singapore, and Venezuela are just some of the countries that have banned the book.

Given the continued hostility and criticism of the book, Sir Rushdie has survived numerous assassination attempts over the years.

There have been several reactions to the attack on Twitter, both praise and contempt.

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Salman Rushdie is no longer using a ventilator and can talk.

A local trooper disciplined the attacker, Matar, immediately after the attack.

Rushdie was evacuated to UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pennsylvania while still critically injured. There he underwent many operations and was put on a ventilator.

It is known that the author could lose an eye and suffered many stab wounds to his hand and liver.

According to the BBC, Rushdie has been taken off the ventilator and will now be speaking from 14 August.

Before that, the acclaimed author was in a critical condition, but it looks like he will survive and start a new chapter in his life the next day.

The attack received overwhelming support from the West, who also compared it to an attack on the right to free speech.