Shi’ah-Syni divisions from Muslims have now begun to mushroom in England. On Sunday, several protesters gathered outside Bolton Cineworld in the city of Bolton in England to protest the screening of the Lady of Heaven, a film based on Fathima’s life, Prophet Mohammad’s daughter.
This topic gets great attention in England, with many people joining people who demonstrate against films or people who want to release films on a large scale so that everyone can watch it. However, after protesting by Muslim organizations against films, Cineworld Cinemas has chosen to draw films from screenings in their cinemas. Following Cineworld, other cinema chain showcases have also drawn movies from screens in the UK.
In particular, this film was made by Shia Muslims, and opposed by Sunni Muslims. Some Islamic countries have banned films, including Pakistan and Egypt. Even the majority of Shia Iran has also banned the distribution of film, claiming that it was intended to divide Muslims. P
As reported by Variety, Sunni opposed this film for allegedly disrespecting the Prophet Muhammad, who was described by an actor. According to 5 Pillars UK, an Islamic site, Lady of Heaven will incite sectarianism between Sunnis and Shia in England.
And Snow, the popular Podcast Historyhit program, expressed his dissatisfaction with the withdrawal of the film, said that the steps against the film were sad and that now he was aware of this problem, he would examine him more to know about Fathima. He said, “… we are all forced to submit to arbitrary beliefs from the religious minority. I want to see a film about Fatimah, ‘Lady of Light’, thanks to their actions, I am more likely to look for it now. “
Likewise, Iranian writer Maryam Namazie expressed his concern about this problem. He stated that this was not about Islamophobia or displaying the face of the Prophet, but because Sunnis did not like the Shiite perspective on problems. He labeled 5 Pillars of England as ‘Islamist mouthpiece.’
A petition has also begun at Change.org to ban films from being released in England. The petition, titled Delete Lady of Heaven From UK Cinemas,” so far has received more than 122,000 signatures. When the petition reads, “This film has been made to cause heartache for all Muslims and spread false information about Islam. This film directly does not respect the Prophet Muhammad depicted by an actor, very surprising and disrespectful for the best creation. This is also a very racist film with all the main negative characters depicted by black actor. Furthermore, it also describes our Prophet’s friends Muhammad in a bad way. “
