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An Indian tabloid apologised for reporting that Atif Aslam named his kid Alhamdulilah

An Indian tabloid apologised for reporting that Atif Aslam named his kid Alhamdulilah

Is this an important lesson on proper punctuation or understanding obvious context? You decide.
24 Dec, 2019

Remember when Atif Aslam announced the birth of his second child and we were all over it?

Well, Indian tabloid Desi Martini also shared the happy news, except they got a little confused about the child's name.

Perhaps it was the lack of punctuation (no, it wasn't) or the lack of awareness for very obvious norms on the part of the writer but the site originally reported that Atif Aslam had named his son 'Alhamdulilah' because of the singer's caption, "Our new arrival Alhamdulilah."

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People were quick to not only call out the silly mistake but also make a point about how unaware the site is for letting this happen. However, the writer responded to the criticism, accepting her mistake and rectifying the error:

Desi Martini also posted about the mishap, taking accountability and notifying that the mistake is there no more.

It's a good thing they held themselves responsible and admitted the blunder rather than shying away. However, it does show how unaware folks are about certain basic concepts and for a publication of any level, that's not okay.

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Abdul Basit Dec 24, 2019 01:55pm
This is very funny actually
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asad Dec 24, 2019 02:17pm
Its not that big a mistake. My two aunts are named Bismillah and SubhanAllah, so someone having the name Alhamdulillah wouldn't be too far fetched
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Ajay Dec 24, 2019 02:46pm
But what is the actual name?
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Dr BN Anand Dec 24, 2019 03:22pm
Regrets and apologies for a genuine mistake must be as much gracefully appreciated as gracefully the apology was tendered.
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nirmal singh maunder Dec 24, 2019 06:03pm
Not every one knows Arabic in sub continent .so mistake is understandable .
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putho madre Dec 24, 2019 06:58pm
No news at all.
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Ali (Indian) Dec 24, 2019 11:45pm
Why is that common knowledge? Why do you assume that non Muslims know Islamic phrases / exclamations?? How presumptuous!!!
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Queen Dec 25, 2019 02:55pm
It would not have had the journalist hurt to do little research before writing the caption. Goes to show level of ignorance about Islam among people.
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Sac Dec 26, 2019 07:42am
I think it was a mistake worth laughing. It's like saying It's a Boy OMG. And newspapers reported that the celebrity names his son OMG. Funny indeed!
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