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Abdullah Qureshi quits music industry for ‘religious reasons’

Abdullah Qureshi quits music industry for ‘religious reasons’

He said he will "no longer be performing concerts" or appearing in ads and will only take campaigns that are religiously acceptable to him.
06 Oct, 2022

After a going on a short social media hiatus, singer Abdullah Qureshi has announced that he has quit music for “religious reasons”. In a statement, the singer said he will only take campaigns that align with his religious values from now on.

Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Siddiqui wrote, “I know I’ve been lost since a long time and I have received a ton of messages in this time asking about where I have been. i was on a break, pressed the pause button for a while and took this time to find who I was, where I’m headed and who do I want to become.”

He added, “I want to take a moment to announce my exit from the music industry as I have decided to stop doing music as a full time profession. I took this decision purely because of religious reasons.”

He said he had a “great time” making music and playing at concerts for thousands of people. This great time extended to “making wrong decisions” and “facing controversies”. About a year ago, the singer was accused of harassing women by sending them DMs on Instagram. He apologised in a statement he reshared on Instagram and blamed it on his “fetishes”. Admitting to messaging women on Instagram, he wrote, “It’s about messaging randoms and yes I did have that problem too and I stopped when I had my daughter.” He apologised to his daughter for being “the worst dad” and said he had “settled” the matter with his wife.

In Thursday’s statement, he said he has learnt from the best people but believes the “actual purpose of life is way bigger than all of this” and that we have little time in this world to make “our afterlife better”.

“I’m satisfied with this decision and I’m on my way to find the real truth and I pray that Allah makes this new journey easy for me. This means that I will no longer be performing concerts or appearing in ads anymore and I would appreciate if I’m not contacted for those,” Qureshi wrote.

He added that if he is needed for any event or social media campaigns, he will do it if it interests him and it “falls within the folds of our religion”.

The ‘Tu Aaja’ singer concluded by sending love and prayers for all the followers and fans that supported him over the years.

Qureshi has released two songs, ‘Hasda Rehnda’ and ‘Sajna’ with Yashal Shahid, since his harassment controversy. Most recently, he worked on the re-recorded national anthem that released on on Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day.

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Waleed Oct 06, 2022 05:08pm
May You find Peace in your decision
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MG Oct 06, 2022 05:36pm
MIsguided and brainwashed
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Hanif Madaani Oct 06, 2022 05:39pm
Another sacrifice of Arts at the altar of fundamentalism.
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Soniye tu auder te la Oct 06, 2022 05:49pm
He'll be back once he gets the electricity bill.
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blindjustice Oct 06, 2022 06:08pm
All the best bro !!..just one thing...do try to keep things in balance
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Rizwan Oct 06, 2022 06:20pm
Who is he?
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Asif Ahmed Oct 06, 2022 06:29pm
MashaAllah Good decision!!!
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M. Saeed Oct 06, 2022 06:29pm
Is it real transformation or a quit-return gimmick like Feroz Khan? It might also be related to his repentance (if so), after his harassment controversy.
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Peaceful Mind Oct 06, 2022 07:01pm
Would be great if he still did music for charity concerts, use his gifted talents to help others.
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Me Oct 06, 2022 07:26pm
Very good move
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Truth be told Oct 06, 2022 07:53pm
Wow. Hope he stays this way and finances don't force him otherwise.
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Just Saying Oct 06, 2022 07:54pm
Glad that you've found peace.. To each his own. Just spare us the virtue signalling.
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Anonymouseee Oct 06, 2022 08:12pm
Mashallah. Best of luck for the future.
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Samba Oct 06, 2022 08:19pm
I always wonder that everyone pretends to be too religious in Pakistan and always appreciate each other for Religious practices, but why it is very very difficult to live a normal corruption free life in Pakistan`? and how to find people who are not liars, backstabbers, cheaters, non-corrupt, respectable and believe on equality etc?. May be practice and preaching are two different things for us.
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RazaHussain Oct 06, 2022 08:45pm
Why does these Criminals turns into Islam at the end? Does they really mean it? I have seen extrema cases where this kind of converts go into Fundamentalist behavior .
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Kallu Ram Oct 06, 2022 08:51pm
Couldn't he disclose the real reason?
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Cardiac Arrest Oct 06, 2022 08:53pm
What is left is the long beard like the one Inzamun Haq has and the white clothes he wears. That starts the spiritual journey for him and ends the journey of common sense & mental growth.
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ST Oct 06, 2022 10:00pm
Good move!
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Asif Oct 06, 2022 10:15pm
His life his choice.
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Atif Oct 06, 2022 11:23pm
@Hanif Madaani None of your business!!
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AH Oct 07, 2022 01:10am
@MG Only misguided person is you. So
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Hassan Oct 07, 2022 01:19am
Best wishes for the future.
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Luvknight Oct 07, 2022 03:36am
Good riddance.
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Zeeshan Ahmed Oct 07, 2022 06:07am
Lots of love and respect to you sir for such an honorable decision
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Niamet Ladak Oct 07, 2022 06:55am
@Cardiac Arrest SooooooTRUE!!!
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Mahnaz Qaiser Oct 07, 2022 07:02am
Who is this guy?Never knew of his existence and he makes it to the headlines?
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Facts Oct 07, 2022 07:34am
The demand for a vest just went up by one.
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nk Oct 07, 2022 09:00am
@MG Yes, you.
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nk Oct 07, 2022 09:02am
@Hanif Madaani So being religious is being a fundamentalist, Checked out your mind.
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nk Oct 07, 2022 09:04am
@blindjustice Why you have to balance when you have got the righteous way of life,
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Jangloos Oct 07, 2022 09:15am
maybe cause we never heard of him, thats why.
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Malik Oct 07, 2022 09:21am
@Hanif Madaani Why because you think so, Be mindful of the fact while having biased perceptions
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M. Emad Oct 07, 2022 09:36am
Pakistani (ex-) Singer.
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Its me Oct 07, 2022 10:08am
Comments from neighbouring country (India) is showing how popular this newspaper is.
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Krishna G Upadhya Oct 07, 2022 10:50am
@Cardiac Arrest Beautifully narrated
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Ten Jee Oct 07, 2022 11:49am
Always nice to hear of such reform and return stories. The showbiz industry is no place for anyone with a sincere desire to lead a religiously sound life. When a showbiz star turns religious, the " who are you to judge (celebrity lifestyles)" crowd fall about in agony at the news, whilst the religious factions are more welcoming, even pleased to see such awakenings. The cynicism that greets such news also tells us a lot about people. I do not who he is or any if his work, but i am very happy to see this change, and hope we all find our way back to what is Good.
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AZMAT ALI SHAH Oct 07, 2022 01:20pm
Why put religious reasons in quotes?
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Shah Oct 07, 2022 01:26pm
Good decision brother
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