The editorial of the sports commentator on the "BN Sports" channel, Khalil Al Balushi, and his defense of the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, while commenting on the Real Madrid and Borussia Muchengladbach match in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening, was widely spread on social media platforms that praised the initiative of the Omani commentator.
Al-Balushi began by commenting with praise and prayer on the Prophet Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and said, “By God, there is no good in us if we do not defend the Messenger of God Muhammad. When they take advantage of their pulpits, some come out and say this freedom of opinion. Mixing religion with politics. "
There is no good in us if we do not defend our honorable Messenger .. influential words by commentator Khalil Al Balushi a while ago ❤️ @ khalilalbalush1 pic.twitter.com/BhIXSxFiju
- Nouf Bint Nasser Al Thani (@AmoreQtr) October 27, 2020
Al-Balushi expressed his support for any movement in support of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and concluded his speech by saying, “By God, there is no good in us if we do not take advantage of our platforms in defending our religion. We are a nation that God cherished in Islam, so we did not seek honor in others, God humiliated us.”
Al-Balushi told Al-Jazeera Net that "what I said was not in my planning in this way, but my intention and what I actually planned was the necessity to record a strong position in support of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and God bless me with what I said without any calculations or hesitation for fear of the reaction of those in charge of managing the channel. ".
He added, "If these insulting words were said to the Prophet Muhammad about a king or a president, we would not be silent and defend him, why not mind that it was said about the best of people, the Messenger of God, and the commentators hold a message of peace, and our role is not limited to the commentary booth only, but rather to interact with the nation’s issues, joys and sorrows. So that we do not underestimate or offend anyone, but we also do not accept offending the nation’s symbols and flags. "
Al-Balushi explained that he was surprised by the positive reaction at the level of the Arab world and the world, and that he became a leader in communication sites in many Arab countries, including Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Maghreb countries, which reflects the success of his message in reaching the conscience of the masses.
The Omani commentator, Khalil Al Balushi, 41 years old, is an engineer specializing in electrical engineering. He went to comment about two decades ago. Sports ".
The most important thing is the match, Khalil Al Balushi ... pic.twitter.com/RZdVoF5ztZ
- Mustafa Alrawahi (@ musta2391) October 28, 2020
The tweeters and social media users celebrated Al-Balushi's initiative to support the Messenger of God, describing his words as the most important thing in the match, and the tag # Khalil Al-Balushi has spread widely in most Arab countries.
The most wonderful introduction to Islamic history # Khalil Al Balushi,
all love # Sultanate of Oman 😍😍 https://t.co/qJvUw2pnza
- Bouyahia 🇵🇸 (@ABN_Palestine_G) October 28, 2020
A respectable position, a million others were afraid to take it,
thank you Khalil Al Balushi # Khalil Al Balushi
- Mohamed mosalm (@ Mohamedmosalm15) October 28, 2020
Thank you # Khalil_albalush, and we raise the hat to respect you for your stance that expresses the tongue of every truly jealous Muslim. We must be firm in defending our religion and our Prophet. There are red lines in which we must not be tolerant @ khalilalbalush1 pic.twitter.com/GSVTjkgei9
- Mutlaq Al-Sumairi (@ m6laa8) October 28, 2020
I could not hold back my tears when I heard the wonderful Omani commentator # Khalil Al Balushi open the commentary on the Real Madrid match with this introduction in defense of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace and Islam Thank you Ayal Muhammad pic.twitter.com/chZU8rRUyj
- dr.balhaj (@DrBalhaj) October 27, 2020
# Khalil_al-Balooshi, the wonderful commentator, Mr. Khalil Al-Balushi ... this match will be perpetuated in history, not because the Real has returned again, but because your sincere words made us happy. We are all proud of the professional and ethical level that you offer .. Thank you ♥.
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- Ben Tanaf (@monuter) October 27, 2020
I also criticized BBC Sport before, I do not have here but to stand respect and appreciation for her and the wonderful commentator # Khalil Al Balushi
for this wonderful introduction in defense of the Chosen One in my father and mother, the prayers and peace of God be upon him @ beINSPORTS @ khalilalbalush1 pic.twitter.com/Q51iu5Mo2o
- Nayef Jaber (@ nayef96551) October 27, 2020
The talk of the great commentator # Khalil Al Balushi about the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, in yesterday's match # Real_Madrid_Borussia_Munchengladbach and the exploitation of positions to harness them to serve the religion, a very wonderful
example to be emulated, and a wonderful shot, by Khalil pic.twitter.com/N2HTpeU46L
- + ﴿﮼﴿﴿﴿ (@ qls99_) October 28, 2020