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بنانے والی کمپنی کا لوگو نہیں پہنتے

On one side there is continuous blaming on Islam while on the other hand Muslim are trying to fallow preaches of Islam with more responsibility.Clash of civilization gave a new essence to the spirit of Islam.A news come out that depict the true Muslims role in Islam,Hashim Amla does not wear a Castle (bear) logo on his cricket shirt, said that he did not pocket a cent from his match fee.  Promoting beer & liquor is against the teaching of Islam and as such Amla became the first player to be the exception who was granted permission by South African Breweries and Cricket South Africa not to wear the Castle logos on his clothing.
 
INTERVIEW WITH HASHIM AMLA
 
You religion is clearly important to you but just how much?
The importance of my religion has increased as I have got older. I couldn’t put a timeframe on it but I have found that following the Islamic way of life has a lot of beauty to it. Although I was born into a Muslim family I wasn’t always practicing. The more I have understood the differences in the various faiths I have adopted as much of Islam as possible. I’m certainly no saint but the discipline of the Islamic way of life has helped my cricket without a doubt. I don’t drink and I pray five times a day, which gives stability to my daily routine.
 
Can you tell us about your background?
I come from a small town 40 kilometers north of Durban. I played a lot of sport at primary school like cricket, soccer, tennis, table tennis. I was brought up in a predominantly Asian community but I later went to Durban High School, which had a good sporting heritage and my Dad encouraged me to go there and paid the fees for me to go. Fortunately after the first year I got a bursary as I was good at sport and got looked after.