{"id":102391,"date":"2026-02-27T15:02:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=102391"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:02:43","slug":"urwa-hocane-name-spelling-controversy-sparks-muftis-viral-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/showbiz\/urwa-hocane-name-spelling-controversy-sparks-muftis-viral-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Urwa Hocane Name Spelling Controversy Sparks Mufti\u2019s Viral Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"665\">The <strong data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"527\">Urwa Hocane name spelling controversy<\/strong> has become a hot topic after a Mufti shared his opinion on a private TV channel. The discussion took place during a Ramadan transmission.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"827\">Popular Pakistani actress Urwa is known for writing her surname in English as \u201cHocane\u201d instead of \u201cHussain.\u201d This spelling has often attracted public attention.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"1027\">During the Ramadan program, the host asked the Mufti about celebrities who change the spelling of their names. He specifically mentioned Urwa\u2019s surname and asked whether such changes are acceptable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1161\">The Mufti replied that calling someone by a distorted name is not allowed. He said changing a name deliberately is also not correct.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1316\">He added that \u201cHocane\u201d is not an Arabic name. According to him, names should be pronounced correctly because they are given by parents and carry respect.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1490\">The Mufti also shared an example from Islamic history. He said that Hazrat Ali (RA) once stopped a person from calling someone by a changed name and called it an injustice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1619\">He further advised parents and individuals to be careful while choosing Islamic names. He said names carry meaning and dignity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1621\" data-end=\"1781\">The <strong data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1666\">Urwa Hocane name spelling controversy<\/strong> has since gone viral on social media. Many users are sharing clips from the program and expressing mixed opinions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Urwa Hocane name spelling controversy has become a hot topic after a Mufti shared his opinion on a private TV channel. The discussion took place during a Ramadan transmission. Popular Pakistani actress Urwa is known for writing her surname in English as \u201cHocane\u201d instead of \u201cHussain.\u201d This spelling has often attracted public attention. During [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":102397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2160,4667,36657,36655,36658,36656,36659,36660,36654],"class_list":["post-102391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-showbiz","tag-pakistani-celebrities","tag-urwa-hocane","tag-islamic-names","tag-mufti-statement","tag-name-spelling-issue","tag-ramadan-transmission","tag-religious","tag-social-debate","tag-urwa-hocane-name-spelling-controversy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102391"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102398,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102391\/revisions\/102398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}