Katy Perry is in a whole lot of trouble yet again - if you think that changing one word from a Beatles song was bad, what she did this time is far worse.

Katy Perry's newest music video "Dark Horse" has apparently ignited the wrath of the Muslim community because of a certain scene from the video and one Muslim man made a petition online to remove the video from YouTube.

The concept of Katy Perry's Dark Horse music video, which is called "blasphemous" to some, has the "Roar" singer play the role of an Egyptian queen who has the power to zap her subjects with lightning and turn them into sand whenever she is displeased. In the first few scenes one of the suitors offers her a huge diamond and kills him. By modern standards Perry's new offering could have been considered tame, but has sparked controversy after Shazad Iqbal noticed the first suitor who offered the diamond and was killed wearing a necklace which reads "Allah."

Shazad Iqbal, a British citizen from Bradford, England, has now started a petition calling for YouTube to take the video down, alleging it 'promotes blasphemy'.

The online form has attracted nearly 40,000 signatures from countries across the world, including Australia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

In the complaint, Mr Iqbal said: "The video is considered as highly controversial to its viewers as a result of its portrayal of blasphemy."

"Absolutely disgusted at the music industry for allowing this to happen, music should be about spreading love not hate, it's shameful that you allow stupidity, you need to look up the meaning of the word explicit and rectify your terms and conditions." one comment on the petition reads.

While the number of signatures appears to be growing, they are dwarfed by the video's YouTube numbers. So far "Dark Horse," which was posted to YouTube on Thursday, has amassed more than 30 million views.