Crime in the name of Blasphemy
By Shaukat M Malik CPA • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look • 22 CommentsTaliban and Al-Qaeda and their religious sympathizers in the Muslim world use the concept of “Giving Takfir”, that is proclaiming another person as non-Moslem, if they do not follow their brand of Theocratic Islam, thus beyond the protection of God and punishable by death.
This proclamation is similar to being excommunicated from one’s church, which thankfully does not carry the death sentence.
Using the Quran as God’ last message on earth and completely ignoring the principles of Islam of submission to God’s will as creator and sustainer of all humanity and thus responsible for what others may believe in; these self-appointed representatives of God on earth for the protection of the Quran and Prophet Mohammad are playing havoc with minority populations.
Blasphemy law comes in very handy for a religious majority obsessed with imposing their brand of Islam on an unprotected minority.
The law of blasphemy finds its roots in the Ten commandments, If we see Exodus, Chapter 20 Verse 7, The Holy Bible, (Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, London 1952) namely that: “you shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain” This, like other Christian doctrines, became enshrined into the law. In the past the new connection between the Church and the State was an important one. Religious dissent and political subversion were closely linked: unity in religion meant strength in the State. Thus, to reproach Christianity was to speak in subversion of the law. This link was borne out in the blasphemy law.
Islam has given the message in the clear terms too. ” No, doubt those people who torture God and His prophet (PBUH), there is a curse on them, not only in this world but in the next world as well, and God has ordered the worst punishment for them” (Sura ul Ehzab (AL Quran).
The overriding message in the two faiths above is that we should leave it to God to punish those who commit Blasphemy. We should not become God’s self-appointed agents on earth to punish those who commit Blasphemy.
In today’s world of internet, immediate communication, freedom of speech and expression in most of the democratic world, Blasphemy laws are, out of step and indeed ridiculous. Anyone with a computer can delete the holy Quran at will. We must ask the question what law has that person broken? Who is going to punish him?
To prevent racial tension between Muslims and Hindus S295–(a) was added to the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1927 and added to the Indian Penal Code. Since then S295 –(a) apart from minor changes was added to the Pakistan Constitution of 1956.
In 1974 under pressure from the cunning religious establishment, and in full violation of freedom of religion rights, Zulifiqar Ali Bhutto’s government foolishly declared the Ahmadis as non-muslims and in the process emboldened the relgious groups. A 1974 constitutional amendment declares that Ahmadis are non-Muslims.
In December 1984, to have himself re-elected for another five year term as President of Pakistan, General Zia held a referendum with a trick question asking the people of Pakistan if they were happy with the changes he was making in line with the laws and practices of the holy prophet and whether they wanted Pakistan to be governed in accordance with Sharia laws as stated in the Quran. Of course any Muslim answering the question is only thinking about Sharia as a guide for rules that create a just and fair society and would probably answer, yes!
No one had imagined that by answering this question in the affirmative they were signing on to a Saudi-style Wahabbi Islam involving whipping, executions and complete violation of all women rights.
The Hadood ordinance was promulgated after this referendum and Pakistan was now on a fast track to destroying and burying its shared history & culture of thousands of years with our Hindu neighbors and the effects on our way of life of over three hundred years of British Raj, by embracing the Saudi Wahabbi brand of 1400 year old Islam as practiced today in oil rich Saudi Arabia
In 1984Section 298(c) of the Hadood ordinance, commonly referred to as the “anti-Ahmadi laws,” prohibits Ahmadis from calling themselves Muslims, referring to their religious beliefs as Islam, preaching or propagating their religious beliefs, inviting others to accept Ahmadi teachings, or insulting the religious feelings of Muslims. The punishment for violation of the Section is imprisonment for up to three years and a fine.
Section 295-(c) further states that “ Whoever with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of citizens by words, either spoken or written or by visible representations insults the religion or the religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may exceed two years, or a fine or with both.
The same law was amended by the Military dictatorship in 1986 when more offences were added and punishment for Blasphemy was increased to death and life sentence to agree with punishment in Saudi Arabia. The consequences for contravening the country’s blasphemy laws are death for defiling Islam or its prophets; life imprisonment for defiling, damaging, or desecrating the Quran; and 10 years’ imprisonment for insulting another’s religious feelings; this law was included as S295- (a), under the Hadood ordinance that also includes other laws for rape and adultery that clearly violate human rights.
Punishment for Hadood offences is already available in comparable laws in Pakistan’s penal code a legacy of British rule in on India. Hadood ordinance’s main purpose was to incorporate Saudi Arabia’s Sharia law into the legal system of Pakistan by establishing a Shariat court in parallel with the regular courts.
The blasphemy laws have in effect become legal tools allowing the majority religion to persecute minorities or the weak by falsely implicating them under charges of having defamed the Quran or the Holy Prophet.
Some individuals bring charges under these laws to settle personal scores or to intimidate vulnerable Muslims, sectarian opponents, and religious minorities
Miscreants and crooks in Pakistan have used these laws to attack and dispossess minorities of their property by framing them in Blasphemy cases, involving them in court proceedings they cannot afford and in the process destroying their families.
Christians as missionaries and educators have been living in the Indo-Pak subcontinent for centuries. The English speaking elite in both India and Pakistan was educated at schools established by Christian missionaries. Christians born in Pakistan are sons of the soil and must have the same and equal rights as fellow Pakistanis. Unfortunately, the Hadood ordinance denies this.
Many Christians in Pakistan have found themselves falsely accused by Muslim clerics for writing Blasphemous words on the wall of a Mosque or for burning pages from the Quran. The police using blasphemy laws unfairly charge the accused. In some cases a mad mullah will incite a crowd to physically attack the victim that in some cases has lead to the victims death.
A Blasphemy trial must be presided over by a Muslim judge in a session’s court. In practice, judges overcome by religious zeal to inflict punishment on the accused sometimes relax evidentiary requirements for witnesses.
Despite calls for the repeal of these laws from minority groups as well as human rights organisations, recent debates on the blasphemy laws in Pakistan are being directed toward the revision rather than repeal of existing legislation. Political parties more interested in votes than human rights are unwilling to yield to the Islamic establishment of Mullahs and Madrassas that openly support the Taliban and extremists. Mullahs earn their credentials as devoted believers by labeling people born to other religions as infidels who must be subdued and converted.
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In 2009, the extremists played havoc with the peaceful Christian majority village of Gojra. I reproduce for you parts of the report by the “Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
Burning of Christian Homes in Gojra, Toba Tek Singh Pakistan, July 31, 2009-
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan found that the incident of Gojra July 31, 2009 between religious communities was engineered by Sipah-e-Sahabah-a right wing Sunni outfit. I reproduce part of thier report:
“Last week’s attacks on the Christian community in Gojra were not a spontaneous reaction to allegations of blasphemy but planned in advance, a fact-finding mission of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on Tuesday. The mission’s report said announcements made from mosques in Gojra on July 31, 2009 urged Muslims to gather and “make mincemeat of the Christians” over allegation of desecration of the Holy Quran a week earlier. Witnesses told HRCP that when they informed the police about the announcements, the police officials also confirmed hearing the announcements.
On August 1, around 1,000 people gathered in the area and marched towards Christian Colony the HRCP said, adding that a police contingent present in the neighborhood did not try to stop the mob, which included a number of masked men.
Witnesses said the attackers appeared trained for rioting and arson, the commission reported.
The protesters carried inflammable substances and torched more than 40 houses of Christian families in less than half an hour, with many houses looted before being set on fire.
They claimed that a number of attackers belonged to the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba and other extremist organizations. The regional police officer told HRCP that many of the attackers had come from outside the district, possibly Jhang.
It said the local administration’s inaction was intriguing, adding that the tragic incidents were a “comprehensive failure” by the government to protect minorities.
Amid the assaults, the commission also noted that some Muslims in the neighborhood provided shelter to Christian women fleeing the violence.”
Lawyers defending Blasphemy victims generally we do not request bail because of security. Blasphemy suspects are often safest in prison under police protection.
My argument against Blasphemy laws:
We all believe that God is all-powerful and mighty. I do not think he needs the help of self-appointed protectors of the holy Quran to prevent Blasphemy. Who gave the Mullahs or the Sipah -e-Sihabah the mandate or authority to punish an alleged desecration of the Quran?
Even if the desecration is accidental or intentional we should leave it to God to punish the person doing the mischief. Jews & Christians are aware that Quran confirms old and the New Testament with stories about Moses & a whole chapter on Jesus Christ. So it is highly unlikely that any responsible/educated Christian would burn the Quran.
What if the person burning the Quran is an atheist? How do you punish him? The police should arrest this man for sedition but not Blasphemy, as he is a non-believer
I think true desecration of the Quran takes place when these animals burn the homes of innocent civilians. These crooks want to loot the property of innocent citizens and have found a perfect excuse under the Blasphemy law of the Hadood ordinance.
Blasphemy laws in the year 2009 are laughable laws. We live in an age where anyone can easily delete passages from the Quran in a word document. Who is going to punish them?
Muslims countries generally lack freedoms the democratic world takes for granted. In the United States the First amendment guarantees freedom of speech while the Fifth Amendment allows one to not testify and remain silent.
People are not used to freedom of speech as they live in societies ruled by dictators and kings. Clerics to remain relevant and gain prominence will attack minorities by setting them up in incidents involving burning of the Quran using false witnesses.
They will then give sermons to mostly illiterate congregations demanding the killing of those that desecrate the Quran or abuse the holy prophet. We are all sensitive about our beliefs, but we do not have to go mad and become so excited over incidents, which while deserving severe condemnation certainly do not warrant loss of life.
Many innocent Muslims lost their lives over the caricature incident in the Netherlands.
The late Khomeni of Iran made Sulman Rushdie a hero by issuing a Fatwa (order to Kill) against him. Sulman Rushdie, a hitherto unknown author in the Muslim world became a hero of “freedom of speech” overnight. The Queen subsequently knighted him for his courage.
We must remember that his knighthood is also by God’s will. I think since our God is also the God of those that create mischief we should leave it to God to sort them out.
Does the burning of the Quran extinguish God’s message? The answer is NO.
Who does the burning of the Quran upset more, God, or the fascist cleric? I think God because it was his message that has been burnt. We should therefore leave punishment of Quran burnings to God. It is insane to sentence someone to life-imprisonment for burning the holy Quran.
Why are these same clerics not upset when bombs set off by madmen trained by them destroy mosques where surely many Qurans are burnt?
Miscreants use Blasphemy laws to target Christian and minorities who are also God’s people and are Christian & living in Pakistan because of God’s will.
Why are these same clerics not upset when Taliban burn girl schools? What about all the poor civilians and policemen killed by religious extremists who share their ideology and were taught in their Madrassas?
Taliban are trained in the Madrassas of Pakistan and graduate as Mullahs. Every Taliban uses the title of Maulvi (Mullah) before his name. Why are these clerics not trying to stop their pupils from committing violence?
Jamat –e-Islami and religious parties use incidents relating to desecration of the Quran, and other incidents perpetrated by bigots as an excuse to justify their relevance. Unable to win a majority vote in any normal election cycle, these parties play the role of vultures feeding on democratic institutions whenever a General makes a kill by overturning a democratically elected government. This fact is confirmed by history.
Pakistan’s leader of the opposition during Musharaf rule was none other than Maulana Fazlulrahaman, Mullah Diesel —he is the Diesel Czar in Pakistan.
It is time the government of Pakistan inspect each Madrasa & relgious organization and arrest these armed thugs living there rent-free disguised as clerics & students.
Pakistan government should undertake an education program using TV if necessary to educate those that have only read/memorized the Quran in Arabic without understanding the meaning that Islam does not allow a Muslim to violate the rights of people belonging to other religions and that there is no compulsion in religion. They are all God’s people and Muslims are not the chosen people, but one of God’s many people. The Quran’s message is intended for those born as Muslims by God’s will and those born to other religions are entitled to practice those religions by God’s will. As Islam is religion of submission, Muslims must submit to God’s will and accept his decisions, when it comes to what religion one is born in.
We have already seen what the Taliban have done in the name of Sharia and Hadood. This brand of Islam imported from Saudi Arabia and adopted by the Throat-cutting Taliban is out of step with the people of Pakistan.
Pakistanis are not Arabs, they have a culture that is thousands of years old and is shared with Pakistan’s twin at birth India.
Hadood ordinance was imposed on the people of Pakistan by a military dictatorship, under cover of the Afghan war. Pakistan’s Islamization was funded and supported by the newly oil rich Saudi Arabia with the blessings of the United States. Madrassas were established using Saudi money to churn out Mujahideen fighters infused with Saudi brand of Wahabbi Islam ready to die in the cause of fighting the Russian infidel (communist, non believer). ’
Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah a progressive and modern man who had clearly opposed a theocratic Pakistan as confirmed by his speech to the Constituent Assembly must be turning in his grave. If the Qaid were alive today he would have been whipped by these Mullahs for having an occasional drink, and also his sister Fatimah Jinnah for going out alone without a Hijab.
Pakistan’s political parties, especially the ruling Party with a majority in the house should earn its colors by passing legislation in parliament to repeal the Hadood ordinance and use its majority to get it through. Political parties that support this ordinance, are by default supporting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and must be identified and forced to explain their position.
Pakistan’s independent judiciary must show courage in the face of religious extremists and earn a place in Pakistan’s history by examining and advising the parliament to completely repeal the Hadood ordinance and Blasphemy laws under S 295-A in its entirety that clearly discriminates against minorities & women and violates divine human rights given to all human beings by God.
All Pakistanis must ask a question? What has Islamization forced upon the people of Pakistan given to the people of Pakistan? Has it transformed Pakistan into a model state of Pious people where there is accountability and prosperity for all? THE ANSWER IS A SAD NO.
Pakistan has been transformed from country that was simply called Pakistan, with the potential to become today’s Korea or India to a country divided by cast and creed, ruled by usurpers of every color and the headquarter of Al-Qaeda and the throat-slitting Taliban. What a shame?
My country of birth cries out for the repeal of Hadood ordinance. We must repeal this ordinance and commit it to the dustbin of follies.
We must do this otherwise every few years we will see a new resurgence of Taliban /Lal Masjid types trying to seize power in the name of Sharia/Hadood, with the promise of setting up a caliphate with someone like Mullah Sufi or Omar at the helm ordering Whipping, and amputations of head, feet & hands.
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Excellent article. I do not understand why the Mullahs want to continue with this Hadood Madness.
It has only given Pakistan death and violence.
Jobs have gone to our neighbor India because they have embraced freedom of religion in spite of their RSS madmen who killed Ghandi. IPL is happening and I was happy to see Indians supporting our Hockey team. Like us they are brown sons of the soil that makes up India and Pakistan.
We should stop fighting and make peace with our neighbor. Look at America and Canada. Europe has united itself.
We should form a common market with India, Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey to promote jobs. Millions of Pakistanis are forced to live abroad to earn their daily bread.
We must learn from Dubai. Karachi minus the guns can become Dubai. But to do this we must create the right environment. There must be freedom of religion. Women must feel free to go out without bieng subjected to eye exam. Men should behave like men and not Ghundas. Religion should be practiced at home and used fully to give us hope. We can still be Muslims without the Hadood ordinance.
Sisters should be respected and protected from evil men by all brothers.
Christians are Pakistanis like everyone else and so are Ahamadis and anyone who is born in Pakistan.
Anyone born in Pakistan is a citizen and entitled to the same rights as anyone else.
Corrupt rulers living in palaces are using Mullahs and Madrassas to hold back ordinary citizens from utilizing their talents.
We want tourism in Pakistan so we can earn a living.
India has adopted the constitutions of the United Kingdom and the United States and does not have a Hadood Ordinance.
Excerpts from The Constitution of India
PART III
Fundamental Rights
General
12. Definition — In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, “the State” includes the Government and Parliament of India and the Government and the Legislature of each of the States and all local or other authorities within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India….
Right to Equality
14. Equality before law — The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.
15. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth — (1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them. (2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them, be subject to any disability, liability, restriction or condition with regard to — (a) access to shops, public restaurants, hotels and places of public entertainment; or (b) the use of wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and places of public resort maintained wholly or partly out of State funds or dedicated to the use of the general public. (3) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for women and children. (4) Nothing in this article or in clause (2) of Article 29 shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
16. Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment — (1) There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State. (2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect or, any employment or office under the State….
17. Abolition of Untouchability — “Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of “Untouchability” shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.
18. Abolition of titles — (1) No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State….
Right to Freedom
19. Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, etc. — (1) All citizens shall have the right — (a) to freedom of speech and expression; (b) to assemble peaceably and without arms; (c) to form associations or unions; (d) to move freely throughout the territory of India; (e) to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India; and (f) [removed]; (g) to practice any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business.
…Nothing in sub-clause (a)… (b)… (c)… (d)… (e)… (g)… of Clause (1) shall affect the operation of any existing law, or prevent the State from making any law, in so far as such law imposes reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said sub-clause in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India….
20. Protection in respect of conviction for offenses — (1) No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the act charged as an offence, nor be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under the law in force at the time of the commission of the offence. (2) No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once. (3) No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.
21. Protection of life and personal liberty — No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.
22. Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases — (1) No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed, as soon as may be, of the grounds for such arrest nor shall he be denied the right to consult, and to be defended by, a legal practitioner of his choice. (2) Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of twenty-four hours of such arrest excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the court of the magistrate and no such person shall be detained in custody beyond the said period without the authority of a magistrate. (3) Nothing in clauses (1) and (2) shall apply — (a) to any person who for the time being is an enemy alien; or (b) to any person who is arrested or detained under any law providing for preventive detention. (4) No law providing for preventive detention shall authorize the detention of a person for a longer period than three months unless — (a) an Advisory Board consisting of persons who are, or have been, or are qualified to be appointed as, Judges of a High Court has reported before the expiration of the said period of three months that there is in its opinion sufficient cause for such detention;… (5) When any person is detained in pursuance of an order made under any law providing for preventive detention, the authority making the order shall, as soon as may be, communicate to such person the grounds on which the order has been made and shall afford him the earliest opportunity of making a representation against the order. (6) Nothing in clause (5) shall require the authority making any such order as is referred to in that clause to disclose facts which such authority considers to be against the public interest to disclose….
Right Against Exploitation
23. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labor — (1) Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labor are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law. (2) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from imposing compulsory service for public purposes….
24. Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc. — No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment.
Right to Freedom of Religion
25. Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion —(1) Subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of this Part, all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practice and propagate religion. (2) Nothing in this article shall affect the operation of any existing law or prevent the State from making any law — (a) regulating or restricting any economic, financial, political or other secular activity which may be associated with religious practice; (b) providing for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus….
Cultural and Educational Rights
29. Protection of interests of minorities — (1) Any section of the citizens residing in the territory of India or any part thereof having a distinct language, script or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same. (2) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them….
34. Restriction on rights conferred by this Part while martial law is in force in any area - ..Parliament may by law indemnify any person in the service of the Union or of a State or any other person in respect of any act done by him in connection with the maintenance or restoration of order in any area within the territory of India where martial law was in force or validate any sentence passed, punishment inflicted, forfeiture ordered or other act done under martial law in such area….
51-A. Fundamental duties — It shall be the duty of every citizen of India — (a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem; (b) to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom; (c) to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India; (d) to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so; (e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practice derogatory to the dignity of women; (f) to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture; (g) to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures; (h) to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform; (i) to safeguard public property and to abjure violence; (j) to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement.
Pakistan should also use the US constitution and confer rights to all its citizens
it is not only the taliban who does that….so called religious persons in our society does that regularly !
Geez!!!
Shaukat M Malik CPA — Against Your Title: Crime in the name of Blasphemy = Mind Blowing in Favor of New World Order.
AZ, RM, AM, Aur SMQ = Asif Zardari, Rehman Malik, Aur Shah Mehmood Qureshi
China Ko VETO Na Kurnay Dou- India Ko Security Council Kee Seat Dil-wa Dou-
AZ, RM, Aur SMQ Say $ Kay Budlay Pakistan Kay Against Kuch Bhee Kur-Wa- Lou-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57X3fAQq8M8&feature=related
Any law which the general public can manipulate to harm the minorities needs to be re-thought. Laws are made to mend a society in a specific mould but yes there are people who bend the law to suit their wants and needs.
Even after six decades are we not sure about the system of governance that is best suited for Pakistan? Democracy is and will be the driving force! The state should propose a legislation under which anyone who opposes “democracy” as system should be punished. Such extremist elements cannot have any electoral success that is why the resort to the mantra’s of sharia and khilafhat!
@concerned. So true. I fail to understand the ideology of the mullahs. What has this hadood thing given up uptil now? ONLY death and violence. So many people have been killed upon just achieving this motive of some ignorant mullahs. This is insane and I think your article is great. Excellent job.
Whether it is Allah, God, Baghwan they donot require laws created by humans to protect themselves.I can say anything against Jesus which can be revolting to christians but Jesus is not going to be tarnished or his teachings. they live for ever as also the holy Quoran.
@Catptainjohann:
Well Said.
People who abuse other peoples religions are bigots who simply want to create trouble. Most religious leaders criticize other faiths to push their religion.If they were truly devoted to their beliefs they would never put down people belonging to different faiths.
Blasphemy laws have been used by the Inquisition priests in Christianity to control and suppress populations.Many Jews and Muslims were force to convert or be burnt at the stake.
Christianity was able to move forward and rid itself of such laws.
In Pakistan Mullahs are using these laws to abuse other religions what a shame. Politicians are using these Mullahs to collect votes and come across as pious and religious.
In Pakistan a man’s faith measured by very simple criteria.
You can be the greatest crook in the world. But you are great Muslim if:
1.YOU DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL OR EAT PIG
2.YOU SAY YOUR PRAYERS FIVE TIMES A DAY & WHEREVER YOU GO,YOU ASK FOR A PRAYER MAT & THE DIRECTION TOWARDS MECCA
Such crooks especially in high government offices, hide their corruption behind this veneer of religiosity & get away with it. It does not matter how badly they treat their fellow human beings.
wow and i wonder why people want to kill geert wilders when we got muslim bloggers like these who we have to TAKE OUT 1st …… the problem with us is we left Islam and Islam didnt leave us … what we want is our mothers and sisters dancing in strip clubs or giving lap dances to dozens of men in the name of so called *democracy*…. of course all of those who support this article would like to see their mothers and sisters on top of a pole doing a 360 dice twist infront of all the molesters/rapists/sex addicts …. u would want that dont u? … its called democracy …. our solution is Islam …. People in the west r converting to Islam at a massive scale now and we pakistanis are leaving Islam…so leave duh! … Allah(swt) does not require u or me to live but instead we require Allah(swt) to live …. our so called FREEDOM which starts when we make a few pennies and we think we just occupied the whole of babylon …… u should go watch sheikh khalid yaseen or sheikh feiz on youtube and feel ashamed of urself cause u r born muslims and they came to Islam after alot of struggles …. its a weird thing but when i look at u people my FAITH shoots to an ALL-TIME HIGH …..
Verily, Allah will never change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves. [Ar-Rad, 13:11]
Finally one artical which makes everyone agrees to writer.I have been folowing this website for long and my initial impression was that people of both countries will share the idea to make them self aware of other problem and try to resolve it.
@KUKU:
Dont be a Cuckcoo!
What has repealing Hadood Ordinance got to do with Strip clubs? There are no strip clubs in Pakistan.
People in West who convert to Islam are not subject to the Hadood ordinance. When a man divorces his only wife, she gets 50% of his property plus support. He cannot tell her to go to her parents or brothers house. There is a court system that protects the rights of women and children.
Social services will not allow you to abuse your wife.
YOu stand in line in an Airline office. You cannot break lines like we do in Pakistan.
At the Hospital in emergency room you are treated by the doctor event if you do not have insurance without asking your rank and who you are. This is Islam
The west has adopted Islam in their constitutions by giving rights to everybody.
All the Hadood ordinance has done is created parasites sitting in Madrassas and religious organizations who do not put in a days work but create trouble defending God and his prophet when it suits them.
It is the Mullahs who sodomize boys in their care in Madrassas.
Pakistanis were Muslims before the Hadood ordinance and better Muslims.
You are a typical Mullah supporter?
Are you condoning Blasphemy laws and burning of Christian Houses in Gojra?
Are you Condoning violation of Pakistanis born in Pakistan to Ahamdi, Christian, Kalash, Parsi, Hindu parents and denying them their rights as Pakistani citizens?
It is because of self-proclaimed and self-appointed defenders of God and the Holy prophet that are the the reason that today all we have in Pakistan is Mullahs, Taliban, Human Bombs, Corrupt Politicians and Usurpers of every color?
Even Saudis would rather watch ShahRukh Khan Movies and invest in India.
Repeal Hadood Ordinance today.
who appointed you any way.
U R indeed a KUKU
WHAT HAS THE HADOOD ORDINANCE DONE FOR PAKISTAN?
we are worse off than before.
We were Muslims before the Hadood ordinance. We had on bombings and Mullahs were simply prayer leaders and big-eaters of food at Khatams. Only the Mullahs had two wives.
there were no Madrassas and no Taliban cutting off peoples heads.
Fatimah Jinnah did not wear a Dupatta neither did Begum Liaqat Ali. Burqa was purely cultural.
People were good Muslims and were not so corrupt and materialistic.
There were no kidnappings and no guns.
We should repeal Hadood ordinance and rid our mosques and madrassas of murderers living there rent free.
@TANA
lol listen kid…. there r no strip/sex clubs in pakistan? …. really?… mayb u only watch cartoon network so u didnt see when PPP minister JATOI got caught in a KAT(prostitutes) club ….
the west has adopted Islam? … oh yeah mayb thats why they always curse our prophet(saw) and call us pakis or sand niggers… the only thing the west has done is sell their products to the market whatever it mayb from viagra to g-strings
i dont support no Mullah or watever u call them…. but the problem with pakistan is we left Islam and started worshipping graves or lighting some candles like hindus do ….. this is the so called ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN? … and so as u can c we dont have electricity , food and soon india will close our water supply then u can sit here and think with ur bubble head what went wrong…….
u have no knowledge according to Islamic teachings and speak based on ur desires jz like gays who go with their desires …. if i ask u what is the 3 categories of tawheed u probably need to google it to know…… and u like to give verdicts as if u r the great alims such as the like of sheikh ul Islam Ibn taymiyah(rah) who u probably dont know ….
hadood shaddood whatever it is , i dont care … what we need is to go back to Islam and have sharia law ….. other than that well its probably just like what happened to previous civilisations tha rejected Allah(swt) law and went for their whims and desires like the people of LOT
Kuku Kuku KuKu!!
So U agree with men having four wives like Monkeys and women wrapped up in Tents.
Under Sharia law women are caned for sexually exciting men.
U should move to Saudi Arabia. U will be most happy there as they have true Sharia.
Bye Bye and good luck finding a good Alim.
Your act as if U R PROPHET MOHAMED’S AGENT ON EARTH. MOST OF SHARIA WAS GIVEN TO THE HOLY PROPHET BY GABRIEL IN CONNECTION WITH QUESTIONS BEING ASKED AT THAT TIME(1400 YEARS AGO) AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TODAY,S WORLD.
We were Muslims before your handlers from Saudi invaded our mosques
@ darakh chanda
yes men can have four wives in Islam and there is a good reason for that but then if u look at hindus who drink cow piss and take baths with it, i dont think u will understand anything that is related to logic ……
i am not Prophet Muhammad(saw) agent on earth but i all muslims are ambasadors of Islam and have to present it in its original way and follow it …. if u cant do that then well why do u call urself muslim then? …
@Pisces:
Amabassador Pisces thak you for reminding me.
Pakistani men indeed are ambassadors of Islam. To ambassadors like you Islam is all about saying your prayers and not drinking. All the corruption is fine. Your Caliph Mr. Z is indeed a great Ambassador of Islam.
Why don’t you move to Saudi Arabia.
Please explain the good reason for four wives. Simply being rude and changing my name to Chanda will not do. It is the mark of a coward.
Thank you
@ durga chanda xD
yes ill tell u but its useless since in India u are NO.1 in killing female babies … LOL … and u actually care bout women … look inside ur own collar b4 saying lies about some1 elses religion…
many MR Z have come and gone that doesnt mean they represent Islam … If that was the case then probably the cow piss drinkers would represent hinduism ….
If i ha the resources to move i certainly would since saudi arabia is the best country with regard to following Islam
Islam ruled the earth for a long time and is still the fastest growing religion in the world with most of the converts coming from the west, the place all the south asians always love to follow since they r in a state of inferiority complex
@Piss-Four Wives:
U R so right. Saudi Arabian royal family is controlled by the USA. Saudi princes are truly practicing Islam. However, they send money to Pakistan to produce Mullahs like you who support the Taliban and all things Sharia.
The converts in the West do not live under Sharia you undereducated man.
Yes Islam is represented by all the Sodomizing Mullahs and Taliban. They are indeed doing God’s work.
Get an education about what Mullahs are doing. You probably did not read the article on Blasphemy and are just writing rubbish here.