Stop Insulting Prophet In The Name Of Blasphemy !!!

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Stop Insulting the Prophet (PBUH) and Muslims Everywhere in the Name of Blasphemy
Adil Najam

Read this news from The Express Tribune and tell me how this is not idiotic:

KARACHI: A doctor has been arrested on charges of blasphemy in Hyderabad, police said on Sunday. Naushad Valiyani was detained on Friday following a complaint by a medical representative who visited the doctor in the city of Hyderabad. The arrest was made after the complainant told the police that Valiyani threw his business card, which had his full name, Muhammad Faizan, in a dustbin during a visit to his clinic, regional police chief Mushtaq Shah told AFP. Faizan accused Valiyani of committing blasphemy and asked police to register a case against the doctor.
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Shah said the issue had been resolved after Valiyani, a member of the Ismaili community apologised but local religious leaders intervened and pressed for action. Valiyani had assured Faizan that he did not mean to insult the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) by throwing the visiting card in the dustbin, Shah said, adding that the police had registered a case under the Blasphemy Act.
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Please tell me, who is insulting the Prophet (PBUH) in this case (as in so many others)? Who is the real threat to the Namoos-e-Rasool?
Using the Prophets name in vain and for spreading personal and petty hatred is itself an insult to the Prophets (PBUH) message and person. Anyone who cares for Namoos-e-Rasool should feel insulted and incensed at how this namoos is being ridiculed by the purveyors of hate in the name of blasphemy.
Maybe we should have a law against parents naming their children Muhammad. Let me confess I have two children whose middle name is Muhammad and I sometimes do end up shouting at them or chiding them for not doing their homework. Does this, now, also count as blasphemy?
For Allahs sake, give me a break. Please! If not me, at least give the Prophet (PBUH) a break!
P.S. For those unable to read Urdu, the verse at the top of this post is from Iftikhar Arif: Rehmat-i-Syed-i-Lolaak pey kamil eeman / Ummat-i-Syed-i-Lolaak say khauf aata hai. I hope readers who are better translators than me can provide a translation befitting this verse.

(www.allthingspakistan.com)

 

[ash1965]

Mullahs are doing dirty business on the name of great prophet PBUH, they all are doing against the sayings of prophet and even Quran but still they are thekedaar of Islam. Islam was spread due to husn-e-Ikhlaaq of momins/muslims but now this DIN has named as terrorist religion due to munaafiqs of our age like moulana diesel.

 

[Night_Hawk]

Doctor arrested for blasphemy: police
AFP December 12, 2010 (2 days ago)


KARACHI: A doctor has been arrested for insulting the Prophet Mohammed in Pakistan, police said on Sunday, in a second high profile case throwing the spotlight on the country’s controversial anti-blasphemy laws.
Naushad Valiyani was detained on Friday following a complaint by a medical representative who visited the doctor in the city of Hyderabad.
“The arrest was made after the complainant told the police that Valiyani threw his business card, which had his full name, Muhammad Faizan, in a dustbin during a visit to his clinic,” regional police chief Mushtaq Shah told AFP.
“Faizan accused Valiyani of committing blasphemy and asked police to register a case against the doctor.”
Shah said the issue had been resolved after Valiyani, a member of Pakistan’s Ismaili community, apologised but local religious leaders intervened and pressed for action.
“Valiyani had assured Faizan that he did not mean to insult the Prophet Mohammed by throwing the visiting card in the dustbin,” Shah said, adding that the police had registered a case under the Blasphemy Act.
A Pakistani court last month sentenced to death Aasia Bibi, a Christian mother-of-five found guilty of blasphemy.
Bibi was arrested in June 2009 after Muslim women claimed that she made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammed. She was set upon by a mob, arrested by police and sentenced on November 8.
The government attempted to pardon Bibi after an international outcry over the case, but a Pakistani court prevented it from granting her a swift pardon.
She can be executed only if the Lahore high court upholds her sentence on appeal. No date has yet been set for the appeal hearing.




http://www.dawn.com/2010/12/12/doctor-arrested-for-blasphemy-police.html

 

[canadian]

Mullahs are doing dirty business on the name of great prophet PBUH, they all are doing against the sayings of prophet and even Quran but still they are thekedaar of Islam. Islam was spread due to husn-e-Ikhlaaq of momins/muslims but now this DIN has named as terrorist religion due to munaafiqs of our age like moulana diesel.

This is the height of hypocracy !!!

 

[Night_Hawk]

Doctor accused of blasphemy released
From the Newspaper
(1 hour ago) Today
Tagged: blasphemy, blasphemy case


A police source claimed that the doctor was released on Monday morning. It is not known whether any remand was obtained for his police custody before the release. – File Photo

HYDERABAD: Dr Noshad Walyani who was booked in a blasphemy case was released by Cantonment police on Monday, according to sources.
But police refused to confirm or deny his release.
Mr Walyani was booked under Section 295-C on the complaint of Mohammad Faizan in FIR no 306/2010 on Saturday after he was handed over to police by a group of enraged representatives of different pharmaceutical companies for his alleged blasphemous remarks.
Supervisory Police Officer (SPO) Cantonment Bilal Umer, who heard the two parties before registration of the case on Saturday, claimed that the case would be investigated by an SP. When he was contacted on Monday for update in the case, he said: “I call you back to discuss it.” But he didn’t respond since then.
Dr Walyani was shifted to the CIA centre of Hyderabad in an armoured personnel carrier soon after the FIR’s registration.
A police source claimed that he was released on Monday morning. It is not known whether any remand was obtained for his police custody before the release.
The incident took place on Dec 9 and the complainant lodged the case on Dec 11 following consultation with his friends who had gathered outside Cantonment police station.
Complainant’s cellphone was also found off.
PMA PLEA: The Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Medical Association has called for a judicial inquiry into the allegation against Dr Noshad Walyani. Office-bearers of the association said at a press conference in Karachi on Monday that the association was concerned over the ‘orchestrated incident’, urging the authorities to ensure security of life to Mr Walyani.
The PMA called for a judicial inquiry into the violence against Dr Walyani and arrest of those who physically abused him.


http://www.dawn.com/2010/12/14/doctor-accused-of-blasphemy-released-2.html

 

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EDITORIAL: An idea whose time has come

If it were not so tragic, the case of a blasphemy-accused doctor would have made for comic reading. Reportedly, Dr Naushad Valiyani threw the business card of a medical representative “which had his full name, Muhammad Faizan”, in a dustbin. Mr Faizan then launched a blasphemy complaint against the doctor. The absurdity of the charges against Dr Valiyani exposes the nature of the draconian Blasphemy Law, which can be misused for any purpose under the sun. General Ziaul Haq left this country with a minefield in the shape of this law, which lends itself to abuse. The case of Dr Valiyani is just one of the many cases where the complainant is crossing all lines of common sense. ‘Muhammad’ is a popular name over the Muslim world. To say that the doctor committed blasphemy just because he threw a business card that had ‘Muhammad’ written on it is ridiculous. The issue was resolved between the parties when the doctor apologised, although not before Faizan and his friends had reportedly roughed up the doctor. However, the intervention of some clerics resulted in a blasphemy charge against the accused, who was then arrested.

Since we are so fond of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), why not invoke PPC 153 A in cases where false accusations are made? According to PPC 153 A (a), whoever “by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representations or otherwise, promotes or incites, or attempts to promote or incite, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities” shall be fined and punished with imprisonment for a term that may extend to five years. Thus, Muhammad Faizan should be charged with incitement against the innocent doctor.

In another incident, three alleged blasphemers in Karachi — Syed Raheel Masood Wasti, Samreen Masood and Zafar Iqbal — denied desecrating the Holy Quran. As per their statement, they were not in the house when their illiterate maid accidentally threw out some pages of the Quran after cleaning the house. They have expressed fear for their lives and that they can be falsely persecuted under the Blasphemy Law. This is yet another example of the way the mullahs use this law. In almost all the cases under the Blasphemy Law, the accusations are mala fide. The accusations are based on personal vendetta, blackmail, settling scores, property disputes, etc. It is therefore beyond comprehension why the mullah brigade is threatening to launch a movement, Tehreek Namoos-e-Risalat (TNR), in case any amendments are made to the Blasphemy Law, except that it serves their political agenda of keeping the country hostage to their fulminations. This flawed law should be repealed in the first instance, and if that is not possible because our politicians have yet to find the courage to defy the blackmail of the religious groups, at least the amendment bill by Ms Sherry Rehman should be considered seriously. Islam is a religion of peace but the fundamentalists have hijacked our religion and given new interpretations to serve their vested interests. The religious right is committing the greatest blasphemy by distorting the name of Islam. When the British introduced the Blasphemy Law, it was done to maintain harmony between all religious communities in the Indian subcontinent. Ziaul Haq’s Blasphemy Law has done the exact opposite. It has made the religious minorities more insecure in this ‘land of the not-so-pure’. When a state legalises persecution of minorities, it is time to change the laws.

Pakistan can never progress if it chooses to espouse the values of the Dark Ages. Let us not be afraid to challenge the religious extremists just because they threaten us with ‘dire consequences’. We have been held hostage to their absurdities for decades. It is high time we rolled back Zia’s legacy and moved forward towards a progressive, secular and democratic Pakistan. *

(www.dailytimes.com)

 

[Doorandesh]

These examples highlight our national mindset and ignorance of true Islam.

 

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An open letter to CJP

Dear honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, I am writing this open letter to you because the righting of wrongs is avowedly a part of your movement for judicial reform, and the matter in question must be particularly close to your heart, being as it is close to your first and last names too.

I read in the news that a doctor in Hyderabad was arrested, and a case registered against him under the Blasphemy Act, when he threw the business card of a medical representative with the first name of Muhammad into the dustbin. Now I know that some people are thinking: well that’s one small step back for all Pakistani Muslims, and one giant leap forward for all Pakistani medical representatives, but I for one wept with joy at the news.

You see, your exalted lordship, if indeed this report is true, I see in this ingenious application of a tragically misunderstood law… the Blasphemy Act is meant to protect the holy Quran and the Holy Prophet (PBUH) from ridicule, not expose them to it, I don’t know why some buffoons just don’t seem to get that… I see in this ingenious application of a tragically misunderstood law the seeds of the great Pakistani Muslim revival. Now that a precedent has been set, some of the biggest thorns in the nation’s side can be effectively removed, and some of its most cacophonous trumpets silenced.

I have listed below some of the cases that merit your most immediate, most esteemed, attention. I am sure, once the enthusiasm my idea will inevitably kindle in you has been communicated to all the appendages of the state, the judiciary and the general population, others will come forth with more scenarios too. Then, we can begin to cleanse the face of this nation, follow it up with some aggressive exfoliation, and enjoy the beatific effect of the spiritually moisturised smile we subsequently share with the world.

1) Any cricket player, official, reporter, commentator, spectator, umpire, random passer-by who has ever expressed reservations about Muhammad Yousuf, Muhammad Amir or Muhammad Asif’s character in writing should be arrested and charged under the Blasphemy Act. That will really clean up the game.

2) Any school/college/kindegarden/
madrassa teacher, principal, administrator or instructor who writes a negative comment in the report card of any student with the name of Muhammad should be arrested and charged under the Blasphemy Act. There should be a particularly harsh sentence for the sentence ‘Muhammad is a bright child, but is easily distracted and lacks the ability to concentrate on his work’.

3) Any college, school or kindergarten student who mistreats pages containing the name and verses of Allama Muhammad Iqbal (mistreatment including but not limited to burning, tearing, ripping, doodling in the margins or making planes out of or – in the case of the kindergarten kinder eating) should be arrested and charged under the Blasphemy Act. Since the burden of proof of innocence is on the accused, the learned judge in charge of cases featuring minors must be hardened against tears, tantrums and wanton cries of ‘dudu biskit! dudu biskit’!

4)Any tandoorwala, paanwala, umroodwala, bhuttawala, chanawala,
assortedwala who wraps his offerings in paper that contains the name Muhammad should be arrested and charged under the Blasphemy Act.

5) Any traffic policeman, immigration official or station house officer attempting to write a challan or file an FIR against any person with the name Muhammad on his driver’s licence, passport or NIC should be arrested and charged under the Blasphemy Act.

6) Anyone coming into contact with books, pamphlets, promotional literature that contain the name Muhammad, or cards advertising services of aalims offering cures for love, impotence, curses, memory loss or age that happen to be named Muhammad, without showing said books, pamphlets, promotional literature or cards adequate respect (for the purposes of this argument let that be holding them below navel level or tossing them carelessly on to a seat or – in the case of the cards – out of the window) should be arrested and charged under the Blasphemy Act.

7) Any woman who has received a passionate letter from an admirer named Muhammad and, wanting to conceal it from the prying eyes of her younger siblings and/or parents, wadded it up into a ball and thrown it into a dustbin should be arrested and charged under the Blasphemy Act. (This, your lordship, I consider a particularly important lesson as it will teach our women to be wary of a significant percentage of the male population, urge them to toss their lovers but keep their letters, and hence do that little extra bit we need to safeguard their morals).

8) Any columnist, critic, reporter, journalist or opinion maker who questions your judgement in opening these floodgates should be arrested and charged under the Blasphemy Act.
(www.dailytimes.com)

 

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Land of lunacy

Naushad Valiyani. PHOTO: FILE

Bias and what can only be described as absurdity is growing by leaps and bounds in our country. A doctor has been arrested in Hyderabad on charges of blasphemy. And what had Dr Naushad Valiyani done? He threw the visiting card of a sales representative, who visited his clinic, into the dustbin. The card included the common prefix ‘Muhammad’ ahead of the visitor’s name — as do thousands of other such cards. The doctor said he meant no offence and apologised to the sales rep, saying that he meant no malice and did not intend to hurt his religious feelings.
A senior police official in Hyderabad has been quoted as saying that the man who had felt slighted by the doctor’s action had agreed to withdraw the complaint, but was pressed by local religious leaders. And that is what led to the doctor being arrested. The fact that he belongs to a minority sect may have some bearing on this, given that the more rabid mullahs in society tend to see all sects other their own as based on heresy.
The situation has become a terrifying one. What has happened in Hyderabad suggests that the police are being guided not by law, reason and common sense but by the thug-like behaviour of the religious right and the extreme views held in Pakistan by many clerics who speak and act as if they are guardians of everyone else’s morality and religious feeling. The act committed by the doctor is one most of us would engage in without a second thought. Hundreds of such cards must be tossed away across the country each day. That does not mean we are engaging in acts of blasphemy and that all of us should be arrested, tried and sentenced to die.
Accusing someone of blasphemy has become a means to extract revenge — and in this not only non-Muslims but many Muslims have been accused. In this particular case, it would seem that perhaps the sales representative who first reported the matter to the police was not happy with the reception he received from the doctor. But the fact that even failing to receive a representative can lead to so grave a charge is horrific. The latest incident, coming just weeks after Aasia Bibi, the mother of five, was found guilty of blasphemy by a lower court, highlights the need to tackle the blasphemy laws on an urgent basis. Through the period of over two decades that they have been in place, they have been misused with greater and greater frequency. The police have abetted this by making arrests instantly, without any attempt to assess the matter or examine if there is any logic behind them. Like the case of the Emperor’s proverbial new clothes, fewer and fewer are willing to speak the truth and declare this state of affairs as being absurd and ludicrous.
At the very least, the blasphemy law in its current state must be amended to prevent its gross misuse. The PPP government needs to take the lead in this matter. For starters, it can take ownership of a bill recently tabled in parliament by former information minister and MNA Sherry Rehman. Furthermore, the government should take a stand on this issue because its continuing failure to do so only emboldens the clergy and the obscurantists and cedes much-needed ground to the extremists. The media, for its part, needs to be more vigilant, especially the Urdu media which is read by the bulk of the population, many of whom may not see anything wrong with what has happened in Hyderabad. It can be said with some justification, that the English press railing against the law’s misuse, while good, is nothing more than preaching to the converted.
The courts must look at the need for justice and the apex court should perhaps exercise its suo motu jurisdiction in such matters without fear from extremists. If we don’t take a stand against this lunacy now, there may be nothing to fight for in the not-too-distant future.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 14th, 2010.