Dear Brothers
Asalam-a-Alakum
BLASPHEMY.....Yes it's the hottest topic these days. If you see TV shows these days, Ullama(educated and uneducated) are arguing with each other on the issue and self proclaimed Ayatollah’s are arguing on this site with copy pasting the book pages. Everyone tries to prove the other wrong.
Let me admit that I am no Ayatollah or Alim but like to read and research on issues. After listening to so many shows, reading about the case of Asya Messiah and Murder of Governor Salman Taseer, I decided to research this issue and offer my opinion to my friends. You don't have to agree with me, all I ask you to do is to think...thatz all.
Blasphemy has a wide meaning in all religions. Blasphemy is the use of disrespectful word or actions towards holy personages, religious artifacts, customs, and beliefs. The Abrahamic religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam condemn blasphemy vehemently.
Blasphemy is of two basic types:
1) Against Allah
2) Against Prophet
I will now discuss these in details for my readers but only reply on Quran and known Islamic historical facts.
Pakistan is a very religion sensitive country. Its very hard for us to make a Christian a Muslim but we are expert in making a Muslim infidel. Any Muslim faith of Islam that we don't agree with is named as Kafir.
Forget about blasphemy against Allah and his prophets, even if someone says anything about Sahaba, Faqui, Peer or Molvi, we are just so ready to KILL KILL KILL.
Have you ever wonder what might be the reason. I have few. Uneducated public and uneducated Ullamah have destroyed our religion and faith and have command over our lives to have anyone killed by saying he is Kafir( without evidence or with unreliable hadith) and guess who gave them this power...WE DID.
WE all agree that Islam is a religion of peace. It came to Arabia to stop the barbaric lifestyle of Arabs who will kill each other over a fight over a camel or water. The purpose was to educate them and to spread the light of Allah from there to the rest of the world.
Blasphemy against ALLAH: Since the creation of man up until now people have been blasphemer against Allah. Starting for Shatan who didn't agree with the command of Allah to bow down to Adam, Pharoun who proclaimed to be God, Namrood who claim to be All Mighty, billion plus Christians who believe Allah is a fake entity and True God is Jesus( the father, the son and the holy Ghost also know as trinity) 1 billion plus hindu's who disrespect Allah and 3 Billion atheist who don't believe in any God, Jesus or Ram and call them imaginary fragmentation of a coocoo brain.
Should we take a nuke and kill 60% of the world population because they are blasphemers?
Do you think Allah is not capable to give them what they deserve in the world and thereafter(dishonor in the world and hell thereafter) or you believe He needs your 2 arms and a shot gun to kill them?
Surah Al Baqra 2:284 Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is Allah's; and whether you manifest what is in your minds or hide it, Allah will call you to account according to it; then He will forgive whom He pleases and chastise whom He pleases, and Allah has power over all things.
BLASPHEMY AGAINST PROPHET:
Since Allah's prophet is Rahmaat ul Alameen, he can never say to kill someone who says any think against me. Since the beginning of Islam, people use to call the Holy Prophet a shair( a poet) a magician, fake prophet, Majnoon (Cocoo Guy) but he never instructed any one to Kill them. He stayed on his mission to spread Islam.
We have many stories in Islam showing us what Holy Prophet Hazarat Muhammad (PBUH) did. When a lady threw garbage, he prayed for her and went to her house to service her needs when she was sick. She converted to Islam. What if he would have killed her for blasphemy? What if he killed everyone who said him shair, magician or majnoon, there will be no Muslim or Islam. Our beloved prophet changed blasphemers with his character.
Quran ul Haqeem doesn't have a single verse in which Allah said “Kill anyone who commits blasphemy against me and my prophet's or my angles." There is not a single authentic hadith which shows prophet told Sahaba to kill anyone who says anything against me. Just few made up Rawaats…Trust me he could have never said to kill someone for blasphemy against him because it would come under personal revenge and non Muslims would have argued that Muhammad (PBUH) revenged his enemies by getting them killed for his personal reasons.
We have another example of Hazarat Ali, who let a man return from battlefield to come back again because he spit on his face while fighting with him in a war. Ali said: I will not kill you now because my Zulifkaar kills only in the way of Allah and I don't want people to think I killed you for personal revenge.
Islam is a religion of peace, forgiveness and repentance. This should not be taken as that it allows people to break the law. Blood for blood, hand for hand, eye for eye is the law however forgiveness after repentance is better.
The ONLY 2 incident where murder or killing a human is allowed is in the case of a murder of an innocent man or mischief against Allah and his messenger. Even in those 2 cases exceptions are available.
Murder of an innocent Life:
"Take not life , which God has made sacred, except by way of justice and law. Thus does He command you, so that you may learn wisdom" (6:151).
"...If anyone kills a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he killed all people. And if anyone saves a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all people" (Qur'an 5:32).
"O ye who believe! the law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder:the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude, this is a concession and a Mercy from your Lord. After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty. (The Noble Quran, 2:178)"
WAR and MISCHEIF Against ALLAH and HIS Prophet
The Qur'an speaks of punishment in relation only to those who make war and mischief in opposition to God and Muhammad:
The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;
(—Qur'an, sura 5: 33 Al-Maida)
Here you can note that Allah (the most merciful) has given exception in both cases. For murder, Qasis (blood money) and for mischief exile from land.
ISSUE OF BLASPHEMY AND WHAT NOBLE QURAN TEACHES US:
If as a Muslim, The noble Quran is the right way (SARAT-UL-MUSTIKEEM) then we should have confidence that Allah must have addressed this issue in The Holy Quran. In deed The Noble Quran teaches us with examples how to deal with blasphemy.
"when ye hear the signs of Allah held in defiance and ridicule, ye are not to sit with them unless they turn to a different theme: if ye did, ye would be like them. For Allah will collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith - all in Hell: (Quran Surah 4:140)
"Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant." Quran Surah 7:199
"...but indeed they uttered blasphemy,...If they repent, it will be best for them; but if they turn back (to their evil ways), Allah will punish them..."( Quran 9:74)
"For Allah is with those who restrain themselves,..."(Quran 16:128)
"Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate (constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy."Quran 20:130
"And if ye are in doubt as to what We have revealed from time to time to Our servant( Muhammad), then produce a Sura like thereunto; and call your witnesses or helpers (If there are any) besides Allah, if your (doubts) are true.(Quran 2:23)
"And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!";(Surah 25:63)
"And when they hear vain talk, they turn away therefrom and say: "To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we seek not the ignorant.(Surah 28:55)
"And have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble (dignity)."(Surah 73:10)
"Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting."(Quran50:39)
“Mocked were (many) Messengers before thee; but the scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.” (Surah Al-An’aam 6:10).
Do you see what Allah the most merciful says to us through Quran. Let me sum it up for you.
Simply said, Don't sit with the blasphemers, turn away from the ignorant, restrain yourself, be patient with what they say, when ignorant address you, say PEACE and move away, don't hear vein talk and go away, be patient with what they say and leave with dignity, bear them with patience, all that they say.
NOWHERE in Quran Allah says to kill them. Why because there is a day of judgment and people will bad deeds with have thier share for what they have done and said. Allah is all knowing.
Murder of anyone can never be justified for blasphemy. It can be only justified in extreme circumstances of murder of an innocent for justice and law and in self defense in a war where people wage war of Allah and His Messenger and even in those cases exceptions are available.
Now the question is why Ullama and Ayatullah of all sects of Islam agree on the death of a blasphemer? Example of that will be Fatwa of Ayatullah Kohmeni against Salman Rushidi and killing of a Hindu by Ghazi Elim deen in India?
Before I answer that, do you really think that these 2 people are the only one in last 1400 years who committed blasphemy?
The answer is 2 parts.
Firstly, contrary to what the nobel Quran teaches, in my opinion, humans have made interpretation to justify their actions. In thier mind, the easiest way to protect Allah and the Prophet from blasphemers is by coming up with a law to kill those who commit blasphemy. Contrary to noble Quran and its teaching, the have found a loophole. It is there understanding that anyone who is blasphemer is MURTUD (out of Islam) and anyone who leaves Islam is Justified to be killed.
Secondly, in their mind, it allows them to feel that they are the protectors of Quran, Allah, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Islam. Surely they are mistaken. Allah is the only protector of all of us and Islam.
We all agree that if you commit a crime against the right of Allah, only HE can punish or forgive. Similarly, if someone violates the rights of human, we must seek forgiveness for him or her.
These extremist elements believe that In the case of an insult to Muhammad, the Muslim community is considered to be under an obligation to avenge the insult because the possibility of forgiveness expired upon the death of Muhammad so themselves being the ummah, it gives them a right to KILL a blasphemer on behalf of our holy prophet Muhammad(PBUH).
Is there any Ayat from Quran or Hadith giving us a right to avenge for Muhammad (PBUH) NO.... but we think we have a right.
I think killing is not a solution but building our character is the key. If we become a true Muslim and a True MOMEEN where others non Muslims can see us and say: let's give our assets to this Muslim for safe keeping because he is ameen and trustworthy, no one will dare to commit blasphemy.
I blame these Ullama for our short fall. Think there are 52 weeks in a year. 52 Juma Prayers, 30 days of Ramadan, 2 Eid Sermons... 82 days in a year we listen to these people but we are still characterless nation. A child from age 10 to 25 have listen to 1230 sermons but still commits, murder, adultery, bribery, stealing, robbery and so on... tells us someone is not doing his job.
Note: With this hope that Allah will guide us all, please consider this just an opinion. You can agree or disagree with it but don't name me or judge me because of my research.
:jazak:
Asalam-a-Alakum
BLASPHEMY.....Yes it's the hottest topic these days. If you see TV shows these days, Ullama(educated and uneducated) are arguing with each other on the issue and self proclaimed Ayatollah’s are arguing on this site with copy pasting the book pages. Everyone tries to prove the other wrong.
Let me admit that I am no Ayatollah or Alim but like to read and research on issues. After listening to so many shows, reading about the case of Asya Messiah and Murder of Governor Salman Taseer, I decided to research this issue and offer my opinion to my friends. You don't have to agree with me, all I ask you to do is to think...thatz all.
Blasphemy has a wide meaning in all religions. Blasphemy is the use of disrespectful word or actions towards holy personages, religious artifacts, customs, and beliefs. The Abrahamic religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam condemn blasphemy vehemently.
Blasphemy is of two basic types:
1) Against Allah
2) Against Prophet
I will now discuss these in details for my readers but only reply on Quran and known Islamic historical facts.
Pakistan is a very religion sensitive country. Its very hard for us to make a Christian a Muslim but we are expert in making a Muslim infidel. Any Muslim faith of Islam that we don't agree with is named as Kafir.
Forget about blasphemy against Allah and his prophets, even if someone says anything about Sahaba, Faqui, Peer or Molvi, we are just so ready to KILL KILL KILL.
Have you ever wonder what might be the reason. I have few. Uneducated public and uneducated Ullamah have destroyed our religion and faith and have command over our lives to have anyone killed by saying he is Kafir( without evidence or with unreliable hadith) and guess who gave them this power...WE DID.
WE all agree that Islam is a religion of peace. It came to Arabia to stop the barbaric lifestyle of Arabs who will kill each other over a fight over a camel or water. The purpose was to educate them and to spread the light of Allah from there to the rest of the world.
Blasphemy against ALLAH: Since the creation of man up until now people have been blasphemer against Allah. Starting for Shatan who didn't agree with the command of Allah to bow down to Adam, Pharoun who proclaimed to be God, Namrood who claim to be All Mighty, billion plus Christians who believe Allah is a fake entity and True God is Jesus( the father, the son and the holy Ghost also know as trinity) 1 billion plus hindu's who disrespect Allah and 3 Billion atheist who don't believe in any God, Jesus or Ram and call them imaginary fragmentation of a coocoo brain.
Should we take a nuke and kill 60% of the world population because they are blasphemers?
Do you think Allah is not capable to give them what they deserve in the world and thereafter(dishonor in the world and hell thereafter) or you believe He needs your 2 arms and a shot gun to kill them?
Surah Al Baqra 2:284 Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is Allah's; and whether you manifest what is in your minds or hide it, Allah will call you to account according to it; then He will forgive whom He pleases and chastise whom He pleases, and Allah has power over all things.
BLASPHEMY AGAINST PROPHET:
Since Allah's prophet is Rahmaat ul Alameen, he can never say to kill someone who says any think against me. Since the beginning of Islam, people use to call the Holy Prophet a shair( a poet) a magician, fake prophet, Majnoon (Cocoo Guy) but he never instructed any one to Kill them. He stayed on his mission to spread Islam.
We have many stories in Islam showing us what Holy Prophet Hazarat Muhammad (PBUH) did. When a lady threw garbage, he prayed for her and went to her house to service her needs when she was sick. She converted to Islam. What if he would have killed her for blasphemy? What if he killed everyone who said him shair, magician or majnoon, there will be no Muslim or Islam. Our beloved prophet changed blasphemers with his character.
Quran ul Haqeem doesn't have a single verse in which Allah said “Kill anyone who commits blasphemy against me and my prophet's or my angles." There is not a single authentic hadith which shows prophet told Sahaba to kill anyone who says anything against me. Just few made up Rawaats…Trust me he could have never said to kill someone for blasphemy against him because it would come under personal revenge and non Muslims would have argued that Muhammad (PBUH) revenged his enemies by getting them killed for his personal reasons.
We have another example of Hazarat Ali, who let a man return from battlefield to come back again because he spit on his face while fighting with him in a war. Ali said: I will not kill you now because my Zulifkaar kills only in the way of Allah and I don't want people to think I killed you for personal revenge.
Islam is a religion of peace, forgiveness and repentance. This should not be taken as that it allows people to break the law. Blood for blood, hand for hand, eye for eye is the law however forgiveness after repentance is better.
The ONLY 2 incident where murder or killing a human is allowed is in the case of a murder of an innocent man or mischief against Allah and his messenger. Even in those 2 cases exceptions are available.
Murder of an innocent Life:
"Take not life , which God has made sacred, except by way of justice and law. Thus does He command you, so that you may learn wisdom" (6:151).
"...If anyone kills a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he killed all people. And if anyone saves a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all people" (Qur'an 5:32).
"O ye who believe! the law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder:the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude, this is a concession and a Mercy from your Lord. After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty. (The Noble Quran, 2:178)"
WAR and MISCHEIF Against ALLAH and HIS Prophet
The Qur'an speaks of punishment in relation only to those who make war and mischief in opposition to God and Muhammad:
The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;
(—Qur'an, sura 5: 33 Al-Maida)
Here you can note that Allah (the most merciful) has given exception in both cases. For murder, Qasis (blood money) and for mischief exile from land.
ISSUE OF BLASPHEMY AND WHAT NOBLE QURAN TEACHES US:
If as a Muslim, The noble Quran is the right way (SARAT-UL-MUSTIKEEM) then we should have confidence that Allah must have addressed this issue in The Holy Quran. In deed The Noble Quran teaches us with examples how to deal with blasphemy.
"when ye hear the signs of Allah held in defiance and ridicule, ye are not to sit with them unless they turn to a different theme: if ye did, ye would be like them. For Allah will collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith - all in Hell: (Quran Surah 4:140)
"Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant." Quran Surah 7:199
"...but indeed they uttered blasphemy,...If they repent, it will be best for them; but if they turn back (to their evil ways), Allah will punish them..."( Quran 9:74)
"For Allah is with those who restrain themselves,..."(Quran 16:128)
"Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate (constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy."Quran 20:130
"And if ye are in doubt as to what We have revealed from time to time to Our servant( Muhammad), then produce a Sura like thereunto; and call your witnesses or helpers (If there are any) besides Allah, if your (doubts) are true.(Quran 2:23)
"And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!";(Surah 25:63)
"And when they hear vain talk, they turn away therefrom and say: "To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we seek not the ignorant.(Surah 28:55)
"And have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble (dignity)."(Surah 73:10)
"Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting."(Quran50:39)
“Mocked were (many) Messengers before thee; but the scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.” (Surah Al-An’aam 6:10).
Do you see what Allah the most merciful says to us through Quran. Let me sum it up for you.
Simply said, Don't sit with the blasphemers, turn away from the ignorant, restrain yourself, be patient with what they say, when ignorant address you, say PEACE and move away, don't hear vein talk and go away, be patient with what they say and leave with dignity, bear them with patience, all that they say.
NOWHERE in Quran Allah says to kill them. Why because there is a day of judgment and people will bad deeds with have thier share for what they have done and said. Allah is all knowing.
Murder of anyone can never be justified for blasphemy. It can be only justified in extreme circumstances of murder of an innocent for justice and law and in self defense in a war where people wage war of Allah and His Messenger and even in those cases exceptions are available.
Now the question is why Ullama and Ayatullah of all sects of Islam agree on the death of a blasphemer? Example of that will be Fatwa of Ayatullah Kohmeni against Salman Rushidi and killing of a Hindu by Ghazi Elim deen in India?
Before I answer that, do you really think that these 2 people are the only one in last 1400 years who committed blasphemy?
The answer is 2 parts.
Firstly, contrary to what the nobel Quran teaches, in my opinion, humans have made interpretation to justify their actions. In thier mind, the easiest way to protect Allah and the Prophet from blasphemers is by coming up with a law to kill those who commit blasphemy. Contrary to noble Quran and its teaching, the have found a loophole. It is there understanding that anyone who is blasphemer is MURTUD (out of Islam) and anyone who leaves Islam is Justified to be killed.
Secondly, in their mind, it allows them to feel that they are the protectors of Quran, Allah, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Islam. Surely they are mistaken. Allah is the only protector of all of us and Islam.
We all agree that if you commit a crime against the right of Allah, only HE can punish or forgive. Similarly, if someone violates the rights of human, we must seek forgiveness for him or her.
These extremist elements believe that In the case of an insult to Muhammad, the Muslim community is considered to be under an obligation to avenge the insult because the possibility of forgiveness expired upon the death of Muhammad so themselves being the ummah, it gives them a right to KILL a blasphemer on behalf of our holy prophet Muhammad(PBUH).
Is there any Ayat from Quran or Hadith giving us a right to avenge for Muhammad (PBUH) NO.... but we think we have a right.
I think killing is not a solution but building our character is the key. If we become a true Muslim and a True MOMEEN where others non Muslims can see us and say: let's give our assets to this Muslim for safe keeping because he is ameen and trustworthy, no one will dare to commit blasphemy.
I blame these Ullama for our short fall. Think there are 52 weeks in a year. 52 Juma Prayers, 30 days of Ramadan, 2 Eid Sermons... 82 days in a year we listen to these people but we are still characterless nation. A child from age 10 to 25 have listen to 1230 sermons but still commits, murder, adultery, bribery, stealing, robbery and so on... tells us someone is not doing his job.
Note: With this hope that Allah will guide us all, please consider this just an opinion. You can agree or disagree with it but don't name me or judge me because of my research.
:jazak:
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