Ulema press not to offer Taseer’s funeral prayers
Most religious parties avoid outright condemnation; Sajid Mir, Piracha assail murder
KARACHI: Leading Ulema of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat Pakistan (JASP) in a joint statement have asked Muslims not to offer Namaz-e-Janaza nor try to lead funeral prayers of Governor Punjab Salman Taseer.
In a joint statement issued here they have also asked not to express regrets or sympathies over his assassination. Those issuing the statement include the JASP Central Ameer Prof Syed Mazhar Saeed Shah Kazmi, Allama Syed Riaz Hussain Shah, Shah Turab-ul-Haq Qadri, Allama Zamir Sajid, Pir Khalid Sultan, Pir Ghulam Siddiq Naqshbandi, Allama Syed Khizr Hussain Shah, Alhaj Amjad Chishti, Allama Ghulam Sarawar Hazarvi, Allama Syed Shamsuddin Bokhari, Pir Syed Ashiq Ali Shah Jilani, Mufti Muhammad Iqbal Chishti, Allama Fazal Jamil Rizvi, Agha Muhammad Ibrahim Naqshbandi Mujaddidi, Maulana Muhammad Riaz Qadri, Maulana Gulzar Naeemi, Allama Syed Ghulam Yaseen Shah, and over 500 other ulema and honorable muftis attached to the JASP.
Those favouring the person indulged in blasphemy are themselves blasphemous, they announced. Paying glowing tributes to Malik Mumtaz Hussain, and his courage, who killed Governor Salman Taseer, they said he is lover of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and is a ‘Ghazi’. Mumtaz had revived the 14-century-old tradition of Islam and put their head high in pride. It was only Prophet (PBUH) who could forgive any act of blasphemy but none other could ever do it. …
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How religion and religious leadership are wrongly projecting in the murder of Tasser who was surely victim of establishment wrath.
These characters never think of awarding death sentence to suicidal bomber or gang rapes in street areas.All kind of heinous crimes are done under the umbrella of religion but these clerics picked a poor helpless lady asia or our poor drunk governor who was not in senses morning and evening time to project harassment of blasphemy law.In all Pakistan it is only Salamn taseer who spoke against this law???
Killer qadri was bold and accurate in his attack that not a single soul was hurt in full burst of his weapon.Technically this is accurate, neat and clean target killing at least many Innocent were spared.
what a justification in backward and fanatic Pakistan which is continuously being projected in interanl world by almost all important channel