Ahmadi schoolteacher shot dead in Sheikhupura
According to the FIR registered, the deceased was shot twice while he was taking a class at the primary school in Dere Golianwala.
Hussain, along with his wife, Ishrat Bibi, and four children, had recently converted to the Ahmadi faith. His family was the only one in the village belonging to the Ahmadiyya community, Sheikhupura’s Ameer Jamaat Ahmadiyya Chaudhry Abdul Hameed Bhatti told The Express Tribune.
He said the deceased’s siblings boycotted him after his conversion and other relatives went against him when local clerics declared him “liable to be killed”.
Bhatti said even his brothers, one of whom is a police officer, did not want to register an FIR and become a complainant. Instead, they made Ishrat Bibi the complainant and prepared the application themselves.
Hussain’s relatives refused to own his body. At the same time, they created obstacles for his widow to take the body away from the village to Rabwah, the headquarters of the Ahmaddiya community. However, under police security, she finally managed to take the body away.
Sheikhupura SHO Shahid Zafar Gujjar said that as the FIR was registered against two unidentified people, they had no information about the murderers.
The SHO said authorities will be able to trace out the assailants once the witness identifies them. He added that the police had completed the legal requirements by getting autopsy of the body and registering the FIR. He revealed FIR # 1146/11 under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code had been registered against the assailants.
Saleemuddin, a spokesperson for Jamat-e-Ahmadiyya Pakistan, condemned the murder and demanded the immediate arrest of the accused. He said fatwas declaring members of the Ahmadi sect “liable to be killed” were being issued in different parts of the country and these religious edicts were being published in vast numbers. This, according to Saleemuddin, has resulted in target killings of many Ahmadis.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 3rd, 2011.
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Is this Islam? Definitely not. And if it is Islam ( according to Mullahs ) then what is fascism
@Farhan: Because MULLAH is Mightier than Government .
It saddens me that we hear all this stuff about islam being a religion of peace, but when you see news stories like this, it makes one wonder who is really telling the truth!
I will go out on a limb here and say it, and many muslims will be offended by it but I think it has to be said. When are you muslims going to stand up to the imams, clerics and madrassas that instigate this nonsense? When is it that you will take back your religion from these monsters? We in the West, and here in America, wonder, when is it that you will start to tell these clerics, imams and sheikhs that their ideology is not islamic and therefore not welcome? If any one could answer these questions, I am all ears and waiting for the answers.
For the record, I am not a Jew, CIA, Mossad or belong to any spy agency, I am just a simple American looking at what is happening to your country, so please, pretty please with sugar on top, don't accuse me of being from any of these cultural or government sanctioned organizations.
It is always claimed that 'ordinary' Muslims are not like the Islamists and radicals. this case illustrates very clearly that Muslims behave vilely to anyone who is not of the faith or worse anyone who converts from Islam. As the current case in Iran shows death is the result of apostasy. The clerics are also often the very worst in condemning to death people who renounce Islam
It's amazing. There are actually people here implying the man should have been killed, but by the state and not an individual. What a sickening, disgusting, pathetic culture. Is it any wonder that Westerners and those of other faiths don't want Islam anywhere near them?
@citizen: "God" already gave them the strength, and that is why this man is dead. Religion is poison.
This is why religion should be illegal.
Either Muslims will handle the violent aspects of Islamic teaching or the rest of the world will eventually destroy it. 4.8 billion non-Muslims won't continue to put up with it.
I have a question, why do the people in Pakistan tolerate this nonsense?
The cleric should be arrested, and put in jail for inciting the killing of a human being. Any one who justifies this killing lacks proper moral values as a human being and insults every peace loving Pakistani. Truly sad.
We here in America wonder, why do you tolerate this type of nonsense and clerics; we can only shake our heads in disbelief, I know I do!
Pakistan need Jihad against corruption, to maintain law in order, for education, for health, for public safety, for unemployment.....But we are nothing to do these things. My whole sympathy is with the victimize family.
@Arindom: Strategic assets is a term india made up do you have anyproof this was done by LET or groups which received support in the past ? Pak Govt is not responsible for action of these groups just as USA is not responsible for actions of Libyan Rebels
A random ahmadi getting killed, when even police officers are not safe is not news
Very sad incincident. May his soul rest in peace
@Adeel Ahmed: @YAHYA:
'La Ikraha Fiddeen' What do you understand by this verse of the HOLY QURAN and mind you, I do not think anyone can argue that the in Islam the word of Quran can not be nullified by anything else. There is a very clear rule stated by the pioneers of Islam from 1500 years ago...anything that goes against the Quran can not be considered right. The Haddiths that are said to have these rules about executions are not from the main books and still people are hell bent to give them more prestige than the word of ALLAH??? For a Muslim how can that make sense to you??? If you think they are wrong in converting, convince them with facts and logic the way the other side convinced them, otherwise this is all a sham of the Mullah who can not prove Ahmadies wrong and has to save his seat one way or the other and the easiest way is to have you kill for him.
I have read in Pakistani Media and specifically in Tribune regarding Phamplets ditributed in Faislabad main roads and markets to kill Qadianis as they are Qajib ul Qatal. Why the goverment or the authorities dont take any action?????
When the Ranger killed the alleged 'dacoit', Supreme court took suo moto notice. Will it do the same now or justice is only for Sunnis in Pakistan?
MA ANA ALAIHI WA ASHABI remember that as you read the article and see who the true believers of Islam are the one, surely it is not the ones who give fatwas and label other life as targets to be killed, and surely not the ones who deny burial rights to a dead body.
It shocking how many of the supposed educated readers of tribune lack basic knowledge about Islam.
Rana Taimoor and Naveed A.Jami
Check out the Quran:"Let there be no compulsion in religion" (2:256) and also
"Those who believe then disbelieve, again believe and again disbelieve, then increase in disbelief, God will never forgive them nor guide them to the Way" (4:137).
I fear for the future of my country.
These acts are counted towards country's bad lists discussed at all forums of the world.
What is good with the Ahmadis? After all these atrocities and punishments, they sill are progressing and their faith strengthens, Why...Why...Why???
What is being taught in schools curriculam that Pakistan existed since 11th century is absolutely correct. During that period no non-Muslims was safe and killed on sight and the same is being practiced in Pakistan.
These Fatwa issuing mortal Gods are nothing but ideologically insecure, faithless people who want to kill those whom God creates and feed! Psycho monsters.
-A NonAhmedi.
@YAHYA: Let every one know this fact and stop blaming Pakistan. It is done as it is prescribed. Now run for cover where you can !
How we can preach Islam to non-muslims? by quoting these kind of examples?
Another example of our destroying patience towards the people whom we consider unlike to us.... May God bless with Mr. Dilawqar. Ameen
@Rana Taimoor: You are wrong on so many different levels that it baffles me!
a. 'Liable-to-be-killed' is not a law in islam against those who are guilty of blasphemy. Prophet Mohammad (s.a.w) himself forgave many guilty of this sin in his lifetime. b. Yes you can convert to other religion or sect once you have accepted islam, the verse 'la ikraha fid deen' from holy quran says just so. c. Pakistani law does not provide this murderer any protection. It is the people with extreme views who do. d. The murderer did not do a good job. He has committed a sin against humanity if you really believe in what islam teaches us. 3. Ahmadis do not deny 'Khatme-Naboowat' infact we do believe in finality of prophet Mohammad (s.a.w).
Ahmadis of Pakistan are like Jews in Nazi Germany.
@observer: He, Digvijay Singh is not an Indian.
@Ali: Bhai pardon me for my ignorance as I am a Hindu. But if most followers tend to interpret Islam in skewed manner as you are implying, then we need to think & introspect what the real problem is? What is the root cause for this so called misinterpretation of Islam? Is it with the followers, the interpreters ( ie the Mullahs ) or ........(I shudder to put down the words as I do not want to hurt sentiments of my Muslim brothers)? BTW no religion is superior to the others as there is only one God for all of us.
@Diggvijay Singh
My dear friend, I had written a brief explanatory note along with that comment that you see. But the moderator found something objectionable in my remarks and edited that part out. So, my comment appears slightly out of context.
Did you , in the 'brief explanatory note' call it murder? And did you demand punishment for the perpetrator and the abettor of the crime?
Or did you talk mumbo jumbo about public opinion as you have been doing in the case of Taseer?
@Omer. Infact "wajib-ul-qatl" is the fatwa, regarding someone who convert from Islam, is of Imam Abu Hanifa RA, Imam Shafai RA, Imam Ahmed bin Hambal RA and Imam Malik RA. Shall we need to punish by death. And Ahmadi or Qadyani is non-Muslim as per constitution of Pakistan.
Barbarians
I think the person who declares anyone "wajibul katal" should be punishable by death.
@usman: And this so called pakistani express tribune is just defaming pakistan,why don’t this ET find a single positive thing in their own motherland
No my dear, it is these people who kill (and ones like you who choose to ignore them, instead of having the courage to condemn them) who defame this country. Perhaps you could start your own "feel good" online newspaper, and pretend the world is a lovely place full of rainbows and lollipops. You could name your publication 'The Ostrich'
@observer:
My dear friend, I had written a brief explanatory note along with that comment that you see. But the moderator found something objectionable in my remarks and edited that part out. So, my comment appears slightly out of context.
INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHE RAJEOON
And this so called pakistani express tribune is just defaming pakistan,why don't this ET find a single positive thing in their own motherland
Barbarians! We will have nothing to stand on in defense of this country, it's majority ruling religion or our integrity till horrific acts like this remain the present norm.
@Diggvijay Singh
Killing the Ahmadi school teacher was certainly a grave mistake.
I thought in India murder is considered a crime under Section 302 of the Criminal Code, but if Mr 'fair minded Indian' says it is a 'mistake' it must be a that.
Its a duty of state to deal such people as per Islamic Law who convert their faith from Islam to such faith which is unanimously unaccepted by the Islamic Scholars all around the world, Constitution/Law of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and also by South Africa through the South African legal/court procedure where both the parties get legal prosecution chance. However, No citizen has any right to take law in its hand. This act must be treated seriously that no such incident shall take place in future.
I close my eyes and go back 1400 years and see similar atrocities taking place against the followers of Holy Prophet S A W I can only say INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHE RAJEOONIntolerance, the saddest part is we cant leave a person to do or follow whatever he/she wants to. I dont think our people understand the verse in the Quran ''There is no cumpulsion in religon''. We love to take matters in to our own hands eh? Who cares if the person had a family, children etc, the fact that he was the sole breadwinner since he was a ''Ahmedi'' lets just annihilate him. And these mullahs call themselves muslims i think they should be annihilated.
To Allah we belong, and to Him we return. Our thoughts are with the family. God will indeed punish the perpetrators and those who fail to bring action against them.
The wajab-ul-qatal sermons are now bearing their bitter poisonous fruits. The time for blowing the trumpet of tolerance is closing very fast.
after owning a green passport, it is my responsibility to defend my country overseas. but the citizens out there in our beloved Pakistan, don't even think what others think of us after the incidents of discrimination due to religious views, ethnicity, and gender based. This is not Islam, this is not a matter of Ghairat (Honour), this is absolute ignorance of what actually Islam teaches us. Islam is all about Love, Peace, Brotherhood, Freedom, and Loyalty.
@Gen Pasha (retd): You are a general you should know better tha it was a general who brought klashinkov culture and islamic laws properly into the pakistani constitution yet you are sarcastically calling pakistan mullahistan.if you are such a pessimist then i am greived to know that you were once elevated to the top of our military: PS welcome to faujistan
Countless Ahmadi's have sacrificed their lives for what they think is right. My uncle was martyred last year and me and my family had to move house because of the threats and abuse. It is time to just let us just be! ... if we are wrong we'll pay the price when we die. No human has the right to declare whether we are Muslims or not through some highly politicised and draconian constitutional ruling let alone declare us 'wajab-ul-qatl'.
Pray for the day when Allah's wrath will hit those that commit cold blooded murders of innocents in the name of his prophet and his religion.
y not arrest the mullah
Even worms get treated better than religious minorities in Pakistan. This is really sickening.
Surly to Allah we belong and to Allah we return.
Welcome to Pakistan or should I say Mullahstsn?
another case of religious extremism. May Allah be with the family of the deceased.
We should begin to work in that spirit and in course of time all these angularities of the majority and minority communities, the Hindu community and the Muslim community, because even as regards Muslims you have Pathans, Punjabis, Shias, Sunnis and so on, and among the Hindus you have Brahmins, Vashnavas, Khatris, also Bengalis, Madrasis and so on, will vanish. Indeed if you ask me, this has been the biggest hindrance in the way of India to attain the freedom and independence and but for this we would have been free people long long ago. No power can hold another nation, and specially a nation of 400 million souls in subjection; nobody could have conquered you, and even if it had happened, nobody could have continued its hold on you for any length of time, but for this. Therefore, we must learn a lesson from this. You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place or worship in this State of Pakistan.
Alas...Pakistan has turned in to an intolerant society loaded with guns and clerics ever ready to declare others Liable to KILL...What a mockery of law and humanity, sadly nothing will happen and the killer will walk free. I wish he gets the same capital punishment as that of the Fanatic Qadri plus the cleric involved. Let it be an example. This Nation is facing the wrath of ALLAH Almighty for this very reason, people walking on earth are taking decisions only owned by ALLAH so let be it, keep suffering, Kill others in the name of ALLAH and you shall be treated in the same manner. Repent and seek forgiveness ALLAH is kind and gracious to forgive you. May Peace prevails...Humanity Rules...and...May Pakistan Live Long. Love for All Hatred For None!!!
In my view such news should not be publicized too much. Islam as it is seasoned in Pakistan says to kill a person who leaves the faith. Sounds barbaric,cruel and unjust but Apostasy exists in Islam.
May Allah accept his shahada and rest his soul in peace. Ameen. May Allah be care-taker of the deceased's family. My heart goes out to the young kids, these cruel killers have no religion at least not Islam. What a barbaric society. Inna lillah he wa inna elehe raj'eoon.
Just sad. Everyone who is beating their chest about how proud they are to be Pakistani should just take a deep breath. We have good people in Pakistan but Pakistan itself is rotten to the core because we cannot and do not protect minorities, women, children, and others at risk. We allow religious terrorists to walk all over us and say nothing. We are not bold. We are not brave. We are cowards cowering in fear.
Inna Lillah wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun! 1) The relatives boycotted Hussain on his becoming an Ahmadi Muslim 2) He was killed for his faith 3) His family refused to own his body
Which of the above three was not done to the early Muslims by the Quraish of Mecca? You decide. May God grant patience to the martyr's family and bless his progeny, amen. May Allah grant him an excellent abode in the hereafter, amen.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilahey rajeoon
May Allah give peace and patience the the family and give azab from himself to the killers and the cleric who gave this fatwa.
Another Strategic Asset demanding a pay rise!
It was very bad, May God give them strength to fight with these circumstances.