JuD conference: Top clerics blame US govt for anti-Islam film
The US government is responsible for the anti-Islam movie ‘Innocence of Muslims’, leading Pakistani Ulema declared on Wednesday.
Conference leaders said that since President Barack Obama specifically said during the UN General Assembly session that the movie could not be banned because of constitutional provisions for freedom of expression, this was clear evidence against the US government’s stance that it had nothing to do with the movie.
The conference urged the government to block Nato supply lines, adding that Nato container drivers should refuse to carry these supplies in order to ‘display love for the last Prophet (PBUH)’.
Titled ‘Qaumi Majlis-e-Mushawarat for Tahufuz-e-Hurmat-e-Rasool’ (National Consultation on Protection of the Sanctity of the Last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad - PBUH), the conference was organised by Jamaatud Dawa (JUD). All religious parties which belonged to the now defunct Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal and Defence of Pakistan Council attended the conference.
Chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Syed Munawar Hasan, JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, Defence of Pakistan Council chairman (DPC) Maulana Samiul Haq, former JI chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Sahibzada Abul Khair Zubair, former ISI chief Hamid Gul and Agha Murtaza Poya were prominent participants of the conference.
Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad demanded of the government to immediately release the protesters arrested on Youm-e-Ishq-e-Rasool (PBUH).
A unanimous declaration passed by the conference urged the Muslim world to play its due role in making international laws on blasphemy with a death sentence for blasphemers.
The conference also unanimously resolved that if the UN failed to introduce proper legislation regarding blasphemy against prophets, the Muslim world should alienate themselves from this organisation and form their own ‘Muslim United Nations’ and ‘Common Defence and Economic Council’.
The declaration predicted that such anti-Islam movies could cause a ‘clash between civilisations’ and a third world war. It also stated that freedom of expression was merely used as a tool against Muslims.
The conference demanded the US take action against those behind the movie, and if it was reluctant to do so, the Muslim world should cut off all diplomatic ties with the US.
The conference decided that a delegation comprising political and religious leaders would be sent on a visit to the rest of the Muslim world to make them cognizant of their responsibilities regarding the protection of the sanctity of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Published in The Express Tribune, September 27th, 2012.
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If the western civilization gives up on number zero which was an Arab Muslim scientist 's invention , which is the base for all mathematical calculation and invention , theMuslims should renounce the rest of their invention. Weird thoughts but just a reply to childish indian so call wisdom.
Why did they not condemn the riots that occured?????? Are these the CLERICS that the people of Pakistan look up to ???? My understanding of CLERICS are that they are humble, pious, forgiving and are trying to forge tolerance with humanity. They always speak of the love for Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) but they tend to forget to create a loving atmosphere for the very same people that they are preaching to. Not one of them went to the media to condemn the LOSS of innocent lives in Pakistan as a result of a criminal (lunatic) creating a stupid movie in America. Shame on them!!!! May ALLAH show mercy to them.
Top clerics???
'making international laws on blasphemy with a death sentence for blasphemers.' - WOW in South Africa the death sentence law was revoked due to the fact that innocent people were killed by that law. Now the MAULANAS in Pakistan are asking the MUSLIM leaders of this world to try and invoke such laws internationally? Can you imagine if these MAULANAS come into power what will happen to Pakistan and its people?
"form their own ‘Muslim United Nations’" .... its already formed and its the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) .... and we all are aware of its efficacy
If these are the guardians of Islam then may Allah help Islam.
And they want to praise Pakistan for having hate content against Hindus in school books?
If this is the level of intelligence "top clerics" have. I can only imagine how intelligent the followers must be. Come to think of it, this pretty much explains the rather ironic Ishq-e-Rasool Day riots.
The name by itself is blasphemous. How can you claim to be protecting honour of Prophet whose honour is already protected by God?
You're only spoiling it!
Clash between Civilizations or
Clash between civilizations and barbarians
"The conference also unanimously resolved that if the UN failed to introduce proper legislation regarding blasphemy against prophets, the Muslim world should alienate themselves from this organisation and form their own ‘Muslim United Nations’ and ‘Common Defence and Economic Council’."
Lets take this solemn oath; we will renounce each and every modern/western ideas/inventions,
and lets march straight to the stone age !!!!!