A 40-year-old Christian man was arrested for blasphemy in Lahore, Pakistan, and has been charged with insulting the Prophet Mohammad, the same offense that Christian mother-of-five Asia Bibi is facing the death penalty for.
Qaiser Ayub, a computer science professor, had been a fugitive for close to three years, Fides News Agency reported. He was charged in 2011 of having written blasphemous comments on his blog, and has been avoiding police ever since.
BosNewsLife added that Ayub is currently being held at a police station in the town of Talagang in Punjab’s Chakwal District.
Re: Christian Professor Arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan
What did he write? I find it ridiculous we put people to death when analyzing the history and authenticity of Islam, Hadith, Etc which is a purely academic exercise. When people who spat on the Prophet directly were spared and the Prophet didn't touch a hair on their head. How is punishing someone who questions a belief in Rasulullah Islamic then? Christians do not believe in Muhammad , If they did they wouldn't be Christian, they'd be muslim. So basically if you state your religious believes you get to die in Pakistan.
Barbaric. People have the right to not believe even the Quran says this. We are to talk to them and if they don't listen let them be.
Re: Christian Professor Arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan
Among the many logical fallacies of the law and its implementation, another thing that seems to be lost on the idiotic powers that be is the self defeating nature of the whole thing. They dont seem to realize that by punishing one person for supposed blasphemy, you piss of a million other people who then commit even more blasphemy just for the sake of spite!! Punishing anyone for even the slightest perception of a slight against Muslims or islam only creates more hatred toward Islam and Muslims everywhere. But rampant stupidity is never logical.
Re: Christian Professor Arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan
What did he write? I find it ridiculous we put people to death when analyzing the history and authenticity of Islam, Hadith, Etc which is a purely academic exercise. When people who spat on the Prophet directly were spared and the Prophet didn't touch a hair on their head. How is punishing someone who questions a belief in Rasulullah Islamic then? Christians do not believe in Muhammad , If they did they wouldn't be Christian, they'd be muslim. So basically if you state your religious believes you get to die in Pakistan.
Barbaric. People have the right to not believe even the Quran says this. We are to talk to them and if they don't listen let them be.
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Re: Christian Professor Arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan
Among the many logical fallacies of the law and its implementation, another thing that seems to be lost on the idiotic powers that be is the self defeating nature of the whole thing. They dont seem to realize that by punishing one person for supposed blasphemy, you piss of a million other people who then commit even more blasphemy just for the sake of spite!! Punishing anyone for even the slightest perception of a slight against Muslims or islam only creates more hatred toward Islam and Muslims everywhere. But rampant stupidity is never logical.
This is why Rasulullah (SAW) in his wisdom didn't put people to death for opposing him. (War is different, when cornered and no other options battle is an option, but it is something that is used as a very last resort, and it is a community decision, in today's terms, a government decision with popular support - how many such situations are there really?).
But individuals who insulted or criticized Islam back then - they didn't die. In fact, they were treated nicely.
Re: Christian Professor Arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan
This is why Rasulullah (SAW) in his wisdom didn't put people to death for opposing him. (War is different, when cornered and no other options battle is an option, but it is something that is used as a very last resort, and it is a community decision, in today's terms, a government decision with popular support - how many such situations are there really?).
But individuals who insulted or criticized Islam back then - they didn't die. In fact, they were treated nicely.
I have spoken to non-muslims about islam.
Some one tell me, if you don't listen to their doubts, how could ever clear the misunderstanding they have.
If every thing they say is "blasphemy", how would you ever have conversation with a non muslim about islam ?