Salman Taseer call him what he is: Shaheed!

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Re: Salman Taseer call him what he is: Shaheed!

@Archangel

Then why cloak in religious fervor? The simple point with wording him as a Shaheed is to denote his stature as reflected in faith not in a cultural or social sense. It is a religious distinction that is being applied of one of great stature who died for a great cause that supported in Islam. Objectively that is no were near the truth.

He died expressing his views. He died for his freedom of speech nothing more.

We cloak in religious language because it is the language that gives these actions and events enduring meaning. Might not be the only way, but it is the case in Pakistani society. As for shaheed and objectivity.. there is no objective truth accessible to us, it is always a subjective judgement. Lets say “Speaking the truth against intimidation” is a virtue in an Islamic sense. Since he died doing that, while knowing he could be killed for doing so, he is a shaheed. Whether or not his was a great cause is again a subjective assessment.