Make Blasphemey Law Humane
Make Blasphemey Law Humane
Make Blasphemey Law Humane
By T.H Shah
“You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go
to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this State of
Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed that has
nothing to do with the business of the State.”
Today the behaviour and attitude of the Muslims runs counter to the
true spirit of Islam and the Holy Quran. This whole mess-up is the
result of ignorance of the masses about its actuality and essence of
teaching. Ironically the puritanical ulemas has closed the door of
Ijtehad (exercise of independent judgement) and their large number
is bent upon imposing such version of Islam plagued with
conventional, traditional and tribal norms and values. It is time that
all religious scholars both modern and traditional sit together and
carve out such strategy to counter the negative propaganda against
Islam. Its possibility lies only when they succeed in presenting the
tolerant and liberal image of Islam before the world.
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