How to Die? Clerics in Pakistan are not teaching how to live but how to die! The Blasphemy laws and misinterpretation and completely misunderstanding of the beautiful Islamic teachings by the clerics in Pakistan have resulted in hate and intolerance campaigns. The clerics are openly preaching hatred and intolerance in their societies. Shehrbano Taseer the daughter of the late Governor of Pakistan, Mr. Salman Taseer who was assassinated last year through this hate campaign.
Is Blasphemy a punishable act?
If we look into history we find that all the divine teachers, prophets and messengers were blasphemed, maligned, insulted and abused during their life-time. Their followers were subjected to every kind of verbal invective and physical harassment. Many were forced to leave their homes, they were severely persecuted by the people of their time, but there is not a single example that they ever punished anyone on blasphemy charges, nor did they permit their followers to do so. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be on him, forgave the cruel enormities of all his enemies and this was his general attitude throughout his life towards his enemies and blasphemous opponents.
The Holy Qur’an mentions nowhere that the punishment for blasphemy is death, nor even a lesser punishment. As a matter of fact, there is no worldly punishment for this crime. No doubt, according to Islam blasphemy is a crime, very despicable and offensive, but the punishment of that is entirely in the hand of God Almighty. He may punish the culprit here in this life or later. We believe that every person is going to stand accountable before God. On the Day of Judgment, God Almighty will see to it, but He has not authorised anybody in this life to give any punishment whatsoever.
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