Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: Would the Government and the Army stand up for the sanctity of human life in Pakistan or not?
This news originally covered by Zubair Khan, Editor for Germany in the Muslim Times
Source: BBC
At least 40 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a Shia mosque in southern Pakistan, officials say.
Dozens were wounded in the attack after Friday prayers in Shikarpur district of Sindh province, and the death toll is expected to rise.
Sunni militants linked to the Pakistani Taliban said they carried out the attack.
Local media reports suggest that the blast could have been a suicide attack, but police are investigating.
There has been rising sectarian violence in Pakistan in recent years. Sunni militant groups have targeted the Shia minority in the past.
The Jundallah militant group claimed that they had carried out the attack. The group has been linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and announced allegiance to Islamic State (IS) last year.
A number of people were trapped after the roof of the mosque collapsed due to the force of the explosion, local media said.
Categories: Asia
Any one giving material support to Taliban should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, if we want security in Pakistan.
کلام طاہر ( حضرت خلیفۃ المسیح الرابع ) اے مجھے اپنا پرستار بنانے والے
کلام: حضرت مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفۃ المسیح الرابع رحمہ اللہ تعالیٰ
Composed By: Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV
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Friday Sermon: In faith exercise your abilities, help the weaker brother
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[2:287] Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity. It shall have the reward it earns, and it shall get the punishment it incurs. Our Lord, do not punish us, if we forget or fall into error; and our Lord, lay not on us a responsibility as Thou didst lay upon those before us. Our Lord, burden us not with what we have not the strength to bear; and efface our sins, and grant us forgiveness and have mercy on us; Thou art our Master; so help us Thou against the disbelieving people.
[2:287] اللہ کسی جان پر اس کی طاقت سے بڑھ کر بوجھ نہیں ڈالتا۔ اس کے لئے ہے جو اس نے کمایا اور اس کا وبال بھی اسی پر ہے جو اس نے (بدی کا) اکتساب کیا۔ اے ہمارے ربّ! ہمارا مؤاخذہ نہ کر اگر ہم بھول جائیں یا ہم سے کوئی خطا ہو جائے۔ اور اے ہمارے ربّ! ہم پر ایسا بوجھ نہ ڈال جیسا ہم سے پہلے لوگوں پر(ان کے گناہوں کے نتیجہ میں) تُو نے ڈالا۔ اور اے ہمارے ربّ! ہم پر کوئی ایسا بوجھ نہ ڈال جو ہماری طاقت سے بڑھ کر ہو۔ اور ہم سے درگزر کر اور ہمیں بخش دے۔ اور ہم پر رحم کر۔ تُو ہی ہمارا والی ہے۔ پس ہمیں کافر قوم کے مقابل پر نصرت عطا کر۔
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[3:105] And let there be among you a body of men who should invite to goodness, and enjoin equity and forbid evil. And it is they who shall prosper.
The Holy Quran
Chapter: 3 (Aal-e-`Imran), Verse: 105
[3:105] اور چاہئے کہ تم میں سے ایک جماعت ہو۔ وہ بھلائی کی طرف بلاتے رہیں اور اچھی باتوں کی تعلیم دیں اور بری باتوں سے روکیں۔ اور یہی ہیں وہ جو کامیاب ہونے والے ہیں۔
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Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity…’ (2:287)
This Quranic verse explains that God does not give commandments which are beyond human capacity. Thus the responsibility of putting the commandments in practice is obvious and a believer cannot make excuses that such and such commandment is beyond his capacity. If we believe in God then it is an essential part of our belief that all He commands is within our capacity and we should make an effort to practice it in accordance with our individual capacity.
Every human is different from the other in his mental and physical ability and in his knowledge and intellect. Thus God has made His commandments flexible in the sense that they have minimal as well as maximum standards of attainment which should be practiced with honesty. This leaves no room for objection that God has given someone a nature which does not correspond with God’s commandments. No one can say that God commands to attain the highest of standards while someone cannot attain them because they do not have the physical capacity or indeed mental capacity to do and have other weaknesses as well. By stating ‘Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity…’ God has removed all reasons for such excuses.
The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said that God is High and Holy far above putting His creation through difficulty of abiding by commandments that are beyond its capacity. His commandments are not like human instructions put in place to generate kudos. God’s mercy and compassion for mankind is endless. When man acts upon God’s commandments he is rewarded manifold. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) also said that the Shariah is based on mildness rather than harshness. Everyone will be dealt with in accordance to their individual capacities and every one apart from those mentally unwell has been given limitations according to their capacities. Thus a standard has been determined even for those with low intellect. Had this not been the case it would not have been essential for everyone to believe and only those of high intellect would have had to have belief.
People have varying levels of intelligence; some have more capacities than others. This can be seen in worldly matters, some people have high level of ability, some have mediocre while some lag behind. Some people excel in one particular profession while others excel in another profession. In education people are inclined to different subjects. All these are natural aspects. All people are not the same. Neither God created them the same nor do circumstances allow them to be the same. Even with equal opportunities provided some people excel while other lag behind. Factors other than intelligence play their part in this. It is the same in matters of belief, some surpass others.
Kiya iltija karoon kay mujassam dua hoon main
Urdu poem written by Syeda Nawab Mubaraka Begum(ra), daughter of The Promised Messiah(as).
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