Epigraph:
We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and whoso gave life to one, it shall be as if he had given life to all mankind. (Al Quran 5:33)
Every human life is sacred and we cry for each loss
Source BBC
At least 43 people have been killed and 20 injured in a gun attack on a bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.
A police official said six gunmen on motorcycles stopped the bus and fired indiscriminately at passengers.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has condemned the attack and ordered an investigation.
A splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban called Jundullah has said it carried out the attack.
About 60 people were on board the bus when it was stopped in the Safoora Goth area of Karachi on its way to an Ismaili Shia place of worship, police said.
Additional Reading
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
Categories: Asia, Counter Terrorism, Pakistan, Terrorism
Every human life is sacred & of unlimited value, otherwise none is. When would the Muslim militants learn, killing is a sure recipe to hell? (Derived from Al Quran 5:33)
Until we love the moderates in other sects, religions, nationalities or races more than the fundamentalists of our own, human species will continue to be very vulnerable.
Insanity at its height.A very sad and heart aching incident indeed. We are grieved and very hurt. May Allah comfort the hearts of the grieved families.Amen.
One cannot deny the fact that every action has a reaction. There is cause and root for every thing. It started with the mistreating, discrimination and unjust killings of Ahmdies. Now it has reached to a level that no one is safe any more.
Allah says in the Holy Quran, one who does not show mercy on others will not be shown mercy.
May our Pakistani brothers learn to respect other people and recognize their rights.And stop playing God judging others intentions and faith.Amen
May Allah give them the sense to acknowledge their mistakes.Amen
Army thinking to take actions against such culprits, however use of force against such criminals is a temporary arrangement. With current judicial system how long it takes criminals to get punishments also an open question. What happened to previous such events? No one knows. Normal practice is mourning for few days and then wait for an other tragedy. It seems as masses also have become immune to such atrocities. as we see no societal reaction. Just see in neighbour how violently Society reacted against rape cases and forced the government to do some thing concrete on the issue. Additionally attention aught to be drawn to the root cause of the problem and it calls for religious freedom for all as well reformation of the mind set of the whole nation.
A terrible tragedy. May God give solace to those who have lost their family members in this tragedy.
The roots of bigotry and fundamentalism are deep in Muslim societies. Unless Muslims take themselves a little less seriously and have the ability to laugh on their religion, they can never learn to live peacefully. There is always some idiot out there who is trying to defend Islam. This mind set is created by the leaders of religion.
Allah has taken away the need to defend the religion by anyone. In the Holy Quran he says, “I have sent this Faith and I will be the defender of it.” So no Muslim or no religious leader has been given the responsibility to defend the religion. In fact from this verse you can easily understand that God has prohibited humans from defending their Faith from others.
May God help all of us to understand the correct interpretation of our religion.