- Researcher Shiraz Maher wrote he does not ‘regard Ahmadis as Muslims’
- Came days after man admitted killing Asad Shah for ‘disrespecting’ Islam
- Glasgow shopkeeper Mr Shah was part of the the Ahmadiyya community
- Maher has apologised for remarks which are being investigated by King’s College London
A top expert on Islamist radicalisation is being investigated for saying that a slain Muslim shopkeeper was ‘not a real Muslim’, it has been reported.
Shiraz Maher, a researcher at King’s College London, wrote on Facebook that he does not ‘regard Ahmadis as Muslims’ – days after a taxi driver admitted killing Asad Shah because he ‘disrespected’ Islam’.
Mr Shah, part of the Ahmadiyya community, was knifed to death in his shop in what was feared at the time to have been a sectarian attack against the peace-loving branch of Islam he followed.
Shiraz Maher (right), a researcher at King’s College London, wrote on Facebook that he does not ‘regard Ahmadis as Muslims’ – days after a taxi driver admitted killing Asad Shah (left) because he ‘disrespected’ Islam’
Earlier this month, taxi driver Tanveer Ahmed, accused of his murder, said through his lawyer that he killed the much-loved family man because he had claimed to be ‘a prophet’.
Days later Mr Maher, a senior research fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, reportedly wrote on Facebook: ‘I really wonder if I’m missing something here but I don’t regard Ahmadis as Muslim.’
According to Richard Kerbaj of the Sunday Times, the Sunni Muslim added: ‘Obviously this does not mean I think they should be persecuted or suffer for their beliefs … yes, condemn the murder and, more long term, suck up the heat out of Muslim hostilities directed towards them but that still doesn’t mean that they should then be accepted as Muslim.’
The newspaper reports that he has since apologised for his ‘ill-advised and misjudged’ comments ‘given the circumstances of Asad Shah’s murder and the political context thereafter’.
Hours before his murder, Mr Shah had written on Facebook: ‘Good Friday and very Happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation’
He told the Sunday Times that he had often said Ahmadis should not be targeted for their beliefs.
A representative from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK told the Sunday Times that his earlier remarks risked ‘creating division’.
King’s told MailOnline this morning that it is investigating and insisted the comments were his own opinions.
Mr Shah, 40, was killed at his Glasgow shop on March 24 – the day before Good Friday.
Hours before his murder, he had written on Facebook: ‘Good Friday and very Happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation.’
Mr Shah belonged to the Ahmadiyya community, which promotes peace and tolerance but has been persecuted by members of orthodox Islamic sects in Pakistan.
Tanveer Ahmed, 32, remains in custody charged with murder.
MailOnline has made attempts to reach Mr Maher for further comment this morning.
The question is: Does anyone have the right to claim whatever he/she claims himself/herself to be? If that person has that fundamental right, then irrespective what others believe does not matter.
This is where I find the Sunni-Shia groups wrong and contradictory in their understanding of the faith.
I all civilized place one self identifies.
This issue came up in the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1974 when Mr. Yahya Bathtiyar asked then Khalifa of Islam: “What if a Christian says that he is Muslim? The Khalifa of Islam then answered that that person will be a christian…because you just said so.
Then the attorney General re-phrased his question and asked: What if someboody who is not a muslim actually claim to be a Muslim?
The khalifa of Islam then answered that this will be an exception to the rule. He further famously said: The exception proves the rule, the exception does not become the rule”
It is unfortunate that the 72 sects have combined to do injustice to one Community.
These so called Muslims have become very contradictory in their statements and lost the moral high grounds in the process.
They should go and read the Aman declaration/ Munir 1954 report and then gauge how contradictory they have become
THE TRUE ISLAMIC TEACHING FORBID TO JUDGE OTHER FAITH.
READ HERE.
http://ilovemodrenislam.blogspot.com/2016/04/islam-forbid-to-judge-other-belief-or.html
PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW) FORBID TO JUDGE OTHER BELIEF OR RELIGION.
DO NOT SCOFF OR MORCK BELIEF OR RELIGION.
O you who believe, no man should ever scoff at other men. May be, the latter are better than the former. Nor should women (ever scoff) at other women. May be, the latter women are better than the former ones. And do not find fault with one another, nor call one another with bad nicknames. Bad is the name of sinfulness after embracing Faith. 4 If anyone does not repent, then such people are the wrongdoers.QS 49 11
DO NOT INSULT OTHER RELIGIONS.
“And insult not those whom they worship besides God, lest they insult God wrongfully without knowledge. Thus We have made fair-seeming to each people its own doings; then to their Lord is their return and He shall then inform them of all that they used to do QS 6;108.
These Golden rule is found also in Christianity and Judaism.
Warning against Judging a Christian Brother.
Do not criticize one another, my brothers. Whoever criticizes a Christian brother or judges him, criticizes the Law and judges it. If you judge the Law, then you no longer one who obeys the Law. But one who judges it. God is the only lawgiver and judge. He alone can and destroy. Who do you think you are to judge your fellow-man?
ROMAN 14:10
Why do judge your brother?
Why do you show contempt for your brother?
For we shall all stand before God’s judgment
There for let us not judge one another any more.
Each of us shall account of him self.Roman
1. Do not accuse anyone falsely (exodus.20;16).
2. All of us will stand before God to be judged by Him.(Roman 14:11)
3. James 4:12 God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor.
Surely, your Lord is best aware of those who go astray from His way, and He is best aware of those who are on the right path.QS 6;117.
Unfortunately Extremist Muslims, and Dr Zakir Naik judge and accuse Bible has altered publicly by human. Millions Christians around the world feel insulted by Dr Zakir Naik.
Extremist Christian also accuse Al Quran are satanic verses publicly.
So those who judge and accuse other belief are extremist ideology, they do not respect and accept the different belief and religion, They feel superior to others. They are dangerous for humanity. They can’t live in peace , harmony on this pluralistic world.
So Extremist Jews,Christians, Muslims and Hindu are dangerous for humanity,they are evil men in this world.
May Allah guide them to obey Human Right.
For You from My Heart.
All those who read shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; O Allah, be my witness, that I have conveyed your message to your people.
“Our Lord, give us Paradise in this world and Paradise in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of Fire.” QS 2:201
Wassalamu’alaikum wrwb–With all my love