Source: The Nation
Just over a month ago, on March 24th, the British media reported that a Muslim man was stabbed to death in a particularly savage attack in Glasgow shortly after he wished Christians a happy Easter on his Facebook profile.
British Muslims took to social media to express their outrage and to point out how intolerance, media bias, and anti-Muslim bigotry can inspire acts of violence against ordinary Muslims. Non-Muslims were urged to show greater tolerance and to curb their palpable ‘Islamophobia.’
But these self-righteous Muslim voices, calling for tolerance and decrying bigotry, suddenly fell silent as further details of the crime emerged. The suspected murderer, it turned out, was a Muslim, not an ‘Islamophobe’. And his victim happened to be a member of the Ahmadiyya community. It is believed that the suspect, Tanveer Ahmed, travelled over 200 miles, all the way from Bradford to Glasgow, for one purpose only — to murder an Ahmadi named Asad Shah.
Categories: Ahmadis And Pakistan, Ahmadiyyat: True Islam, Pakistan, UK
“According to both the MCB and the mosque, Ahmadis have made a grave theological mistake that disqualifies them as Muslims. However, the Stockwell Green Mosque is merely reminding us that, in line with medieval Islamic jurisprudence, apostates should be killed. This is a morally repugnant but perfectly consistent point of view. In contrast, the approach taken by MCB and by the majority of British Muslims is unintelligible — condemning violence, while simultaneously reaffirming the very concept that motivates it. This is an evasive and unsustainable position that smacks of hypocrisy”
How true it is and to my understanding this part is the climax. Here prime question arises who be given authority, the medieval Islamic jurisprudence or the Prophet of Islam (pbuh). The prophet (pbuh) was direct recipient of Holy Book and was most competent to interpret it. Can whole Muslim World quote any act of Prophet of Islam leading to capital punishment of an apostate? Never as it is not mentioned in Quran.
Due to incorrect interpretation of Quranic verses the Ahmadiyya problem prevails all over. Here in Zagreb when an application for Ahmadiyya Muslim Book Stand was sent to Mufti of Islamic Center he opined the same way thus enabling the city authorities to decline the legitimate right to Ahmadiyya as Muslims. UK is different country. English people know how to ensure human rights and freedom of religion and expression. May be sooner some thing concrete will be coming out of this fuss and Ahmadis suffering in other countries will also be able to benefit.