Riots in name of Honor

Messenger of Allah Muhammad (PBUH)

“Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever has no kindness has no faith.” (Muslim)

Everyone has the right to protest, but doing it the right way can bring good to the cause. Instead of showing violence on innocent people who earn their bread on a daily basis will, in fact, damage the cause badly. It all began on 30 Oct when the news flashed about Asia Bibi’s release from the blasphemy case, the national media was not allowed to project much about the situation, however social media played the key role in bringing the updates.

After a continuous trial of more than 9 years since 2009 many governments and courts changed the charges and this case of blasphemy was shifted from the lower court to supreme court. But one fine day the prisoner of death penalty finally gets freed by the supreme court of Pakistan due to lack of sufficient pieces of evidence.

While she was still in the prison and her release was just only announced, a group of so-called Islamists started not so peaceful protest. The news spread in the city like a jungle fire. While national media told to be silent. The protestors started gathering on the roads burning tires, blocking every single main road connecting to one another. Fear was spreading rapidly among the people so shops and markets were also being shut as ordered by the protestors or it will be burned into ashes. By the evening the city got silent and an uncalled wheel-jam the scenario was observed.

In order to protest against the judgments made by the court, the so-called Muslims protestors blocked the way for ambulances and burnt the properties of their Muslims brothers, against the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W).

“The best among you is the one who doesn’t harm others with his tongue and hands.” Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

The leader of the group instead of calming the emotions of protestors played the role of a wicked villain and added more fuel to the fire, it’s a random practice in their protests. We usually observe that certificates of beliefs and faith are commonly distributed and approved by them. Unless you will be regarded as out of ISLAM and to be killed as a punishment. They always judge the religion of people and kufr fatwas are distributed freely even in their religious gatherings.

“The scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets”. Hadith Al-Bukhari

The so-called Muslim scholars forgot to preach peace to which ISLAM is all about. They forgot to preach the lesson of ethics that our beloved last Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) taught us about every walk of life.

The proud will not enter paradise, nor a violent speaker. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a blessing for mankind not only a blessing for Muslims. We should set a good example of being a believer (Ummati). He (S.A.W) used to care about the rights of non-Muslims also. So, if we disagree on a decision, we must opt the Sunnah way to express ourselves.

Indeed, the honor of our beloved prophet is above all and must be on our top priority list, without which our faith is incomplete.

Narrated Anas, in Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 15

"None of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children, and all mankind."

The question arises here is. Will he be happy to see his ummah killing and looting his believers for the sake of his honor? Will he be proud of us on the day of judgment? Will he own us on the doomsday if we burn innocent people’s mode of living.?

People must understand the difference between politics in religion and religion in politics. But fulfilling the political needs in the name of the prophet is also a disgrace.