Dr Aamir Liaquat for intl laws on blasphemy
LAHORE: Geo TV anchor and religious scholar Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain has demanded legislation at the international level to stop blasphemy, and said that the respect of mankind is linked with the respect of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
Addressing a ceremony on the topic Respect of Mankind, Aamir Liaquat Hussain said here on Sunday that those who had perpetrated blasphemy had in fact strangled the entire humanity. He said that respect could be learnt from the teachings of Islam. However, he said, there could not be any compromise on the respect of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). He said flag bearers of humanity had themselves plunged into inhumanity at the moment.
Expressing grief over the incidents of deaths and damage to the public property during the protests against blasphemous movie, Dr Aamir said that people had in fact hurt themselves in the name of protests. He said that we were getting fanatic and were busy in searching wrongdoings of others rather than correcting ourselves.
Calling for unity in Muslims ranks, he said it was high time the Muslims rose to the occasion to stop those who were indulging in nefarious acts. He said it was regrettable that heads of 56 Islamic states of the world could not play their role in introducing legislation to stop the blasphemous acts. He further said that we should also take all the steps to ensure respect of humanity and call for legislation and give full support to the award of capital punishment to anyone who committed blasphemy.
Ataul Haq Qasmi said that acting against the teachings of Allah and the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was tantamount to blasphemy. He lauded Dr Amir and said the he could play a vital role in bringing about a change in the society through his lectures.
Intellectuals and religious scholars, including Irhsad Ahmed Arif, Sohail Warraich, Maulana Raghib Hussein Naeemi and Ziaul Haq Naqshbandi, also spoke on the occasion.
LAHORE: Geo TV anchor and religious scholar Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain has demanded legislation at the international level to stop blasphemy, and said that the respect of mankind is linked with the respect of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
Addressing a ceremony on the topic Respect of Mankind, Aamir Liaquat Hussain said here on Sunday that those who had perpetrated blasphemy had in fact strangled the entire humanity. He said that respect could be learnt from the teachings of Islam. However, he said, there could not be any compromise on the respect of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). He said flag bearers of humanity had themselves plunged into inhumanity at the moment.
Expressing grief over the incidents of deaths and damage to the public property during the protests against blasphemous movie, Dr Aamir said that people had in fact hurt themselves in the name of protests. He said that we were getting fanatic and were busy in searching wrongdoings of others rather than correcting ourselves.
Calling for unity in Muslims ranks, he said it was high time the Muslims rose to the occasion to stop those who were indulging in nefarious acts. He said it was regrettable that heads of 56 Islamic states of the world could not play their role in introducing legislation to stop the blasphemous acts. He further said that we should also take all the steps to ensure respect of humanity and call for legislation and give full support to the award of capital punishment to anyone who committed blasphemy.
Ataul Haq Qasmi said that acting against the teachings of Allah and the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was tantamount to blasphemy. He lauded Dr Amir and said the he could play a vital role in bringing about a change in the society through his lectures.
Intellectuals and religious scholars, including Irhsad Ahmed Arif, Sohail Warraich, Maulana Raghib Hussein Naeemi and Ziaul Haq Naqshbandi, also spoke on the occasion.
