Rabata’s role in establishing religious harmony after the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden
The activists of Ahle-Sunnah Wa-ul-Jamaat Deobandi staged the Azmat-Quran protest rally against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. The devotees of Islam from across the district participated in this rally here on Monday 10 July 2023 at 11 am from Shiranwala Bagh to Gondlanwala Chowk, Gujranwala.
The large protest headed by Allama Zahid Ur Rashidi was supported by trade unions, and representatives from several walks of life, all raising voices in honor of the Sacred Book Holly Quran. Flower petals were showered on the participants of the rally.
A large number of children participated in the Azmat-Quran protest rally with cards bearing the Azmat-Quran on their chests. Moreover, the participants in the rally were carrying books, flags, placards, and banners. There were writings related to the Holy Quran.
Muhammad Babar Rizwan Bajawa, General Secretary, Jameat Ulma e Islam, district Gujranwala shared that the desecration of the Quran is not acceptable to any Muslim. Muslims around the world cannot tolerate insulting their Prophet and the Holy Quran. The desecration of the holy Quran in Sweden hurts the religious sentiments of Muslims. Islam is a religion of peace that teaches respect for all religions. He demanded that the IOC countries and United Nations inact serious legislation to avoid such incidents in the future.
Shahzad Lawrence interfaith scholar, and President of EPDI Rabata society, while expressing his views, described the desecration of the holy book in Sweden as the desecration of books of inspired religions. He said that Pakistani Christians are saddened by this tragedy, and the spiritual leader of Christians, Pope Francis, has fully condemned this inhuman act.
He said that the Christians of Gujranwala are with their Muslim brothers against the Sweden incident and, in this regard, the Christian religious, social, and political representatives are supporting condemnation rallies and statements. Criticizing the Swedish government, he said that it is inevitable to discourage religious fanaticism through free speech.
Religious leader Maulana Hafiz Gulzar Ahmad Azad, Dr. Prof. Majid Al-Mashriqi, Hafiz Jawad Qasmi, Hafiz Amjad Mahmood Mawiya, President District Bar Abid Pervez, Mian Fazlur Rahman, Raghib Mir, Hafiz Abdul Jabaru and other speakers addressed the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. Describing it as a conspiracy against Islam, they urged the United Nations and OIC representative countries to desist hurting the religious sentiments of the Muslim Ummah. Such extreme behavior hinders the establishment of peace and religious harmony in the world.
The known scholar Maulana Zahid al-Rashidi, a religious leader of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat Hanafi Deobandi in his address to the participants of the condemnation rally emphasized Islam is a religion of peace and harmony. No Muslim in the world is guilty of desecration of any religion. But it is sad to say that for the last several years, only in the name of freedom of opinion, the religious sentiments of Islam and its followers are being hurt in various ways. Sometimes cartoon contests, and sometimes blasphemous remarks about Quran and its desecration are unbearable incidents.
However, while being a follower of a peaceful religion, we have a question for the parties of international rights, where is the justice in hurting the hearts of billions of believers of the divine books for the personal satisfaction of one person? Therefore, we demand that respect for the holy books, holy figures of heavenly religions, places, and places is ensured all over the world.
Also, the rights of followers of any religion and faith should be taken into consideration and effective legislation should be made in this regard so that religious anarchism can be remedied.
Allama Maulana Zahid Ul Rashdi in his concluding words thanked all the groups participating in the rally, especially the President of Tajer Baradri District Bar Association and prominent Christian leader Professor Lawrance Shahzad and said that this showed national unity with reference to the sanctity and sanctity of the inspired books.
Public Opinion
In their comments about the conduct of this rally, the ordinary citizens said that it has become a pattern of the West that they continue to do some kind of religious malice against the religion of Islam, which hurts the feelings of the Muslim Ummah and the Pakistani nation like the whole world. There are also protests.
The position of Pakistani Christians is that the desecration of the holy book is a conspiracy to fight religions. The governments of Europe should immediately ban all actions that offend the followers of any religion.
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