Note that the “blasphemy” is only a rumor, and Sikhs had nothing to do with it at all. Nonetheless, the enraged mob tried to burn down both Hindu and Sikh houses of worship. And none dare call it madness or savagery, although that is exactly what it is. None dare stand up and explain the importance of the freedom of expression, and why blasphemy laws are inimical to a free society. None dare defend the many, many innocent victims of these blasphemy laws. To do so would be “Islamophobic.”
“Mob targets temples, gurdwaras in Pak over alleged blasphemy,” from PTI, March 18:
Angry mob attempted to set ablaze Hindu temples and Sikh gurdwaras in a southwestern Pakistan province over alleged desecration of a holy book in Sindh, local media reported today.
Security personnel in the restive Balochistan province ensured that no damage was done to religious places belonging to the two minority communities.
Protests were held across Balochistan yesterday. The mob set afire a number of shops in Jaffarabad.
A large number of people tried to attack Hindu temples and gurdwaras, Dawn daily said in a report on its website. They also tried to enter Hindu localities, but police and Levies personnel foiled the attempt.
Police fired in the air to stop the protesters from attacking a temple in Dera Allahyar area.
All shops, markets and commercial centres were closed in the districts of Jaffarabad, Nasirabad and Sobatpur bordering Sindh.
Security has been beefed up in and around temples and gurdwaras while police and Levies personnel were patrolling Hindu and Sikh localities.
The mob yesterday attacked a temple in Larkana city, the hometown of the Bhutto family and the stronghold of the Pakistan People’s Party.
The Hindu man, who was accused of blasphemy, has been taken into protective custody.
Kalliope says
ʾIslām is a scourge upon the world.
And that’s just how Satan/Baal/Hubal/Allāh likes it:
Did the Meccans Worship Yahweh God?
http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/ishmael-baal.htm
Is Allah the Name of God?
http://www.letusreason.org/islam6.htm
From Is Allah the Name of God?:
Allah is the name of the only God in Islam. Allah is a pre-Islamic name coming from the compound Arabic word Al-ilah which means the God, which is derived from al (the) ilah (deity).
“The Arabic name for “God” is the word “Al-ilah.” It is a generic title for whatever god was considered the highest god. Different Arab tribes used “Allah” to refer to its personal high god. “Allah” was being worshipped at the Kaa’ba in Mecca by Arabs prior to the time of Mohammed. It was formerly the name of the chief god among the numerous idols (360) in the Kaaba in Mecca before Mohammed made them into monotheists. Historians have shown that the moon god called “Hubal” was the god to whom Arabs prayed at the Kaa’ba and they used the name “Allah” when they prayed.
Many believe the word “Allah” was derived from the mid- eastern word “el” which in Ugaritic, Caananite and Hebrew can mean a true or false God. This is not the case, “The source of this (Allah) goes back to pre-Muslim times. Allah is not a common name meaning “God” (or a “god”), and the Muslim must use another word or form if he wishes to indicate any other than his own peculiar deity.” (Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics (ed. Hastings), I:326.)
According to the Encyclopedia of Religion, Allah corresponded to the Babylonian god Baal, and Arabs knew of him long before Mohammed worshipped him as the supreme God. Before Islam the Arabs recognized many gods and goddesses, each tribe had their own deity. There were also nature deities. Allah was the god of the local Quarish tribe, which was Mohammed’s tribe before he invented Islam to lead his people out of their polytheism. Allah was then known as the Moon God, who had 3 daughters who were viewed as intercessors for the people into Allah. Their names were Al-at, Al-uzza, and Al-Manat, which were three goddesses; the first two daughters of Allah had names which were feminine forms of Allah. Hubal was the chief God of the Kaaba among the other 360 deities. Hubal was the chief God of the Kaaba among the other 360 deities. Hubal was a statue likeness of a man whose body was made of red precious stones whose arms were made of gold. (Reference Islam George Braswell Jr.)
“Historians like Vaqqidi have said Allah was actually the chief of the 360 gods being worshipped in Arabia at the time Mohammed rose to prominence. Ibn Al-Kalbi gave 27 names of pre-Islamic deities…Interestingly, not many Muslims want to accept that Allah was already being worshipped at the Ka’ba in Mecca by Arab pagans before Mohammed came. Some Muslims become angry when they are confronted with this fact. But history is not on their side. Pre-Islamic literature has proved this.” (G. J. O. Moshay, Who Is This Allah? (Dorchester House, Bucks, UK, 1994), pg. 138).
History has shown Mecca and the holy stone al-Kaaba were holy sites for pre-Islamic pagan Arabs. The Kaaba in Mecca was formerly named Beit-Allah meaning House of Allah. We are told it was first built in heaven. This is in contradistinction to what Moses was instructed to build, something overlooked by the Muslims in their reading of the Bible.
The Koran tells us that Mohammed drove the other idols away; he made one God now the only god and he was its messenger. He kept the Kaaba as a holy, sacred place and confirmed that the black stone had the power to take away man’s sins. He obligated every believer to make a pilgrimage to the stone at least once in his lifetime. (Sura 22:26-37) No Old Testament saint ever had a pilgrimage to the Kaaba and kissed its black stone despite stories that Abraham and Ishmael restored it.
Mohammed used the name Allah which was formerly the name of a specific idol without ever distinguishing it from the idol the Meccan’s were already worshipping. This was a modification of their former worship but never a complete break. He never did say for the people to stop their worship of the wrong Allah, for the right one. It can still be monotheism and not be the God of the Bible [sic]”
Muslims have been worshiping pagan moon-god Allāh since TIME IMMEMORIAL!
Jerry says
Mohammed replaced 360 Idols with a single Idol, and to commemorate that the Mulims oristrate themselves five time a day towards Mecca and the Kaaba and still worship a stone Idol following the teachings of a self proclaimed false Prophet who never was more than a Plunderer for Profit.
enwhitenment says
If there is any truth to the matter then i can understand the Hindu man’s motive.
After exhaustive testing (when my electricity was cut off) I can conclude that the Koran is a far superior publication than the Bible due mainly to the low quality paper used & the excessive use of ink.
In fact I can see in the near future all these religious logs replacing fossil fuels.
Damn God works in mysterious ways does he not.
Jay Boo says
How grotesquely ironic
Muslims making a charge of blasphemy
Champ ✿ says
More mohammedan savagery as they remain vigilante “striking terror” in the hearts of non-believers wherever and whenever they can find them; even with trumped-up charges for effect.
Defcon 4 says
“The Hindu man, who was accused of blasphemy, has been taken into protective custody.” Considering a Pakistani Christian preacher was disappeared from Pakistain police custody after being arrested on charges of blasphemy I’ll bet the “Hindu man” is filled with confidence and feelings of security at being in the custody of the all muslime police force in Pakistain.
Land of Idiots says
Some time ago thousands of LAWYERS protested for a lawyer who raped a child!Yes not against him,for HIM!And thats the Elite in Pakistan.