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Pakistan: Muslims hail UK jihad murderer of “blasphemer” as hero

Mar 1, 2017 4:17 pm By Robert Spencer

“On Monday evening, about 400 gathered outside his family’s home in the city of Mirpur, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for a rally in his honour. The crowd chanted slogans praising Ahmed as ‘brave’ and ‘courageous.'”

Only 400. A tiny minority of extremists, right? But where have there ever been 400 Muslims marching against the death penalty for blasphemy, or for the freedom speech or freedom of conscience.

Note also how the jihad killer is being coddled in the British prison, from which he has been able to release audio messages. No doubt British authorities don’t want to do anything that might appear “Islamophobic.”

“Murderer Tanveer Ahmed inspires Pakistani hardliners from Scottish jail,” by Secunder Kermani and Sajid Iqbal, BBC News, March 1, 2017:

When Tanveer Ahmed was sentenced to a minimum of 27 years in jail for murder last August, Judge Lady Rae said he had committed a “brutal, barbaric and horrific crime”.

Ahmed stabbed to death Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah – who belonged to the persecuted Ahmadi sect – because he believed he was committing blasphemy by uploading online videos in which he claimed to be a prophet.

But in Pakistan, Ahmed is developing a growing number of supporters who see him as a “defender of Islam” for having killed someone they believed to be disrespecting the Prophet Muhammad.

On Monday evening, about 400 gathered outside his family’s home in the city of Mirpur, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for a rally in his honour. The crowd chanted slogans praising Ahmed as “brave” and “courageous”.

One man attending said: “Because of what he did, the whole of Pakistan knows who he is.”

Another speaker told supporters Ahmed could help mediate their prayers.

“You should close your eyes, raise your hand towards the sky and pray, making Ghazi [warrior] Tanveer your representative,” he said.

The event was organised by the anti-blasphemy religious lobby group Labaik Ya Rasool Ullah (Here I am present, o Prophet of Allah).

The same group has championed another killer – Mumtaz Qadri – who in 2011 shot dead a high profile Pakistani politician for trying to reform the country’s blasphemy laws.

Blasphemy is an emotive issue in Pakistan, where it is legally punishable by death.

After Qadri was executed last year, tens of thousands of his supporters attended his funeral, and a shrine housing his tomb has been built in Rawalpindi.

Hardline cleric Khadim Rizvi is one of the leading figures in Labaik Ya Rasool Ullah, and is the most prominent supporter of Tanveer Ahmed.

As well as images of Mumtaz Qadri, Rizvi now uses images of Ahmed to promote his rallies and talks.

Ahmed had cited Qadri as his inspiration for killing his victim, and their supporters often compare the two killers.

In a BBC interview Rizvi said support for Ahmed was not as widespread as that for Qadri – but that Ahmed was held in particularly high esteem for having killed someone accused of blasphemy in a non-Muslim country.

Over the past few months a Facebook page run by Rizvi’s followers has released a number of audio messages from Ahmed whilst in jail. The messages included Ahmed justifying his own actions – and repeating slogans that “the penalty for blasphemers is for their heads to be cut off”.

Rizvi was prevented from attending the rally in Mirpur by police, but I met him earlier this month after another rally.

He said that until recently he would talk to Tanveer Ahmed on the phone “every couple of weeks”, and that he was proud of his friendship with him.

“I’m proud of the fact that we are in contact – and this pride will remain until the day of judgement and beyond.”

Rizvi added that his conversations with Ahmed included discussions on the topic of blasphemy, and chants in support of the Prophet Muhammad.

After a BBC report in January 2017 on Ahmed’s audio messages from jail, the Scottish Prison Service banned him from using the phone.

Rizvi said since the ban he had not spoken to Ahmed – but was confident they would resume contact.

“God willing it won’t change anything – phonecalls have been banned – letters haven’t – he will write to us.”…

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  1. Terry says

    Mar 1, 2017 at 4:58 pm

    Now if this was in the US, in a liberal state ( N Y., Mass., Cal., a few others) his 27 year minimum would be commuted after a few years.

    If he would even be tried at all, or found guilty.

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 2, 2017 at 12:13 am

      Terry, you are mistaken in thinking things are so far gone in California, Massachusetts, and New York that murderers are not tried or convicted here. These states are too leftist–I know, I live in California–but the idea that murderers simply run amok here without check is simply untrue.

    • frederick King says

      Mar 2, 2017 at 4:00 am

      Hussein Obama would have pardoned his muslim brother.

  2. Angemon says

    Mar 1, 2017 at 6:05 pm

    Blasphemy is an emotive issue in Pakistan, where it is legally punishable by death.

    Huh, emotive? I don’t see a majority of people protesting against it and demanding it to change.

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 2, 2017 at 12:18 am

      True, Angemon–the last person in Pakistan who made a public statement against the blasphemy laws there was assassinated by one of these thugs’ heroes.

    • mortimer says

      Mar 2, 2017 at 9:10 am

      Angemon, Salmaan Taseer was a Pakistani a liberal politician who served as the 26th Governor of Punjab from 2008 until his assassination in 2011 by one of his own bodyguards.

      If the jihadists can get at a major politician protected by bodyguards, they can get at anybody. A Maroccan bodyguard tried to betray Geert Wilders.

      Islam is obviously a Death Cult that endorses POLITICAL ASSASSINATION. The mullahs say nothing or little in public, but behind the scenes give orders, while the men of violence take deadly action.

      • gravenimage says

        Mar 2, 2017 at 10:38 pm

        And Pakistan’s only Christian minister, Shahbaz Bhatti, was also assassinated for daring to say that the blasphemy laws should be reformed. Unsurprisingly, there has not been anyone named to take his place as Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs–this post has now been empty since his murder in 2011.

        Both Taseer and Bhatti were murdered for daring to speak out on the Asia Bibi case, where a Christian woman has been held under death sentence for daring to affirm that she is Christian.

  3. mortimer says

    Mar 1, 2017 at 7:48 pm

    “Murderer Tanveer Ahmed inspires Pakistani hardliners from Scottish jail”…

    Blasphemo-phobia seems to be big in Islam.

  4. citycat says

    Mar 1, 2017 at 9:09 pm

    The Scot PM said

    Dont mess with Scotland Mr Obama

    Will that attitude deal with Scots Islam?

    Blasphemy fights oppressive falsehoods

    Blasphemy can kick start divine retribution

    Blasphemy unveils tyranny veiled as noble truth

    Blasphemy is soul joy

  5. no_one says

    Mar 1, 2017 at 10:52 pm

    7th century savages and we have to remember back then arabs were retarded compared to jewish people.

  6. gravenimage says

    Mar 2, 2017 at 12:08 am

    Pakistan: Muslims hail UK jihad murderer of “blasphemer” as hero
    …………………………..

    I’ve always said you can tell a great deal about someone by seeing who they regard as heroes–and for pious Muslims, it is always murderous thugs.

    More:

    Blasphemy is an emotive issue in Pakistan, where it is legally punishable by death.
    …………………………..

    “An emotive issue”, says the bloodless BBC, who would never condemn such barbarism.

  7. Ronen says

    Mar 2, 2017 at 12:53 am

    This guy really looks like a garden dwarf, a clone of Gnomeo from ‘Gnomeo and Juliet’.

    He must be OK

  8. RodSerling says

    Mar 2, 2017 at 3:13 am

    “God willing it won’t change anything – phonecalls have been banned – letters haven’t – he will write to us.”…

    Islamic supremacists perceive the West’s apparent softness, niceness, and stupidity as Allah’s handiwork. They are not thankful to the West, which they regard as on the side of Satan. They are thankful to Allah, because they believe Allah has deceived the kuffar and made them act in favor of Islam unwillingly, in zombie-like fashion, in numerous ways large and small, to make the path easy for the jihadists and the greater Islamic project. (If we need a reminder: The goal of Islam is to conquer all humankind, convert as many people as possible to Islam, and to bring everyone under Islamic law).

    Islamic supremacists see the West’s absurdly supine, insanely suicidal behavior as encouraging and faith-reinforcing. They can then go to Muslims who are weaker in faith or at least less optimistic and hold this up as “evidence” that Allah is favoring the Muslims and wants to make them dominant again, after the past few hundred years of defeat and decline. Within the mainstream Islamic mindset, this must all all seem very persuasive–to the point that millions of Muslims feel comfortable flooding into our countries and making extra demands.

  9. Pumbar says

    Mar 2, 2017 at 4:02 am

    “Impeach Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London” petition, 74,774 more signatures needed. Please sign. Every scribble helps:

    https://www.change.org/p/british-government-impeach-sadiq-khan-as-mayor-of-london

  10. frederick King says

    Mar 2, 2017 at 4:02 am

    What to the liberals have to say about this ? Let me guess, ” These are not muslims”.

  11. Scorpio says

    Mar 2, 2017 at 4:18 am

    If President Trump is as good as his word ISIS and other Muslim trash will feel the wrath of the “soft West” a lot sooner than they will experience what passes for goodness and mercy as doled out by their prophet.

  12. RichardL says

    Mar 2, 2017 at 4:42 am

    flowerpot fatso is the perfect poster boy for islam: the intelligence visible in those beautiful features is a clear indication the he is directly related to the prophet Muhammad (piss be upon him)

  13. FYI says

    Mar 2, 2017 at 4:56 am

    That smug look of the devout hypocrite.
    Certain to go to paradise?
    Of course not.
    There is no salvation in his murder cult.

    • AleX says

      Mar 2, 2017 at 8:17 pm

      This mohomedanistic face suddenly raises my blood pressure. I feel the itch. This expression of his look could only be changed with a series of hard slaps. I hope prison will put him in his right place as inmates’ girlfriend. Second step would then be for him to wear a veil and show some modesty.

  14. Em says

    Mar 2, 2017 at 10:34 pm

    Definitely agree that someone should wipe that smug smile off his bloated face.

  15. Dennis Richardson says

    Apr 19, 2017 at 11:23 pm

    If 40 million dead Islamists dying in an International war does not do the trick of peace on earth then may be 200 million dead Islamist may do it. Islam is heading for 2 WARS that are going to destroy them. I will not cry. I will laugh myself to hyperventilation despite it not being good for my health.

    Islam is being set up by Freemasons for a very great fall. Hassen el-Banna in 1924 was assisted by MI6 and Freemasonry to create the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt to express their anger. They were and are being set up for an ass kicking. I hope that Donald Trump is not part of this. Let this evil happen without America’s involvement

    • Terry says

      Apr 21, 2017 at 4:11 pm

      What shit are you blabbering about The Fee Masons?

      Free Masons are basically a social NON POLITICAL, and also do charitable work.

      THEY ARE VERY APOLITICAL.

      SOME FREE MASONS INCLUDED ( SINCE DECEASED) GEORGE WASHINGTON; BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; BOTH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT; HARRY TRUMAN; GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. DREW PEARSON-A TRUE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER OF THE 1940’S ONWARD.

      AND MILLIONS MORE.They believe IN ONE SUPREME BEING.

      THEY BELIEVE IN A MORAL CODE.

  16. Dennis Richardson says

    Apr 20, 2017 at 7:08 pm

    The real solution for world peace, is to kill 400 million Islamic men. Biblical scripture does seem to promote that Islamic men shall have their flesh consume, their eyes will melt in their sockets & their tongues will dissolve in their mouth, as they stand on their feet. Zechariah 14: 12. A neutron bomb can do that. Tens of millions & hundreds of millions of Islamic men will have their bodies disappear from the earth with many neutron bombs. Praise the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, Israel & many Christians are saved from Islamic Satan worshipers.

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 20, 2017 at 7:31 pm

      Anti-Jihadists are not mass murderers.

  17. gravenimage says

    Apr 20, 2017 at 7:18 pm

    Pakistan: Muslims hail UK jihad murderer of “blasphemer” as hero
    ……………………….

    None of this should surprise. You can tell a great deal about people by seeing who they regard as heroes. Here, it is the murderer of a non-violent shopkeeper.

    God, I hate Islam.

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