“Masih,” that is, “Messiah,” is a common surname for Christians in Pakistan. This story says that doctors were reluctant to treat him because it is Ramadan and he was drenched in sewage sludge, but it also must be noted that the Qur’an says, “O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean” (9:28), and considers Christians polytheists for worshiping the Trinity: “O People of the Book, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah and His word which He directed to Mary, and a soul from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, ‘Three’; desist – it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God. Exalted is He above having a son.” (4:171). Thus the doctors likely regarded Irfan Masih as unclean not just because he was covered with sewage sludge, but because he was a Christian.
“Sanitary worker dies in Umerkot after fasting doctors refuse to touch his ‘unclean’ body,” by Z Ali, Express Tribune, June 2, 2017:
UMERKOT: In yet another incident exposing the lack of conformity to safety rules and the alleged apathy of medical practitioners, a sanitary worker suffocated to death on Thursday in Umerkot. The deceased, 30-year-old Irfan Masih, fell unconscious along with three other sanitary staff while cleaning a manhole on Chorr Road in Umerkot.
He died hours later in the government hospital in front of doctors who were allegedly reluctant to treat him because Irfan was drenched in sewage sludge. The other three sanitary workers, Faisal Masih, Yaqoob Masih and Shaukat Masih, were referred to Hyderabad and later Karachi for medical treatment.
All of the workers fell unconscious while cleaning the central manhole, which had already claimed the lives of two sanitary workers, 25-year-old Krishan Gujrati and 28-year-old Nawaz Masih, in September 2012. Local residents pulled out the staff from the manhole and shifted them to the hospital.
“The doctors refused to treat him because they were fasting and said my son was ‘napaak [unclean]’,” claimed Irshad Masih, the mother of the deceased.
Pervez Masih, Irfan’s brother, said that he cleaned his brother’s body, after which the doctors sent an oxygen cylinder. “But the cylinder was empty. And, before they could arrange another cylinder, he [Irfan] died,” he told local media.
After Irfan breathed his last at the hospital, the family, community and locals staged a sit-in demonstration, along with the body, on the inter-district road connecting Umerkot to other parts of Sindh. The protest lasted for 10 hours before ending on assurances by Additional Deputy Commissioner Subhash Chandar Sham that an inquiry would be conducted against the municipal authorities and doctors.
“An inquiry team is being constituted to investigate the case. If the municipal officers or doctors are found to be involved … the government will take action,” he told the local media.
The protesting sanitary workers said that 60 daily wage workers are employed by the municipal committee in Umerkot. They alleged that the committee’s non-cadre officers Khalid Punjabi and Behari Lal compelled Irfan and others to work in the manhole without safety gear.
“They always threaten us with consequences of losing our jobs if we don’t obey their directives,” alleged Ghafoor Masih, a sanitary worker….
Westman says
“..doctors sent an oxygen cylinder. ‘But the cylinder was empty. ..'” Kind of says it all. Christians get the “crap” jobs and are intentionally put at risk; sent in without personal protective equipment.
It is, perhaps, a metaphor – living as a Christian under Islam is like suffocating in ….
Hindu American says
Background notes: At independence from Britain in 1947, extreme violence broke out on both sides – India and Pakistan – when population transfer started to take place. Hindus, Jains, Parsis and Sikhs (and some liberal muslims) moved to India and Muslims from India moved to pakistan. Millions were slaughtered. In the new country of pakistan, the muslim population did not harm the local Christians who were mostly converts from the lower strata of the Hindu society. In fact, muslims prevented them from leaving.
Why?
The local muslims wanted someone to keep their sewers, toilets, urinals, streets and other underground infrastructure clean. Muslims did not want to do this “degrading” job which is usually associated with the untouchables. As a result most local lower level sanitary jobs today are filled by Christians. In fact job announcements specifically ban muslims but encourage Christians and Hindus to apply.
Jenny H says
It might have been poor local hospital standards, incompetence, but possibly someone took advantage of the situation to help the kuffar towards hellfire.
gravenimage says
Read the story, Jenny–this is about something much more evil than poor medical standards.
Hari Singh says
You cannot fathom the depth of markedly inferior third world medical conditions in South Asian hospitals, don’t even compare them to the Western hospitals. There are a few chains like the Apollo Hospital chain that is excellent even better than some Western hospitals.
But bad conditions did not kill the poor infidel untouchable, he died due to lack of treatment based on the fact he was unclean both with sewerage and his infidel status.
Yes, make sure your doctor is not a Muslim, no knowing hidden agendas, like the Army psychiatrist who killed several at Fort Hood.
gravenimage says
Hari, this poor man, as you note, did not just die because of poor medical conditions.
The disgusting thing is not that the care at this hospital was probably poor, but that he was refused care at all because he was an Infidel.
There are plenty of poor hospitals and clinics where medical staff nonetheless do everything they can, regardless of their level of training and quality of their facilities, to save their patients.
Hari Singh says
What kind of doctor refuses treatment based on the patient’s religion or occupation? Muslim doctor thats who. No doubt the Hippocratic oath is a kafir infidelity.
gravenimage says
Exactly, Hari.
Kiki says
There’s no excuse for refusing to treat an injured man. Isn’t it more unclean to let a man die during a religious period? These doctors need to be fired and replaced by real doctors–people who won’t let a man die based on religion.
gravenimage says
Exactly, Kiki–but I very much doubt that will happen in a place like Pakistan.
James says
Compassion for unbelievers, if there is any, is trumped by seeing unbelievers as ritually unclean. The two reasons for not helping unbelievers in need re-inforce each other.
Tom says
“First do no harm” Are these doctors not compelled to adhere to the Hippocratic Oath?
Of course being christian the men are considered by the koran as not being an “innocent”, only muslims are the “innocents” referred to in the koran, so therefore the doctors can be absolved from that oath in cases such as these.
Any inquiry will probably find that their adherance to the rituals of Ramadan excuses them from touching anything unclean and they will be exonerated of any guilt in the mans death.
The muslim mind seems to be a mire of confusion and hate.
Jenny H says
During Ramadan, I suppose muslim’s would have to be even more exacting than usual about pre-prayer ablutions and praying 5 times a day. I suppose touching the poor “doubly unclean” Christian would mean carrying out even more ablutions.
The supervisor who sent that poor man into those deadly work conditions should be charged with murder, or at least manslaughter.
Walter Sieruk says
This above article reiterates the facts that Muslims view “Christians as polytheists for worshiping the Trinity.” That Muslims see Christians a polytheists for believing in the Trinity shows the Muslims don’t actually understand ,at all, the Christian .Bible based concept of the Trinity. Which is the Tri- Personal nature of the one true God .
Therefore, it needs to be made clear that the God Who Christians worship consists as the Trinity. By the Trinity it means that “Within the essence of the one True God there are Three Persons. Being God the Father. God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Not three gods in one But Three Distinct Persons in One God. Being the Tri-Personal Nature of God, Matthew 3:13-17. Second Corinthians 13:14. . The Bible teaches, the Father is God, Galatians 1:1.The Son is God, First John 5:20. The Holy Spirit is God, Acts 5:3,4. Not three gods but the one and only Triune God.
As further explained in the Christian book MAJOR BIBLE THEMES by Lewis Sperry Chafer on page 39 which informs the readers that “Many believe that the doctrine of the Trinity in implicit in the use of the word Elohim, as the name of God which is in a plural form and seems to refer to the Triune God. “ Likewise, in the Christian magazine PERHAPS TODAY November/December 2013 on page 8 it reads about Genesis 1:1. “In the beginning God [this is the plural noun Elohim, meaning ‘more than one’] created the heaven and the earth.” Furthermore, a bit of a view of the inner workings of the Trinity together may be seen in that the God the Father raised Jesus from the dead. Romans 10:9,10. Jesus raised Himself from the dead, John 2:19,20. The Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead, Romans 8:11.The inner-workings of the Trinity of God may also be seen in the fact that the Father sanctifies, First Thessalonians 5:23. The Son sanctifies, Ephesians 5:26. Hebrews 2:11; 9:12,14;13:12.The Holy Spirit sanctifies ,Romans 15:16. Second Thessalonians 2:13. Getting back to the Bible book of Genesis. In Genesis 1:26 in reads “The God said let US make man in Our image , according to our likeness…” The words are the plural “Us” and “Our.” As in “We the Trinity” For the very next verse, 27, it further reads “So God created man in His own image…” In verse 26 it’s the plural “Us” and “Our” to the singular “His” That is Three Persons in One God. In addition, in the New Testament in Matthew 28:19 It further reads the Jesus said “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the the Son and the Holy Spirit.” [N.K.J.V] That is “name” not “names.” In conclusion , Muslims are exposing there own ignorance by thinking that Christians are polytheists for believing in the Trinity.
carol says
I’ve heard the Trinity described in a more metaphysical and less scholarly way along these lines:
God the Father: is beyond our rational faculties to ever fully comprehend, but,
Jesus the Son: of flesh and blood is actually God’s “go-between” you might say, and the clearer a man’s mental and spiritual vessel the more intimations and attunements he will get as to The Father (we usually call this state “enlightenment”).
The Holy Ghost: is that part within each and every man that makes us capable of recognizing the reality of God/Universal Soul. As Jesus said “No man cometh to the Father except through me (OR when thou THINKEST as I now think” (a Gnostic addition? – One I personally prefer to credit, but which Catholicism rejects as it leaves less reliance on “organized religion”).
in summary God is the Source; Jesus is a ladder/translator (no more important actually than the rest of us); and we each embody the Holy Ghost, capable of recognizing and responding to the Truth when we align ourselves in the right way with the message/messenger. This is the Trinity I believe.
Donald R Laster Jr says
Good description. I often use the roles of a person – father/mother, son/daughter, husband/wife, and so on. All roles a person may have but for humans they can not operate separately from the person. For Jehovah/Christ the roles can operate independently. And people don’t realize that Christ, the son, is present all through out the Old Testament.
ibrahim itace muhammed says
Mr Spencer,it is true that christianity is filth like idol worship;all inspired by the satan.But sharia does not allow inhuman treatment of non_muslim subject as these pakistani doctors were alleged to have done to this christian,if the story is true.Even where jihad in the form of military confrontation is resorted to ,the injured non_muslims captured at the battlefield shall be treated immediately/
CogitoErgoSum says
I am still praying for you, Ibrahim, and that the Holy Spirit will help guide you to a better understanding. Here is a clue for you: see 1 John 4:16.
gravenimage says
Yeah–Muslims “treat” the victims of Jihad by beheading them.
Michael Copeland says
Pakistan is a failed state.
pnr says
Izlam is a failed religion.
James says
The sooner it becomes Waslam, the better
Jenny H says
Good comment.
carol says
I like it and plan to steal it.
Peterson says
Christian condition in Pakistan is really bad. They ate just like untouchables and slaves. Their girls are frequently kidnapped. I pray to god to put an end to it at the earliest.
John A. Marre says
Can’t expect fundamental human kindness from people who are taught from birth to hate and kill.
carol says
Sandra Solomon has some interesting things to say in that regard. In Saudi Arabia she says she has watched as children get firmly directed away from their normal human sensibilities and compassion. They deliberately abort and corrupt our normal human instincts in favor of Islam’s “goals”.
ibrahim itace muhammed says
cogito Ergo sum,it is a pity you cannot know that the entity you are refering to as holy spirit is truly the satan appearing to you claiming to be part of God
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gravenimage says
“Satan”–yet Christian doctors would never let a patient die like this.
This is how pious Muslims think–the very inversion of morality. *Ugh*.
Jack Dawkins says
ALLAH = SATAN
MIHAMMAD = MURDERER
ISLAM = DEATH
Jack Diamond says
Anathema. Heretic.
To the filth obsessed Muslim defecator (with every post at JW) who, fittingly, worships the Lord of the Flies.
If we turn your words upside down we might begin to get at the truth.
“Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness.”
gravenimage says
+1
CogitoErgoSum says
The Holy Spirit has never actually appeared to me, ibrahim, nor has Satan but I can distinguish between the two through the effects each one has had on the minds and lives of men.
Here are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit:
1. Chastity
2. Temperance
3. Charity (or generosity)
4. Diligence
5. Patience
6. Kindness
7. Humility
Here are seven gifts of Satan (or seven deadly sins):
1. Lust
2. Gluttony
3. Greed
4. Sloth
5. Wrath
6. Envy
7. Pride
When I look at the two lists and apply them to what I have come to know about the character of Muhammad, the particular spirit that appeared to him is obvious to me.
Therein lies the pity.
I will continue to pray that you may be granted the gifts on the first list, ibrahim …… though you may not wish to receive them all.
carol says
It’s “all in your head” Ibrahim!
gravenimage says
Pakistan: Christian sewer worker dies after Muslim doctors refuse to treat his “unclean” body
“The doctors refused to treat him because they were fasting and said my son was ‘napaak [unclean]’,” claimed Irshad Masih, the mother of the deceased.
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Pakistan means the land of the pure–“napaak” does not mean “unclean” as in dirty–it means “impure” in the Islamic sense.
Note that these “doctors” were even less likely to treat the victim because it was Ramadan. This poor man and his family and friends.
There is no Hippocratic Oath in Islam. *Ugh*.
Rick says
They reall are stuck in the 14 century… Lord help us…!!!!
James says
The Christian 14th century was more civilised than the Muzz 14th century.
gravenimage says
Very true, James.
We were seeing a renaissance in art, letters, and proto-science then–there is *nothing* like this in the Muslim world.
Donald R Laster Jr says
Every society was more civilized that Islam has ever been. Islam is rooted in depravity. Read the Qur’an.
Donald R Laster Jr says
This is why no one should ever have a trust a Islamic for anything. When it comes to responsibility for the job(s) they have chosen to do they can not trusted to do them. Especially, when a non-Islamic is involved.
And Christianity is not a polytheist religion. Jehovah/Christ is a one god. Think of a man (woman) who has children. He (She) is a father (mother), son (daughter), husband (wife), brother (sister), and so. These are all roles a person has but it is still one person. Jehovah/Christ roles are simply presents as a father, son, and spirit. It is both a simple concept but people don’t like it facing it. Unlike people Jehovah/Christ can have the roles operate individually. A person can not have their roles operate independently from the person. Think of the movie “Multiplicity”.
However, Islam is rooted in a polytheist religion of 360 or so gods. The god of Islam is Hubal (Baal) the moon god. And Hubal has three daughter gods.
utis says
Where are the damned Marxists agitating about this insult to the working classes? Personally, I think the victim contributed more to his society than a dozen islamic scholars or doctors of diversity studies. This work site had already killed two men, and the theocratic system let him down. There should be demonstrations all over the planet, but no, these bleeding hearts shed only on the command of their commissars (or whatever they’re called in post-modern, post-soviet times).
ibrahim itace muhammed says
Donald your brain is secluded by old lies
of Allah as moon god and later changed to Allah as hubal or baal the chief idol being worshiped by pagan Arabs before Islam .But when these liars were referred to Quranic verses telling muslims not worship the moon or the sun or Baal,but worship Allah alone,they became confused and did not know what to say again .Donald,you are left behind.Even mr spencer,the merchant of lies and hatred against Islam ,is no longer using such lies in his criticism against Islam.Ask him if he does
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gravenimage says
Still no problem with the savagery of Islam, huh?
Donald R Laster Jr says
I see you don’t know what the word “Allah” means. It means “the god”, it is not and never has been a name. In fact it is contraction of the word “al” and “ilah”. And the god Mohammad worshiped was Hubal – chief god of the Arab pantheon of 360 or so gods. He tried to convince Jews his god was their god and they rejected his lies. He tried the same lies on Christians of the time as well. And he even tried to get the followers of Hubal and the other gods to only worship Hubal. The rejection is why Mohammad switched to killing and the other depravities. You really should do some research and learn who Mohammad was and whom he worshiped.
ibrahim itace muhammed says
Donald you are simply a madma
Donald R Laster Jr says
I see you don’t like it when people point out facts and real history. Have you even read the Qur’an and taken the time to learn the actual history of Islam and what it has done over the last 1400 years. I used to think that the Islamics engaged in the violence were not following Islam’s teachings. But after 9/11 one group was saying one thing and another group saying the opposite. I took the time to study and learn the facts and re-review the history. I am not a madma (madman). I am an Islamic’s worst nightmare – a person who took the time to learn the facts and history. Islam is a theocracy that has been waging war against the world for 1400 years.
Mohammad’s family was dedicated to the chief god of the Arab pantheon of gods. Like a prior Pharaoh, Mohammad tried to create a monotheist religion and only have the god his family was dedicated to worshiped. He lied to Jews, Christians, and those who worshiped the Arab gods. They rejected him and he switched to violence. He replaced what he wrote earlier with instruction to kill and do anything to get people to only follow his god Hubal the moon god, also historically known as Baal. You don’t like it when someone points out the facts. And because of Mohammad teachings and practices the word of an Islamic is meaningless to a non-Islamic and even to other Islamic if an Islamic does not believe the Islamic is Islamic enough.
ibrahim itace muhammed says
Donald still you are left behind that assumption of al and ilah to mean Allah is from idol concocted by mithraist christian evagelists has woefully failed.try again
Donald R Laster Jr says
Still trying to pretend the word “Allah” is a name. And you don’t even understand what Christianity teaches. Try watching the movie “Multiplicity” and imaging if the main character could absorb his clones. Christianity is a monotheist religion, The three aspects of the god of Christianity and Judaism, are presented as the “Father”, “Son”, and “Spirit”. Think of the roles of a married man with children. He is a father, son, and husband. Three roles in one person. Unlike a man the god of Christianity and Judaism can have the roles operate independently.
I pointed out what the word “allah” means and where it comes from and you don’t like it.
gravenimage says
Notice that ibrahim itace muhammed cares little that Muslim doctors callously let an Infidel die–but he is enraged that some Kafir might not respect his vicious deity.
*Very telling*.
Donald R Laster Jr says
Keep in mind muhammed continues to promote the lies that Mohammad started out with when he tried to get Jews and Christians to worship Hubal (Allah or “the god”). And he does not even understand the nature of the god is Jews and Christians. As the Bible points out the Pharisees, which were religious sect of Jews, did not have any problem with Christ until he said “I and my father are one”.
Karen says
Additional Deputy Commissioner Subhash Chandar “Sham” says:
“An inquiry team is being constituted to investigate the case. If the municipal officers or doctors are found to be involved … the government will take action,” he told the local media.
Let’s hope his name doesn’t say it all about the upcoming, cough, investigation. But it probably will.
gravenimage says
I wouldn’t count on any justice for Christians in Pakistan.