The Qur’an says “There is no compulsion in religion” (2:256). However, what constitutes “compulsion” is in the eye of the beholder. The institutionalized subjugation of the dhimma, with its regular humiliation and harassment, from which one can be freed for the simple price of converting to Islam, is not considered compulsion. Remember Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig, the journalists who were kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam — even though their conversions were obviously coerced, their captors made them say that they were converting freely, and the captors probably believed that themselves. After all, the journos could have chosen to be killed instead. And Anika Shehzad had the choice of converting to Islam or being beaten. No compulsion.
“Teenage Pakistani Christian domestic servant beaten for not converting to Islam,” Pakistan Christian Post, August 22, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
London: A Christian girl, Anika Shehzad, 18, from Ferozwala district Shakhupura, who was working as a domestic servant was beaten after refusing to convert to Islam, and accused of theft.
Anika comes from a poor family, and to support her family she accepted a job for Rs. 5000, around $30 a month, as a live in domestic servant. The job was suggested to her by her neighbour.
After a few days Anika was asked to convert to Islam, but she refused but when pressure mounted and became unbearable, she decided to leave the job and informed the family about her decision.
This infuriated the family members and they started beating her. At last one her employer took her to her parents’ house in Ferozwala, and when they saw their daughter’s condition, they asked the employer what had happened.
She told them she Anika had been beaten because she has stolen their money.
The family called on the local pastor to help them to deal with the situation, and they took Anika for medical treatment.
When the parents raised objections and asked questions of the employer to save her skin, the family accused Anika’s father of stealing Rs. 50,000 and gold as well. But according to the family none of them ever visited Anika where she was working.
The family has contacted the local MP Tariq Masih Gill and asked him to get them justice for their daughter, who they believe is innocent and was only tortured because she refused to convert to Islam.
Nasir Saeed, Director CLAAS-UK said that although the Punjab Domestic Workers Act 2019 was passed by the Lahore High Court last January, this atrocious practise still continues in Pakistan.
He added: “Christians in Pakistan are illiterate and poor, and many poor families are forced to take risks such as sending their young daughters to rich Muslim families to work as live in domestic servants for a little money. These young girls are often sexually harassed, tortured and sometimes are asked to convert to Islam.
“Many times such cases are reported in the mainstream media, like the gruesome torture of 10-year-old housemaid Tayyaba by an additional district and sessions judge, and his wife, in the capital Islamabad which made headlines in 2016.
“Several girls have even been killed, like Shazia Masih, 12. And several cases are taken to the courts but hardly any family has got justice and the practise still continues because perpetrators are always influential and rich, and sometimes victims are pressurised to withdraw their cases and some victims are compensated with money.”
Dude says
It is time to end this evil cult!
Don’t let anyone call it a religion. A few words should destroy it in any rational person’s mind.
John Sinclair says
You are correct it is a cult and a cult constructed 2 centuries after the cult leader died.
mortimer says
Believe Islam is a religion of peace or they will kill you.
gravenimage says
+1
Red Pill says
+1
DearDiary says
You can pretend to believe like millions of people, the moderate Muslims.
talleyrand says
+1
Mike says
don’t leave me out
Dude says
OK. Then satirical sarcasm – the inbreds could never see they are being ridiculed, ripped into pieces.
God was so kind that he revealed a divine religion facilitating the plunder of the world. The others are to be robbed and raped and enslaved – or just murdered if necessary. Everything has been given to us. We are God’s chosen.
Join us and live in peace. No one can attack you, can rape you, can rob you. When the others are all gone, we all go to Paradise where we will enjoy unbounded sexual pleasures forever2.
What could be more wonderful?
talleyrand says
NAH sexual please for ever nah just like a chinese dinner half hour later you realy did not want it
How closely related are they that await these clowns 1st or 2nd cousins , seems an endless supply
or are they rubber blow ups from Mos rubber factory up there
perish the thought ,rather harp lessons and angleic singing class,s
gravenimage says
Pakistan: Muslims beat teenage Christian girl for refusing to convert to Islam
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This *poor girl*. God, I hate Islam.
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The Qur’an says “There is no compulsion in religion” (2:256). However, what constitutes “compulsion” is in the eye of the beholder.
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Exactly–even a sword to the throat is not considered “compulsion”.
Then they lie about the girl and said she robbed them–and when that doesn’t stick, they accuse her father, who never even visited the house.
Christians and other Infidels are always vulnerable to such false charges.
All Christians in Pakistan should flee to India, which has offered them citizenship. There is no future for any Infidels in Shari’ah Pakistan.
Red Pill says
2:256 is abrogated by 9:5 (verse of the sword), 48:16, 9:73 and 9:123.
gravenimage says
You are right about abrogation, Red Pill. Moreover, as Robert Spencer notes, what constituted “compulsion” can vary.
I have actually seen Muslims claim that if someone converts when threatened with death–or their loved ones are threatened with death–this this is still not compulsion.
And note that the very next verse–Qur’an 2:257–is a threat.
Sunny Imarhiagbe says
I don’t understand why the western world would believe that Islam is a religion of peace! Either they are afraid of being labeled islamaphobic or they are keeping quiet because of selfish gain!
Walter Sieruk says
That violent affront against that Christian girl for refusing to “convert ” to Islam ,is yet, still more proof that Islam so terribly lacks good firm arguments ,by the the Bible or reason, to uphold that claim that It’s “the one true religion that those Muslims then resort to brutal physical violence to gain converts.
Michael Copeland says
“this atrocious practise still continues in Pakistan. ….hardly any family has got justice”.
This is reality in Pakistan.
Pakistan was set up as a “pure” (Paki) Islamic state. Pakistan is a failed state.
The two things are connected.
OLD GUY says
Pakistan should be sanctioned for crimes against humanity.
UVG says
I hate Pakis. They are not human. More like snakes. More chuslam in action.a