Many of these are Shi’ite accounts, as is clear from the references to blasphemy of “the Mothers of the Believers, the Companions of the Prophet.” Shi’ites often disparage Aisha, “the mother of the believers,” because she opposed Ali, and Muhammad’s companions, the first caliphs, Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman, for the same reason. In any case, the objective here is the destruction of the freedom of speech online, and since the West is growing increasingly authoritarian itself, Pakistan could find ready help from the U.S. and Western Europe in cracking down on this “blasphemy.”
“Pakistan Claims 400,000 Social Media Accounts Spread Blasphemy,” by Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter, July 18, 2023:
We know Pakistan punishes blasphemy with the death penalty, but how many blasphemers are there in Pakistan? From July 13, we have an answer, thanks to a report by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. It claims that 400,000 social media accounts spread “extremely blasphemous material against the most revered figures, including Allah Almighty (God), the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), the Ahl al-Bayt (Prophet’s family), the Mothers of the Believers, the Companions of the Prophet, the Holy Quran, and the national flag [of Pakistan, which includes Islamic symbols].”
Even considering that the same individual may have multiple accounts, the number of those risking the death penalty is enormous. Through which method the Ministry arrived at the figure of 400,000 and the claim that an “epidemic” of blasphemy is hitting Pakistan is not explained.
Doubts arise when we read in the report that, among the owners of these 400,000 accounts spreading blasphemy, “the FIA [Federal Investigation Agency] Cyber Crime Wing has already apprehended 140 individuals involved in these crimes, with 11 of them having received the death penalty from trial courts and two having their death sentences confirmed by the High Court.”…
James says
Because of such widespread accusations of blasphemy, apostasy is rapidly increasing in Pakistan, soon Islam will collapse in that country.
PRCS says
Islamic law is antithetical to and incompatible with the U.S. Constitution and laws.
Anyone and everyone is free to believe whatever they want to—here. But don’t try this in a kafir town.
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somehistory says
Nice guys, those mozlum pakis. The charge is so easily made there, who knows…one of these days the ones doing the charging, sentencing, etc. may have their necks on the line.
Rarely says
Only 400,000?
One man’s blasphemy is another man’s piety.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Why doesn’t Iran attack them for blasphemy against shi’a islam?
John Sharp says
Is God alah so feble to be affected by mere humans that he created to his image.
Stop the lies gods do not exist .
Blasphemy cannot exist
PRCS says
As an atheist, I do not BELIEVE in gods, prophets, etc., either—of course..
But blasphemy does still exist in the minds of some BELIEVERS—Muslims in particular—as the many riots that have broken out over Qur’an burnings and other slights to their religion attest.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Also, the traditional understanding of blasphemy has usually, if not always, been that one can only blaspheme one’s own faith
Like if I say anything against Hindu deities (not factoring in sects), such as Vishnu, it’s fair to say that I’m committing blasphemy. But if I say that I don’t believe in Christ, much less Muhammad, I’m not guilty of blasphemy, since I don’t claim to be either Christian nor muslim. But these islamic countries, especially Pakistan, have twisted its meaning to be any opposition to islam. Except that none of the people committing it claim to be muslims
PRCS says
Thanks for the info.
Here’s a relevant article:
https://morningstarnews.org/2023/07/christian-charged-with-blasphemy-under-pakistans-terrorism-law/
terry says
As for me, am praying for the downfall of the Globalism and its’ self-appointed elites, Marxism and the bullies that run it, Islam and the thugs that serve it, and for all their criminal cartels that serve them! As a sign that GOD the God sees and knows the evil done by these forces, and the Luciferian god they worship, the fancy new aircraft carrier the communist stole knowledge to guild, will sink by an act of God, no hands lost; the dreams that haunt the nights of those who rule these forces-will become an even greater terror to them. Jesus is Lord, and the rightful Ruler, the King is coming….