Are we going to give importance to the events on Facebook?


They are playing with the sentiments of Muslims intentionally. Recent event on Facebook portrays their hatred against Islam and connected to their organized anti-Islamic campaign. Muslim should not be silent and record their protests to convey their feelings to respect the religious values of every religion not particularly Islam.

Such things can’t be gone unnoticed because no one has the right to harm our religious feelings; we should stand united against such heinous acts and act practically. We have the opportunity to boycott it voluntarily to deprive them from revenue. Lahore High Court has ordered to block it in Pakistan and undoubtedly it is a great honor for judiciary.

Let me recall the story of Ghazi Ilm Din Shaheed that whether these events carry importance or not. This post is also a reply to those who support to repeal the blasphemous laws in the country.


1920, India: Prashaad Prataab had authored an inflammatory book vilifying Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Rajpal was a Hindu book publisher from Lahore. He took the responsibility of publishing the book in 1923 and pledged not to disclose the author’s real name. Session Court sentence Rajpal. Subsequently Lahore High court gave leave to appeal on the grounds that on the basis of criticism against the religious leaders, no matter how immoral it is, is not covered by S.153 of the Indian Penal Code.

Ilm Din was an illiterate teenager from Lahore. His father was a carpenter. On 6th September 1929 Ilm Deen set out for the bazaar and purchased a dagger for one rupee. The young man entered the shop of Rajpal, lunged forward and attacked him. He stabbed his dagger into the chest of Rajpal with such force that his heart was ripped from his body. Rajpal fell dead on the ground. Ilm Deen made no attempt to escape.

The police arrested Ilm Deen and he was kept in Mianwali jail. The case went to court and Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was his defence lawyer. Jinnah urged Ilm Din to enter a plea of not guilty plea and to say that he had acted due to extreme provocation. The fact that Ilm Din was only 19 years old would have also worked in his favour. Ilm Din refused to offer such a plea and insisted that he was proud of his actions. This case was the only one that Jinnah ever lost. The Session Court awarded Ilm Din the death penalty. Against his wishes, the Muslims lodged an appeal, but it was rejected.

Ilm Din was executed and the Government buried him without Namaz Jenaza. After the protests of Muslims and assurance of Allama Iqbal his body was handed over to Muslims. When the body of Ilm Din was exhumed from its grave, it was found to be the intact without any change whatsoever. The kaffan (shroud) had not changed its colour. This occurred 15 days after the hanging. 200,000 Muslims attended the funeral prayer. Mawlana Zafar Ali Khan said ahead of the burial: "Alas! If only if I had managed to attain such a blessed status!" Allama Iqbal carried the funeral bier along its final journey. As Iqbal placed the body of Ilm Din into the grave, he tearfully declared: "This uneducated young man has surpassed us, the educated ones."

The martyrdom of Ilm Din had far-reaching effecst. A provision was added to the Penal Code, making insult to the religious beliefs of any class an offense. Allama Iqbal’s proposal of a separate Muslim state in 1930 resulted in the creation of Pakistan in 1947. The Pakistan Penal Code makes it a crime for anyone who "by words or visible representation or by an imputation or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiled the name of the Muhammad". In 1982, President Zia ul-Haq introduced Section 295B to the Pakistan Penal Code punishing "defiling the Holy Qur'an" with life imprisonment. In 1986, Section 295C was introduced, mandating the death penalty for "use of derogatory remarks in respect of the Holy Prophet" in keeping Islam’s hudood (prescribed punishments). Ilm Din’s legacy is still visible across Pakistan, where parks, hospitals and roads carry his name.

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