Do Shia Muslims have to convert to Sunni Muslims to earn the right to life?
Jang Group’s Geo TV’s Islamo-evangelical anchor Aamir Liaquat Hussain has proposed that Pakistan’s Shia Muslims should participate in the Yom-e-Farooq (celebration of the birthday of second Caliph Hazrat Umar Farooq) in order to escape the ongoing Shia genocide and other forms of anti-Shia violence. He also proposed that Sunni Muslims should particiapte in Yom-e-Hussain to pay homage to the great sacrifice by Hazrat Imam Hussain and other members of Holy Prophet’s family in Karbala.
The above proposal by Aamir Liaquat Hussain shows that he is in urgent need of a bit of liaquat (i.e., competence) and also some integrity.
While we do not condone indecent or abusive remarks against any person including the Rashidun Caliphs, it is a fact that Shia Muslims do not consider the first three Caliphs as legitimate successors of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny). In fact, instead of the Khilafat (Caliphate), the Shia sect of Islam revolves around the institution of Imamate, i.e., spiritual successors of Holy Prophet from within his descendants and family (i.e., Aal-e-Muhammad). Thus, while Imam Hussain and other members of Holy Prophet’s descendants (Aal-e-Muhammad) are equally revered by all Muslims, the status of the first three Rashidun Caliphs and also Umayyad Caliphs remains controversial in Islamic history.
Here’s a post in Urdu which shows that, in the guise of the debate on Takfir vs Tabarra, apolologits of the banned terrorist outfits Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP aka ASWJ) and Taliban (TTP) are trying to justify Shia genocide in Pakistan. https://lubpak.com/archives/295095
It’s both unfair and cruel to demand and expect Shia Muslims to abandon their specific religious identity and belief in order to earn the right to life in a country created in the name of Islam and minorities’ rights.
Let’s remind Aamir Liaquat that:
1. Neither Shia Muslims nor Sunni Muslims need to forego their specific religious beliefs and practices in order to be accepted as equal Muslims or equal citizens.
2. The Yom-e-Farooq is an innovation (i.e., a biddat in Wahhabi-Deobandi terminology) started only a few years ago by the very people (Takfiri Deobandis of the banned terrorist outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba) who ridicule Shias and Sunni Barelvis as Biddatis (innovators) because of Shia rituals of Ashura and Sunni Barelvi rituals of Milad-un-Nabi. Shia Muslims have been persecuted and killed for 1400 years when there was no such day.
3. It’s not ordinary Sunnis (i.e., Sunni Sufi Barelvis, moderate Deobandis, moderate Ahle Hadith) who are killing Shia Muslims. It’s the Takfiri Deobandi terrorists of the banned terrorist outfit SSP-ASWJ-LeJ who are not only killing Shias but also Sunni Barelvis, moderate Deobandis, Ahmadis and Christians etc. Are Christians, Ahmadis and Sunni Barelvis too being killed by the Sipah-e-Sahaba terrorists because they don’t participate in the Farooq Day? Do Deobandi terrorists kill Sunni Barelvis at various shrines in Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi etc because they doubt Sunni Barelvis’ devotion to Hazrat Umar Farooq?
Last but not least, why is the guarantee to life of Shia Muslims dependent on participating in such a day or accepting the legitimacy of the first three caliphs? This is like demanding Shia to give up the raison d’être of their existence. Why is it so tough to accept that Shia Muslims represent a different (than Sunnis) but equally respectable sect of Islam?
Related : https://lubpak.com/archives/272405
Followers of Aale Abdul Mutlib: Yaum Farooq Azam is the first step, my Yaum will be next demand, then my son’s and then my Marwan and then Aale Marwan, one by one. But you don’t change Rafida.
(So Called) Religious Scholar (Fake) Doctor Amir Liaqat demands Shia to participate in Yom-e-Farooq-e-Azam to avoid Genocide by #LEJ #SSP #ASWJ , So According to His Logic Rohingya Muslims Should Celebrate Youm e Budha with Budhists so they Can be Safe..Indian Muslims Should Celebrate Youm e Kaali Mata n Youm e Durgaa With Shiv Sena n Wisha Hindu Pareshad to Avoid Attacks from Extremist Hindus, Jews Should have Celebrated Youm e Hitler to Avoid Their Genocide by Nazis , And Hazara’s Should Celebrate Youm e Malik Ishaq or Youm e Haq Nawaz Jhangvi so they can avoid attacks by Jhangvis , He Actually Blamed Shias For their Own Genocide , Once Again Proved Religious Bigots like him Has No Shame What so ever and their stupidity has no Limits ..
AHLE SUNNA Bukhari Sharif
Waqia Qirtas
6 jagah pe likha he
” Nabi Pak s a w w ne akhri waqt
main kaha k Lao kaghaz qalam main
TUMHEN AISI CHEEZ LIKH DON K MERE BAD TUM GUMRAH NA HO
JAO
TO HAZRAT UMER NE KAHA K
HAMREY LIYE ALLAH KI KITAB KAFI
HAI AP KI WASIYAT NI CHAHYE
2= TAREEKH E YAQOOBI VOL 2 PAGE 126
KITAB AL FAROOQ
ALLAMA SHIBLI NOMANI
VOL 2
You are not Shia. LUBP block this person.
Sunnis arent safe in Pakistan too, ask victims of Nishter park 12 Rabi ul awal bombings and all other Sunnis who disagree to Taliban & LEJ. These terrorists have killed more Sunnis even Deobundis of Amn lashkar in Northern Areas have suffered killings, forced marriages and oppression from these animals.
Also, if attending Yom-e-Farooq will save us from Terrorist attacks, then, Sri Lankan team, French Nuclear scientists, Foreign Mountaineers should attend this event as well.
Lastly, I think Aamir Liaqat is getting too much undeserved attention. He has proved from time to time that he is a moron.
Dr. Liaquat is not a very thoughtful person but here is my understanding:
1. He is a worldly person, makes good usage of his Urdu linguistic skills to keep his job.
2. He is not anti-Shia, in fact has been trying to promote Shia-Sunni unity in his own way, something for which he is not competent enough.
3. He is not a responsible person and does not realize that what he is going to say will be aired immediately.
But I think he has received enough condemnation and should be one time forgiven.
I 100% agree with Panjtani & Ahad. Aamir Liaqat is a fame hungry person look at his face with full make-up when he cry’s during Du’a but contentiously looking at camera, Ha ha ha
are you cracy ??????? deyobandii never want to kill any one even thats only people how never want to talk about any joloos or jalsaaa like you guys are doing stop making these kind of thing on then and you guys need to give clearification becouse you have to clear youor self sooo keep doing that
Hamid Mir (1) wants Pakistani Shias to become Sunnis to have right to life, (2) equates ASWJ terrorists with Shias. http://e.jang.com.pk/11-18-2013/lahore/pic.asp?picname=08_07.gif
In democratic & peaceful civilised socity of world not like barbaric pakistan, religion or faith is a personal matter of everyone to be practicised at home not at public or neutral places. Everyone should respect & coexist with other fellow religionists or athists. Reform must take in place in every society to shun non-sense/ violent/ inhuman/ medival rituals like child marriage, dowry,misogynism etc.
“He is a worldly person, makes good usage of his Urdu linguistic skills to keep his job. 2. He is not anti-Shia, in fact has been trying to promote Shia-Sunni unity in his own way, something for which he is not competent enough. 3. He is not a responsible person and does not realize that what he is going to say will be aired immediately. But I think he has received enough condemnation and should be one time forgiven. ”
I agree with this comment. He probably didn’t think about how his words will be understood. He is trying to form a bridge between sects and performs the artistic aspect well in his naats. He says people should know each other to build bridges. While his methods of saying this could be easily misused, his intentions also matter. People have been targeted because of misinterpretation of their words, terrorist organizations like TTP, LeJ, SS use this to justify their unlawful acts. So I think we should warn him but not engage in character assassination like these outfits do to create chaos between neighbors.