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7 September 1974: When Pakistan formally became a Takfiri Republic by declaring Ahmadis as non-Muslims

posted by Abdul Nishapuri | September 8, 2012 | In Featured, Original Articles

On 7 September 1974, Pakistan formally became the Takfiri Republic of Pakistan (TRP). On that date, Pakistan’s elected parliament Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, in an act of cowardice under pressure of sectarian Mullahs, led by unscrupulous politicians of almost all political parties in the parliament, played God in declaring Ahmadis as non-Muslims.

The law came into force after the formal assent of the President ten days later, on 17 September 1974.

CONSTITUTION (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1974

An Act to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, 21st September, 1974]

The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on 17th September,1974, and is hereby published for general information:-
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the purposes hereinafter appearing ;

It is hereby enacted as follows:-

1- Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the CONSTITUTION (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1974

(2) It shall come into force at once.
2- Amendment of Article 106 of the Constitution.

In the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, hereinafter referred to as the Constitution in Article 106, in clause (3) after the words “communities” the words and brackets “and persons of Quadiani group or the Lahori group (who call themselves ‘Ahmadis’)” shall be inserted.

3- Amendment of Article 260 of the Constitution.
In the Constitution, in Article 260, after clause (2) the following new clause shall be added, namely–

(3) A person who does not believe in the absolute and unqualified finality of The Prophethood of MUHAMMAD (Peace be upon him), the last of the Prophets or claims to be a Prophet, in any sense of the word or of any description whatsoever, after MUHAMMAD (Peace be upon him), or recognizes such a claimant as a Prophet or religious reformer, is not a Muslim for the purposes of the Constitution or law.” (Source)

On 7 September 1974, Pakistan became the first ever Muslim majority country in the world where an elected parliament declared a minority Muslim sect (Ahmadiyya Muslims) as infidels (or Kafir).

This was the second amendment to the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan for which Zulfikar Ali Bhutto proudly took credit for this most shameful act in Pakistan’s democratic history. Declaring Ahmadis to be non Muslim is one of the biggest sins of PPP which resulted in Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan and latter transpired in a greater calamity for another Muslim minority community, i.e., Shias who currently face a slow-motion genocide in Pakistan at the hands of Takfiri Deobandi extremists, with at least 19,000 dead and a similar number injured or permanently maimed.

Later in 1984, military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq issued a barbarian ordinance which barred Ahmadis from free practice of their faith, restricting them from using Islamic terms; a mere act of saying Assalam-o-Alaikum by an Ahmadi was declared a criminal offence.

However, the roots of anti-Ahmadi prejudice run deep in the Subcontinent’s Muslims, including Sunni and Shia, although barring two or three token Shia clerics who joined the almost entirely Sunni-led and Sunni-participated anti-Ahmadi movement, majority of Shiites in Pakistan acted as insensitive spectators of Ahmadi persecution. For most Shiites, anti-Ahmadiyya movement by Sunnis was nothing more than an intra-Sunni feud.

It’s not only Sunni Deobandi, Ahle Hadith and Barelvi clerics who were full of hate speech against Ahmadis, several enlightened Sunni scholars too were not much different. It was a personality no less than the philosopher of Pakistan Allama Muhammad Iqbal who had for the first time demanded of the (then British) government to declare Ahmadis as non-Muslim minority.

The anti-Ahmadi legislation turned out to be a major step by the Pakistani State (after the induction of the Objectives Resolution) towards religious intolerance, sectarian violence and Takfiri terrorism. General Mohammed Zia Ul Haq went a step further and enacted notorious Ordinance XX restricting Ahmadis from labeling themselves as Muslims or practising Islamic rituals and traditions.

The anti-Ahamdi legislation encouraged politicians to further exploit Islam for politically expediency. It emboldened Sunni clerics as they tightened their hold on Pakistani society. It enabled Saudi Arabia to further promote its agenda of converting Pakistani into a Salafi-Deobandi republic. Indeed the precedent set by the second amendment gave the mullahs the audacity to intimidate the state into doing their bidding. It made it alright for the government, army, judiciary and politicians to use religion for political purpose. It resulted into further discriminatory laws. The controversial blasphemy laws (1986), the Hudood Ordinance (1979), the anti-Ahmadiyya Ordinance XX (1984) were natural results of the second amendment.

Anti-Ahmadi law is an insult to the secular vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Jinnah had clearly warned that “Religion should not be allowed to come into politics…religion is merely a matter between man and God” in his address to the Central Legislative Assembly in February 1935. On the eve of Pakistan’s creation, on the August 11, 1947, he had again reiterated his wisdom through the message that “Hindus will cease to be Hindus and Muslims will cease to be Muslims..in the political sense”. (Source)

We, therefore, demand that the anti-Ahamdi laws and all other discriminatory laws be repealed as early as possible and Takfiri Mullahs, bureaucrats, generals, judges and politicians be thrown out of Pakistani society.

Further readings

Just who is not a kafir? – by Amir Mir

Kafir factory: Shia kafir, Qadiani kafir – by Mohammed Hanif

Only 50 percent Sunnis in Pakistan accept Shias as Muslims – Pew Survey

Kafir kafir Shia kafir, jo na manay wo bhi kafir – by Zalaan

7 September 1974: When Pakistan formally became a Takfiri Republic

Takfiri Deobandi militants’ jihad against mushrik Barelvis and kafir Shias

Let’s burn a Shia mosque!

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  1. Abbas Ahmad

    This article is totally one-sided and written in the blind love of Qadiyanis(Ahmadis). in 1974 before passing of this act scholars from 125 countries unanimously declared Qadiyanis as non-Muslims. So if this act is wrong then I am afraid all the 1.5 billion Muslims will be wrong, which certainly can’t be true. Qadiyani movement was founded on behest of British raj to destroy Muslims from within, that’s why till to date Britain is patronizing both qadiyani groups.

    Qadiyanis themselves (before 1974) open;y declared all muslims as Kafir and inferior. In a Karachi rally Ch. Zafrullah Then Foreign minister announced Qadiyaniat as alive and Islam is a dead religon. The 1953 protest by Majlis e Ahrar was brutally crushed by Qadiyani elemtns in Pakistani state. In may 1974 A qadiyani mob attacked the Muslims students on Rabwah railway station when they refused to accept Qadiyani propaganda literature. This triggered another protest movement which lead to the landmark amendment declaring Qadiyanis what they are i.e Non-Muslims.

    The debate on this issue started in June 1974 in national assembly. Mirza Nasir, the Qadiyani chief and the head of Lahori group were also invited to appear before assembly and present their case. They were listened to 13 days by assembly before reaching on a final verdict. Therefore Qadiyani leaders themselves showed confidence in the proceedings of assembly by appearing before it for 13 days. This is a point which every Qadiyani apologists fail to mention.

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  2. Abbas Ahmad

    LUBP is doing everything which its not supposed to do. Blindly supporting Qadiyanis is one of such things. If Qadiyanis are so eager to be called Muslims then why don’t they embrace Islam and join its ranks. They however will never get the title of Muslims when they openly negate the Finality of prophethood.. The great philosopher Allama Iqbal who is respected in Iran more than Pakistan, also demanded to declare Qadiyanis as non-Muslims. Why? was the architect of Pakistan also wrong? No its qadiyanis who are wrong…. many fake liberals support Qadiyanis without knowing anything about them in the name of tolerance. If anyone finds out the true reality of Qadiyanis He/She will never support them…

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  3. Malik

    Reasnf ro Nation Asmebly Deciosn
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCYmMLRKg1Y

    @Abbas Ahmad:
    “why don’t they embrace Islam”

    First of all get your Mullahs to agree on a definition of Muslim then come back and tell Ahmadis. Right now Shias are gradually being declared kafir.

    Also get Deobandis to declare their founder kafir first, you hypocrite.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfde2WGvf3w

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  4. Malik

    @Abbas Ahmad:

    All sects have declare others kafir, what is your point, you bigot?

    fatwa, deobandi kafir, brelvi kafir, ahle hadith kafir, wahabi کافر
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X01htQUvKcQ

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  5. Abbas Ahmad

    @Malik

    I strongly condemn the abusive words that you used against me. It only proves that you don’t have any arguments and that’s why you are using the weapon of abuse which won’t work to silence me. Whatever you have said is typical disinformation that Qadiyanis use to deceive others. Its your misconceptions all Muslims agree that whoever doesn’t endorse finality of prophethood is a non-Muslim. There are differences on many issues but not on this basic issue. Thats why Qadiyanis were unanimously declared non-Muslims.

    I am not a spokespersons for Deobandis and this video, i have seen it many times it works perfectly for Qadiyani propagandists. It shows the wrongdoings of Deobandi chief but it doesn’t acquit Qadiyani’s from their false stance on Finality of Prophethood…

    Qadiyanis always confuse people with their half truths and only use the rhetoric of Qadiyani persecution and distance themselves from arguments as they will be exposed.

    All qadiyanis should answer points raised in my above comments with arguments not with abuse or counter questions…

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  6. Abbas Ahmad

    @ Malik

    Qadiyani apologists should also answer all points raised in this article without any deflective counter questions

    http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-130536-Qadianis-as-non-Muslim-minority

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  7. Malik

    “I strongly condemn the abusive words that you used against me”

    @Abbas Ahmad:

    You used the derogatory word Qadiani for Ahmadis, who are you to complain, you bigot? You can get lost along with your terrorist bigoted mullahs. I am not here to give respect to bigots who use derogatory language and then demand respect.

    “I am not a spokespersons for Deobandis and this video”

    You need to answer the question why don’t you declare Deobandi founder a kafir using the same criteria you apply to Ahmadis? This is an important question and proves that your stance is political and not theological otherwise you would have declared Deobandi founder as kafir too. The fact that you are running away from it proves that you are a bigot and you know it too, that is why it is important for us sane honest persons that we get a bigot like you to answer what is in the video. Where is your and Deobandi fatwa on the kuffar of Qasim Nanutwi founder of Darulaloom Deoband?

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  8. Abbas Ahmad

    @Malik

    Here is the problem Qadiyanis always deflect like you just did. I first raised the questions so you reply then i will reply yours but you won’t as you have no answer. You can call me whatever you want, You mind being called Qadiyani? This was the last name of your founder….

    Deobandis founder did was wrong but his followers condemn it. Are Qadiyanis are prepared to condemn all what their so-called founder said?

    Its clear from your attitude that you are answering my questions with counter questions which is a proof that Qadiyanis are what they believed to be i.e Non-Muslims.

    Why Alama Iqbal demanded to declared Qadiyanis non-Muslims 40 years before they were actually declared on the golden day of 7th sep 1974? The architect of Pakistan and poet of east was wrong? Now you will also malign him for saying that…. Come on you have no place to hide on the face of this earth…

    So I dare you and any other Qadiyani apologist to answer my Questions rather than counter questioning…

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  9. DAUD MUNAWAR

    In response to the very argument by ABBAS AHMAD that 1.5
    billion muslims cannot be wrong. First, ahmadis are included in that number and the second when our belvoved
    HOLY PROPHET (PBUH) made the claim, He was the only one on
    the right path and the rest of the mankind was wrong. Please donot hijack the Prophet (pbuh)and Islam.My sincere
    advise to you is, please do a ‘CHILLAH’ for 40 days and GOD ALMIGHTY will guide you inshallah

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  10. Amjad Cheema

    I absolutely agree with you Abdul, second amendment was a crime against humanity which must be repealed.

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  11. ahsan shah

    This is NOT upon the state to decide if some one is Muslim or Kafir

    I endorse this article fully

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  12. Zubair Khan

    In fact it is height of honest and bold journalism which LUBP is promoting and I am sure of its flourishing as long it sticks to this policy. Extremist and opportunist so called Muslim Clerics are taking 08.09.2012 as the day of throwing Ahamdiyya out of ambit of Islam. On contrary How Allah Almighty blessed Ahamdiyya is evident from the 2nd day speech of Supreme Head of the Community which he delivered at the annual gathering in UK. He informed the plus 30 thousands audience about the blessings of Allah on the community. Briefly these blessing included:

    Participation of individual Ahmadi Muslims, community delegates and many governments’ representatives who traveled to the UK International Annual Convention from all over the world. Joining of 512,352 new souls to the peaceful Ahmadiyya Islam. During the last 28 years – since 1984 when Ahmadi activities were banned in Pakistan – the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has expanded to 111 more countries and is now present in 202 countries of the world with 2443 formal and permanent missions. Supreme Head further informed that the community added 338 new mosques worldwide during the year which include 119 locations newly added by the community and 219 locations that came to the community due to the mass conversions in the localities where the mosques were situated.Over 2 million new books and booklets were published in 45 languages this year, He announced that with an addition of 117 centers in 108 countries during the preceding twelve months, the community’s total number of mission houses have now increased to 2,443.According to the records, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has already completed and published the Holy Quran translations in over 70 major languages of the world and there are currently 15 more translation in various near-completion stages.Millions of people worldwide receive Ahmadiyya message of Muslims for Peace through knocking on doors and electronic and moving billboards in North America; and millions more in Europe, Australia and Africa received the message that Islam stands for loyalty to one’s homeland.Just in Germany, 3,000,000 fliers have been distributed.The convention proceedings are being broadcast live from Hadeeqatul Mahdi (Alton, UK) via the worldwide Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International and available via 28 different Internet video streams. The coverage can be found onWWW. MTA.TV and a live feed is also available from the Ahmadiyya Times website’s MTA Live link.@JalsaUK, the official Twitter account for the annual convention reported over 12,500 tweets and re-tweets overall mentioning #JalsaUK so far.
    Above are just few glimpses of the blessings this community is receiving every moment. On contrary when one sees the miserable situation of Pakistan due to unjust decision of its national assembly 38 years back, honest appraiser can well judge who was at wrong wicket. Nothing is late. Even now if the nation can realise that this was a wrong and unjust decision and if it can be repealed, might be prosperity can return to Pakistan.Is there any rational and sensible one who can pay heed to this call?

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  13. Abbas Ahmad

    @Daud Munir:

    No Qadiyanis are not included in those 1.5 billion Muslims as they are not Muslims. What you said about Holy Prophet PBUH shows the mindset of Qadiyanis. I know its hard for you to understand but try. One group of Muslims with certain beliefs is living since 7th century and a group which claims to be Muslim appeared in 20th century. Now if second one is right it means there was no Islam before 20th century. So rather than confusing ppl you should seek forgiveness.
    I can assure if Qadiyanis read all the books of their founder which are in arabic and Persian as well, than they will themselves call qadiyanis non-Muslims and join the ranks of Muslims. But alas!

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  14. Abbas Ahmad

    7th September was a landmark day in history of pakistan. We salute all those who played any role whatsoever in declaring Qadiyanis what they are i.e non-muslims. The Muslims are extremely sensitive about the finality of prophethood and will defend it and the anti-Qadiyani laws with their blood. Come what may..

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  15. Abbas Ahmad

    @ Zubair Khan

    Thats a matter of concern for every sensible soul. That with British patronage Qadiyaniat is spreading by targeting those innocent people who know nothing about it. Specially non-msulism who can’t differentiate between Islam and Qadiyaniat.

    The so-called Supremeleaders of Qadiyani communities participated for 13 days in National assembly debate beofre the Landmark declaration of Qadiyanis as non-muslims. Their participation proves that they trusted the assembly. The participation of Mirza Nasir and Lahori Group chief justifies the authenticity of Landmark 2nd amendment

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  16. DAUD MUNAWAR

    Mirza sahib said that we (ahmadis) have obligation to pray
    for non ahmadi muslim because they are against us for their so called love for the HOLY PROPHET (pbuh). What don’t they understand ,God has bestowed his blessings on me and declared me the Messiah (one,everybody is waiting for) because of my very love and dedication to the HOLY PROHET (pbuh). Subahanallah, what visionary for islam
    It is because of you GOD has to reveal Sura Falaq. You will be destroyed because of jealousy unless you do Tauba.
    May God Almaighty guide you.

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  17. Abbas Ahmad

    Your so-called Mirza sahib declared all Muslims Harams and other names which a civilized person can’t use. You ppl just lie and that’s how with the help of British patronage Qadiyani cult is still surviving. None on you Qadiyanis can dear to answer the points raised by me in previous comments because you can’t. You just lie and confuse people.

    We will keep on educating the ignorants about the vicious propaganda of Qadiyanis and defend the Finality of Prophethood….

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  18. ajmal

    Abbas ! Shabash meray shair…. Tu in kutton k liye akela hi kaafi hai

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    Well done Abbas sb.I think this is qadiyani site.

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