Posted on 02/17/2006 6:26:29 PM PST by voletti
LUCKNOW, MEERUT, FEBRUARY 17: The Minister for Minority Welfare and Haj in the Mulayam Singh Yadav government, Haji Yaqoob Qureishi, has announced a cash reward of Rs 51 crore for anyone who beheads the Danish cartoonist who caricatured Prophet Mohammad.
While the state government has defended the Minister’s remark as the “voice of someone whose religious sentiments have been hurt,” a senior member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has slammed it calling the reward “anti-Islamic and anti-humanity.”
Speaking to The Indian Express, Qureishi defended his announcement saying it was a “concerted decision” and the killing of a person who blasphemed Islam was “justified.”
Addressing a gathering at the Faiz-e-Azam College in Meerut after Friday prayers today, Qureishi announced the reward and urged Muslims to show “proof” of being himayat-e-Islami by joining in the protest.
Taking the cue, several shopkeepers downed shutters with speakers demanding an apology from the Danish government. They also demanded that New Delhi snap diplomatic ties with Denmark.
When contacted, UP Principal Secretary, Home, Alok Sinha told The Indian Express: “The minister’s reaction was the voice of someone whose religious sentiments have been hurt. Moreover, since the reference was to a person who is far off, there is no question of an FIR being lodged against the minister.”
However, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board member and Naib Imam of Aishbagh Idgah, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali, criticised the Minister’s call for the killing of the cartoonist.
“The Minister’s statement is anti-Shariat, anti-Islam and anti-humanity,” Mahali said. “The western media is already up against Islam, the minister’s statement will only add fuel to the fire.” The Prophet believed in pardoning others for “sins committed by them,” the Maulana said, “Who are we to issue such irresponsible statements?”
so why dont we go through each other's entire post histories and look for typos, eh? (sarc)
Thanks for the "education". Where should I drop the cheque?
Well, you were the one immature enough to start it.
ok, so we pay lip service to ramadan. Undeniably, the US is still conservative and un-Muslim.
Next you'll be posting pictures of President Bush visiting a mosque or something. It's just political feel-good stuff. No substance.
Ok ok, it's harmless...feel-good-stuff...but when India does it, hell no!...
BWAHAHAHA!
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we are not refusing to condemn those who offer bounties on the heads of cartoonists.
Whose than man you're with and what's in the bottle?
*THAT man, before you start another typo contest
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excellent!
Careful now!
"So we have an EID stamp. Big deal."
^^^ Islamic spirit.
Of course I've vaccinated it. You really think I'm cruel enough to want it to catch something from you?
Most likely you have the Oedipus Complex or something. "And you keep placing and retracting statements." Such as..................
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