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| Two Ahmadis held for writing Aslam-o-Alaikum |
| 2004-10-07 |
| The police has registered a case against 15 people from the Jamaat-e-Ahmadia for printing Aslam-o-Alaikum and Inshallah on wedding cards, Geo TV reported on Wednesday. Among those who are charged include three brides and three grooms. Abdul Wahid, a local chief of Almi Majlis-e-Khatm Nabuat in Kinry Town of Mirpur Khas, registered a case against an Ahmadi family which got these words printed on wedding cards, the TV channel quoted a report by BBC Urdu Service. Wahid said Ahmadis were non-Muslims and therefore they should not be allowed to write words representing Muslim culture. The police has arrested two men, the TV channel reported. |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #5 The Ahmadis are an endangered species, for sure. The pen is mightier than the sword that is mightier than the pen. I am getting confused. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-10-07 11:04:16 AM |
| #4 The Ahmadis are a sect of Islam, with many educated people, who believe that jihad is to be limited to the pen -- the sword is proscribed. They get it. This is the only form of Islam that is not a hate spewing cult. |
| Posted by: VRWconspiracy 2004-10-07 9:40:40 AM |
| #3 The Ahmadis have only recently been redefined as non-Muslim. They are distinctly unhappy about this new designation, for good reason. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-10-07 9:31:43 AM |
| #2 Wahid said Ahmadis were non-Muslims and therefore they should not be allowed to write words representing Muslim culture. Oh-oh. That can't be good. What'll it be? Stoning or the acid bath? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-10-07 8:52:11 AM |
| #1 Another case of Not-Muslim-Enough. Is the penalty the same as for blasphemy? |
| Posted by: ed 2004-10-07 8:40:51 AM |