Slogan-chanting at Masjid-e-Nabawi: Political, religious leadership denounce incident
- Disrespect to Haram Sharif is not acceptable in Islam, says Maulana Tariq Jameel.
- I ask forgiveness to Allah for what has happened today at Roza-e-Rasool (PBUH), says cricketer Mohammad Yousaf.
- PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan also denounces incident, calls it “against sanctity of holy place.”
The political and religious leadership of Pakistan and others from different sections of society strictly condemned Friday the chanting of slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation at Masjid-e-Nabwi (PBUH) in Madinah.
A group of protesting worshippers violated the sanctity of the sacred site and and chanted slogans against the premier and other government officials who accompanied him as soon as they entered Masjid-e-Nabawi to pay their respects at the Roza-e-Rasool (PBUH).
The protesters passed derogatory remarks against Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb, and misbehaved with Jamhoori Wattan Party (JWP) chief Shahzain Bugti.
Following the incident, politicians, religious leaders and others expressed outrage at the unfortunate incident and vehemently condemned it.
Commenting on it, Shahzain Bugti said: “I respect Mecca and Medina a lot and no one can speak in a loud voice there.”
Likewise, Marriyum Aurangzeb, without using Imran Khan’s name but in an apparent reference to him, said: “I don’t want to name the person responsible for this incident because I don’t want to use this holy land for political purpose.”
“However, it will take time for us to fix the ways in which these people have damaged our society and we can only do that through a positive attitude.”
She further added that the PML-N leadership has instructed its workers to control their emotions.
میں اس شخص کا نام اس پاک زمین پہ نہیں لونگی کیونکہ اس زمین کو سیاست کیلیےاستعمال نہیں کرنا چاہتی.لیکن انہوں نے جو معاشرےمیں تباہی کی.انہیں ٹھیک کرنےمیں بھی وقت لگےگا اور یہ بھی ہمارے مثبت رویوں سےٹھیک ہوگا.
— PML(N) (@pmln_org) April 28, 2022
ہم نے اپنےکارکنان کو ہدایت جاری کی ہیں کہ اپنےجذبات کو کنٹرول میں رکھیں pic.twitter.com/nfUxeeq1US
Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari condemned the incident and termed it a shameful act. “The intolerance and divisiveness being incited by the PTI to sate [Imran Khan’s] inflated ego is leading Pakistan down a very dark path,” she wrote on Twitter.
Condemn the shameful attack on Senior Ministers at the Masjid Nabvi in Medina, one of the most sacred sites in Islam. The intolerance and divisiveness being incited by the PTI to sate IKs inflated ego is leading Pakistan down a very dark path. (1/2)
— Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) April 29, 2022
“Some shame and serious introspection are in order for the cultists who are cheering on the death of basic decency,” she added.
Ex-prime minister of Azad Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider also condemned the chanting of slogans at Masjid-e-Nabawi and announced holding a protest against the move after Friday prayers.
Criticising former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed, Haider said “inciting people to violence is unacceptable”.
“PTI supporters have lost their minds after losing their government,” he said.
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman condemned the incident and said Haram-e-Medina is a place of respect for the entire Muslim Ummah.
“Speaking loudly in the mosque is against Islamic etiquette,” he said. “Whatever happened there today couldn’t be more insulting to the holy site. Those who cannot respect the sanctity of the house of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cannot claim to follow his teachings.”
حرم مدینہ تمام امت کےلیےادب گاہ ھےاوریہاں اونچی آوازبھی قران وسنت کی تعلیمات کےمطابق صرف آداب کےخلاف ھی نہیں بلکہ حبط اعمال کاسبب بھی بنتاھے
— Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman (@MoulanaOfficial) April 28, 2022
جوآج حرمِ مدنی میں ھوااس سےذیادہ حرم کی توھین اورنہیں ھوسکتی۔ جولوگ رسول اللہ کے گھرکی حرمت کاپاس نہیں رکھ سکتےوہ انکےنام لیواکیسےھونگے؟1/3
MQM-P leader and Senator Faisal Subzwari said those who were condemning Captain Safdar for chanting slogans at Mazar-e-Quaid are now celebrating the chanting of political slogans at Masjid-e-Nabawi.
قائد اعظم کے مزار پر نعرے لگانے پر کیپٹن صفدر کو مطعون کرنے والے اللہ کے آخری نبی صلی الله علیه وسلم کے روضہ، مسجد نبوی میں سیاسی نعرے بازی پر خوشیاں منا رہے ہیں۔ رمضان کے آخری دنوں میں مسجد نبوی کے تقدس کو بھی خاطر میں نہ لینے والوں سمیت تمام پاکستانیوں کے ساتھ خدا رحم فرمائے https://t.co/QIBmXAIte1
— Faisal Subzwari (@faisalsubzwari) April 28, 2022
PML-N leader and Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal also denounced the incident.
مسجد نبوی ﷺ میں پی ٹی آئی کے ورکروں کی طرف سے ہلڑبازی کی شدید الفاظ میں مذمت کرتا ہوں-یہ وہ مقام ہے جہاں آواز اورنچی کرنے کی ممانعت ہے اور فرشتے بھی پلکیں جھکا کے گزرتے ہیں- عمران نیازی اپنے حمایتیوں میں جس جنونیت اور انتہا پسندی کو فروغ دے رہا ہے وہ معاشرے کے لئے کینسر ہے-
— Ahsan Iqbal (@betterpakistan) April 28, 2022
Acclaimed scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel also regretted the protest that took place at the Prophet’s mosque and said that disrespect to the Haram Sharif is not acceptable in Islam.
آج مسجد نبوی میں احتجاج کی صورت میں جو حرم شریف کی پامالی کی گئی یہ بالکل اسلام میں درست نہیں ہے، اسکی جتنی بھی مذمت کی جائے کم ہے۔
— Tariq Jamil (@TariqJamilOFCL) April 28, 2022
#توہین_مسجد_نبوی_نامنظور
Popular Pakistani cricketer Kamran Akmal termed the incident “a very shameful act.”
Very shameful act done by some of our countrymen in #masjidnabawi Those who violated the sanctity of Masjid-e-Nabawi for political purposes should be banned.I condemn it.Sanctity of the holy place of Prophet (PBUH)is must & obligatory on all the Muslims.Stop spreading Anarchy🙏
— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) April 28, 2022
While sharing his experience, former national cricket team captain Mohammad Yousaf said when he had seen ‘Kaaba’ and Roza-e-Rasool for (PBUH) for the first time, he had started crying due to his emotions.
“I ask forgiveness to Allah for what has happened today at Roza-e-Rasool (PBUH),” he tweeted.
میں نےتو کبھی مکہ مدینہ نہیں دیکھاتھا،مسلمان ہونےکےبعدپہلی دفعہ گیاتوخانہ کعبہ کودیکھ کرچینخ نکل گئی تھی،روضہ رسول(ص)پرگیاتوآنکھوں سےآنسوجاری ہوگئےتھے۔یہ وہ جگہیں ہیں جہاں پہنچ کررونگٹےکھڑےہوجاتے،آج روضہ رسول پرجوکچھ ہواوہ دیکھ کےاےاللہ میں پوری امت کی طرف سےتجھ سےمعافی مانگتاہوں
— Mohammad Yousaf (@yousaf1788) April 28, 2022
PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan also condemned the incident and called it “against the sanctity of the holy place”.
ہزار سیاسی اختلاف ہو لیکن اخلاقیات کا دامن ہاتھ سے نہ چھوٹے اور نہ ہی سیاسی اختلاف دشمنی میں بدلے!
— Ali Muhammad Khan (@Ali_MuhammadPTI) April 28, 2022
مسجد نبوی ﷺمیں یااس کے احاطہ میں کسی بھی صورت میں نعرہ بازی مناسب نہیں۔ آداب کے خلاف اور سخت منع ہے۔
عوامی ردعمل تھا لیکن مسجد نبوی کا احترام ہر صورت میں ہر حال میں مقدم ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/tcwexqLZZp
Journalist Osama Bin Javaid termed the incident a “planned protest by supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan.”
Chatter in #SaudiArabia of a planned protest in the Haram by supporters of deposed PM #ImranKhan
— Osama Bin Javaid (@osamabinjavaid) April 28, 2022
Muslims worldwide have a deep attachment to Makkah and Madinah, collectively called the Haramayn. The two cities house the holiest mosques of Islam and nothing but worship is allowed https://t.co/vaMR06AT1r
Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Tahir Ashrafi has also expressed his displeasure at the unfortunate turn of events at the Masjid-e-Nabawi.
In a video statement, Ashrafi said: “A group of people disrespected the holy mosque by chanting slogans and those who were involved in this act have dishonoured the country. Muslims are supposed to lower their voices instead of chanting slogans inside a mosque”.
He warned that those who had violated the laws of Muslim countries in the past are in jail and authorities have not agreed to releasing them.
Courtesy : GeoNews
