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In Pakistan’s Sindh and Punjab provinces, Ahmadiyya Muslims are being forcefully filled to prevent Muslims from celebrating Eid. In Punjab, Ahmadis have been warned that if they celebrate Eid, then a fine of Rs 5 lakh will have to be paid.
In many areas of Punjab and Sindh, there is also pressure on the Ahmadiyya community not to make religious customs and sacrifices inside the house. Eid will be celebrated on 7 June this year.
According to media reports, in many places the police are detaining people Ahmedia and are being signed on affidavits by threatening or harassing them.
There are 2 million Ahmadiyas live in Pakistan
The Ahmadiya community in Pakistan has always been targeted by the government and fundamentalists. According to Amnesty International’s June 2024 report, at least 36 Ahmadiyas were arbitrarily arrested in Punjab to prevent them from sacrificing Eid.
Ahmadiyya community with a population of about 20 lakhs in Pakistan has been a victim of oppression. He is not considered a Muslim under the constitutional amendment of 1974.
They are not allowed to read the Quran, offer Namaz or openly religious customs. In addition, organizations such as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Tehreek-e-Labbac Pakistan (TLP) attack them.
In Pakistan, radical groups often attack religious places and cemeteries of the Ahmedia community.
Lahore Bar Association wrote a letter to IG against Ahmadis
The Lahore High Court Bar Association wrote a letter to the IG of Punjab, accusing the Ahmedia community to follow Islamic customs and termed it a violation of the law.
Bar Association President Malik Asif said that only Muslims have the right to sacrifice. If the Ahmadiyas take part in these customs of the community, then it will hurt the feelings of the Muslim majority. This will increase the risk of violence.
Ahmadia Who Are?
In 1889, Mirza Ghulam Ahmed started the Ahmedia community in Kadian village of Ludhiana district of Punjab. He called a meeting and declared himself a Caliph.
He emphasized teachings like peace, love, justice and purity of life. After this it was believed that Mirza Ghulam Ahmed started a revival inside Islam.
Mirza Ghulam Ahmed was from Kadian village, in such a situation Ahmadiyya was also called Kadiani. According to the official website of Ahmadiyas, Allah sent Mirza Ghulam Ahmed to the earth to restore peace by ending religious wars and hardcore thinking.
People of Ahmadiyya community are considered Liberal. The reason for this is that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad used to emphasize reading the teachings of the founders and saints of other religion such as Iranian Profate, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tzu and Guru Nanak. He believed that only a person can become a true Muslim through these teachings.
Ahmadiyya is not considered a Muslim in Pakistan since 1974.
It is a matter of the year 1974. Riots erupted in Pakistan. About 27 people of Ahmadiyya community were killed in the riots. After this incident, the then Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto described Ahmedia Muslims as ‘non-Muslim Minority’.
At that time it was strongly opposed by the people of Ahmedia community. However, later through Section 298 of the Pakistan Penal Code, Ahmadiyya was called a Muslim. If a Ahmadiyya describes himself as a Muslim, he can be sentenced to 3 years.
In 2002, the Government of Pakistan printed a separate voter list for Ahmedia people, in which they were considered non-Muslim. The situation is that the people of Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan are different from the cemetery to the mosque.
Ahmadiyya was described as non-Muslim in Mecca 51 years ago
Saudi Arabia does not consider Ahmadiyya as a Muslim. In 2018, Saudi Arabia banned Ahmadiyya’s Hajj. When Ahmadiyya goes for Haj, he is sent back to his country.
About 51 years ago today, in 1974, an Fatwa was issued by the Islamic Fikh Council in Mecca, in which the Ahmadiya sect and its followers were described as Kafir and non-Muslim. After this, many such meetings of Muslim organizations took place at different times.
In many Muslim countries, due to ideological differences, Ahmadiyya Muslims are arrested. For this reason, in many places, people associated with this community avoid telling or making their identity public. They start giving wrong information even on government papers.