Pakistan crowd accuses man of blasphemy, burn him alive

Photo: Jihad Watch

I recently posted a story about a Sri Lanken man in Pakistan who was being held by police for burning a Quran, the Muslim "Holy Book" and how the crowd wanted to burn him alive for blasphemy. The crowd chanted: “Gustakh-e-nabi ki ek hi saza, sar tan se juda sar tan se juda” which means “The only punishment for one who insults the prophet, the head separated from the body, the head separated from the body.”

Lovely.

Well in spite of Pakistani police protection, the Sri Lankan foreign export manager of Rajco factory was taken by the crowd and burned. I will not show it here, but you can find it on Jihad Watch if your sense of morbid curiosity forces you to see this horrible event.

Robert Spencer, the founder of Jihad Watch and Islam expert explains that this should not be considered an example of "extremism." He says that "Islam mandates death for blasphemy.  Death is prescribed for those who mention 'something impermissible about Allah, the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), or Islam' (‘Umdat al-Salik, o11.10)." 

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We need to be realistic on how we view 'the religion of peace,' as George W. Bush called it after the orthodox Muslims among them peacefully destroyed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 2001.

Spencer goes on to discuss more about killing those who blasphemy against Islam. Abu Afak, who was over 100 years old and poetess Asma bint Marwan are examples he uses. Afak was killed in his sleep on Muhammad's wishes. 

And the prophet of Islam after being insulted by Marwan asked, "Will no one rid me of this daughter of Marwan?” She was nursing her baby at the time, but Umayr ibn Adi went to her house while she slept by her children, murdered her and the nursing baby as too. Muhammad commended him: “You have done a great service to Allah and His Messenger, Umayr!” (Ibn Ishaq, 674-676)

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